A question put on Daffnet from Benjamin Whitacre about repeat flowering daffodils led to an interesting private correspondence. I have tried here to organise and add to my thoughts and observations from that exchange. It is not uncommon for daffodils…
Hello All The IDS show was was held in it’s newer venue of the Hamilton Ice Arena and Community Center. That sounds rather different but it works quite well. As with most shows this season (except for the KDABS show…
At our show I spotted Donna Theimer, a retired hort teacher from Joliet Junior College and now an aspiring professional photographer. She carried a large Sony camera with a large lens, prompting me to ask whether she shot many flower…
Well, better late than never……these are in bloom in 2019 convention chair Margaret Macneale’s garden this AM. We are expecting temperatures in the 70’s this week and possibly 80 late in the week. Flowers will open in a hurry and…
For those of you who missed a really great ADS convention! There was a really good discussion of using refrigeration for storing cut daffodil blooms for up to three weeks. Cold and humidity was discussed. For our Master Gardener group…
From: Sarita Hartz Subject: Daffodils surviving the winter Message Body: Hi, I’m writing a book in which I use daffodils as a metaphor. I’m curious about the process daffodils go through to survive the winter. It intrigues me. I read…