Month: September 2009

NDS Trial

As you will have picked up the NDS has been surveying show visitors to gauge which flowers attract them he most. Here is the Christchurch display arranged by Malcolm Wheeler and Rozanne Burnby. Flowers , except for Tracey, supplied by…

Tim Klein’s seedling

I grow many of Tim Klein’s seedlings. He has some wonderful Div 6’s and 11’s. At the National last week I showed a set of 11Y-Ys with a corona like this. I will show a set of this one at…

Double Degree

Michael Brown has named this Kiwi Magic seedling Double Degree. The flower with the best centre had 8 petals at the back but certainly a fascinating colour. Dave

Best in Show

We don’t often get premiers let alone Best in Show at a major competition. We were thrilled with our results in Christchurch. We have been showing in Christchurch for 34 years and this is our first Best Bloom. Ah there’s…

Christchurch Show

Hello Folks, The Canterbury Horticultural Society show was held this last weekend. The show is a combined show with the New Zealand Alpine Garden Society and the Canterbury Rhodendron Society. AGS entries were up a hundred on last year and…

Hawera

Probably  the  roundest  bloom  in  the  show    3 Y – Y  —  Nonchalant  —  shown  by  John  Hollever  ,  raised  by  Jacksons    Broader  shoulders  than  most  N F L  blockers  —  without  pads  .   John