Month: August 2014

In Flower Today

A number of miniature cyclamineus seedlings have been flowering in the last week. Snipe x N Cyclamineus produced both all yellow and white yellow seedlings. The best are the two below: Two other interesting seedlings are Wee Bee x N…

A Few Show flowers .

We  are  a  month  from  the  main  show  season – September –  but  a  few  quality  flowers  are  appearing  ,  reminding  me  that  the  market  flowers  are  well  of the  pace ,  plenty  of  room  for  improvement  . The  Northern…

Tazettas and Doubles

We are  having  a  very  stop / start  late winter – early  spring . The  last  week  has  seen  a  warm  northwest  weather  system  , warm  nights  and  some  much  needed  warm  rains  .  The  daffs are  in  gear  again…

Gladiola – ‘Spic & Span’

The second photo (right) is of my father holding a winning vase of what might be ‘Spic & Span,’ a gladiola that my father grew in his garden.  This picture of Dad was probably taken in the late 1950s or…

Shows

Ted, I took interest in your post where you said that when you were gone there was no one to carry on your daffodil show in Clinton, MS. But you will be back up and running a show in 2015.…