Month: January 2014

Our friend Jill

Good afternoon friends; Just a note to let you know our friend Jill fell while in Hawaii and suffered a fracture in her back; of course she was in much pain but the nurses there attributed the pain to the…

Tazetta Hybrid – ‘Merry Madrigal’

A wonderful tazetta hybrid from the late Sid DuBose. Nice show form combined with striking color. It was bred from a fertile poetaz type backcrossed with a tazetta. Hardy outdoors with an enticing, sweet fragrance. Blooms at the height of…

Winter Blooms in Oakley

Oakley is 500 miles northwest of Harold Koopowitz’ home in Southern California – but our climates are similar. To say the least, the winter weather here has been unusual. Frost in the morning, high 60s to low 70s F in…

Miracle

Hi Folks, We watch with concern the weather patterns affecting the Northern hemisphere. It is hoped that the daffs survive the rigorous conditions. That said, at my place a miracle has occurred. It is not yet the end of January and…