Year: 2008

A small visitor

 All, This litttle guy was in my shed to-day when I went out to pot up the last few Tulips. He sat and posed amongst some Geraniums and then slept on a ledge.  The Goldcrest is our smallest bird weighing only…

Tazetta Photos

Begin forwarded message: From: “Ethel J. Smith” <> Subject: Re: [daffnet] Tazetta Photos Oh – there’s been a lot of talk in past years about keeping the stems of potted paperwhites short by watering them with alcohol in various dilutions,…

Golden Rain

I thought I write and report I picked a stem of ‘Golden Rain’ two days ago in my garden. It was fun to see a daffodil bloom now BUT I would not call it a show quality specimen as it seemed to have…

Tipsy Paperwhites to stunt growth

OK, from Google… search string = isopropyl alcohol daffodils http://beautifuleasygardens.blogspot.com/2006/11/tipsy-paperwhite-daffodils.html Thursday, November 02, 2006 Tipsy Paperwhite Daffodils It is often a problem finding ways to keep your forced paperwhite daffodils from growing so tall they tip over and ruin the…

A Holiday Greeting for all

    When you go to this site, click on the dogs and match them up and see what happens. The picture is all the same dog but there is another picture underneath. When you match the corresponding picture, the puzzle…