Month: September 2015

Beautiful Pedigree 2

Fortescue is my favorite double. Its pollen (almost certainly) onto Nynja gave Iterate I think out of an interest in Seraglio, Kung Fu (2Y-R) was crossed with Decoy (01_236). Florence Joy 2W-W crossed with 01_236 gave 06_213. Iterate is so…

Around the Show

Some of the flowers in the Canberra show will warm hearts elsewhere. One of the sensations was a superb smooth specimen of Mesa Verde shown by Chris Ryan. Graham showed some pictures of some of my splits. Champion div.11 was…

Miniature Bulbs

Hi daffodil enthusiasts, We tried selling bulbs for N. jonquil “Early Louisiana” and my introduction ‘Suzy Q’ though Mitch Carney and South Mountain Flower Farm and Mitch says too few or no takers.  If there is a daffodil society out there…

Some new seedlings

Hi It is mid-season here now. Our Canberra Show was last weekend so it the right time for all the spectacular seedlings to flower!

Fires in California

Some of you attended the 2010 ADS National Convention hosted by Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys, California.  Yesterday, Ironstone Vineyards was designated as a “base camp” for fire engines and teams fighting the Butte Fire.  Earlier, Ironstone provided support to the…