Category: Planting

Belated Happy Halloween & Fall Planting

On a handout virtually copied from one Bob Spotts wrote years ago and that we adapted to our clime and calendar in Chicago, we advised: “Plant before Halloween.” Our Midwest Daffodil Society bulb sale is always the third week in…

N. serotinus growing notes

I thought I’d write about my experience growing Narcissus serotinus over the past year as I find things like this written by others to be fascinating. Feel free to offer advice or critique. I’m a beginner hoping to learn! I…

Daffodils on Instagram

Hello! For those of you on Instagram and for those of you who enjoy daffodil photos, please check out my PHS Daffodils account, www.instagram.com/phsdaffodils Photos are uploaded (almost) daily of unique varieties spanning the divisions, including my visits to the…

Move to NJ

Many of you knew that Fran and I were moving to New Jersey in 2018.  Mostly because I had a “fire” sale of my bulbs to get the numbers down so that I could make the successful transition.  Well, it’s…

Frost resistance of narcissus

In the pdf text ‘Frost resistanc of narcissus august 2018′ I describe the resistance of daffodils to frost in a special case. Informations concerning this problem are sparse but important for many growers and hybridizers. Daffnet is the right place…

PHS Daffodils website is finally online!

You may now purchase daffodils online from PHS Daffodils at http://www.phsdaffodils.com/.  Please add our website to your favorites list and share our info with your gardening friends. The website’s content is still being developed, but have a look and let…