Category: Winter Blooming Daffodils

Early blooming daffodils

It’s been a rough spring so far this year. A few weeks ago we had a couple of nights with 5-7 degrees F. Viridiflorus and dubius hybrids had foliage and some blooms. I saved most of them by covering with…

Growing tazettas

The name ‘Gramon’, in the series of tazettas I named, is short for Grand Monarch. I assume this series are genetically similar to Grand Monarch. They flower in winter here and benefit from a little frost protection. A shrub (Callistemon)…

Kiwi flowers – The Daffs are well away .

The  season  here  in  sunny  Otaki  has  been  rolling  since  Mothers  Day  –  mid  May  . The  openners  were  the  magic  tazettas  from  Bill  Welch  origins  , –  Tahi  ,  Rua  and  Toru. These  are  well  recieved  by  the  markets …