Day: January 24, 2010

Murphys photos #2

This is the second and last message with some photos of the Mother Lode town of Murphys, near which the ADS convention will take place. The old carriage is on the grounds of the Murphys Hotel (the canopy is a…

Murphys Main Street photos #1

I have four photos taken in Murphys, our ADS convention location, last Saturday the 16th. It was a lovely, warm day in Murphys, unlike most parts of the Bay Area, which had low overcast and fog. The first photo shows…

Tahiti

Hello Donna,   Matthew Zandbergen spoke about  “Suzy” and “Tahiti” in the same occasion. He said that both came to Holland thanks to his visit to UK shows, where he purchased all the bulbs available. He then started multiplying them…

to beginners

Hello Donna,   Glad you have a similar pleasant recollection regarding Matthew Zandbergen. And I liked your mentioning his daughter Suzy. In fact, he told me the  story of  ‘Tahiti’ and ‘Suzy’, the well known daffodils. The second name was…

beginners

Hello,   Unfortunately I have never had the possibility to attend a show in the US. But I have a lot of experience with helping people to understand a bit about daffodils, since during the daffodil shows in my garden…

N. scaberulus

N. scaberulus is flowering on the window sill with a flower diameter of 13 mmm.   Theo