Month: September 2019

Final days to buy bulbs for 2019

http://www.phsdaffodils.com Only 15 days remain before the 2019 PHS Daffodils web shop closes for the season.  The inventory is current and limited; as a bonus, a few more bulbs of popular ‘Orange Marmalade’ and ‘Tu Tu’ have been added, so…

Colour Code Please ?

Redline 2

  I  received  these  two  photos  ,  last  evening  ,  from  John  Hunter  ,  Nelson . They  were  taken  at  the  Murchison  Daffodil  Show  ,  also  staged  yesterday ,  Wednesday  25  September . John  commented  that  in  his 70 + …

Pearl

A few moments ago Mark Speyer phoned to say that his mother Pearl died on Monday. The funeral is Friday at 2pm. This will be difficult for most of us as we will be heading to the National in Timaru.…

Wanganui Spring Show , 2019 .

The  Wanganui  Horticultural  Society  held  their  spring  show  on  Saturday 21  September . Excellent  support  from  Central  Daffodil  Group  and  Taranaki  Daffodil  Club  saw  a  very  good 460  stems  staged  by  22  exhibitors ;  also  very  good  floral  art  and…

Volunteer Needed

Greetings daffodil friends! I’m looking for someone to write a book review of the RHS Annual Daffodil, Snowdrop and Tulip Yearbook 2019 for either the December 2019 issue of the Daffodil Journal or the March 2020 issue – depending on…

RONGOTEA Spring Show – 2019

Held  on  a  fine  Thursday ,  19  September  ,  this popular  central  location  attracted  about  15  daffodil  exhibitors  who  staged  just  over  300  blooms. With  a  few  senior  growers  absent  ,  the  bulk  of  the  blooms  were in  the  amateur …