Month: November 2013

Narcissus viridiflorus

Here are two photos from N. viridiflorus which flowered at October 14 near La Roche and two from today in my green house. The petals of the flowers are more or less reflexed. Crosses of viridiflorus hybrids like Emerald Sea…

Happy Thanksgiving

There is a lot to be thankful for in OUR world of bulbs and plants! Good friends, close friends, enduring friends, made around the world due to our mutual interest. Wise advice, sharing, and caring, demonstrated right here every day.…

2013 Lower Hutt Spring Show .

Hutt  Valley  Horticultural  Society  is one  of  the  oldest  in  N Z  and  still  manages  4  shows  per  year  , all  usually  well  supported  from  the locals  of  this  large  urban  area .With  few  local  exhibitors ,  they  always  manage…

Special visitors

This September and October we were delighted to be visited by Bill and Teri Carter from Washington state USA.   Although it was late in our flowering season we had saved some blooms that would yield some worthwhile pollen. Joel and…