Hi all There was excitement before Rebecca Brown and Julie Minch’s “Convention Pins: An ADS Tradition” printed in the June Journal. More images of collections are still coming in. Here is Ian Tyler’s collection that is he very proud of:…
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Day: July 22, 2022
How do some growers dry/clean their bulbs so they have a nice brown skin
I am attempting to dig most of my bulbs this season. Too much work. My process has been dig, rinse off dirt with hose, dry on a rack in the sun for ~week, Once the roots are dried I clean…
Miniature Name
A few years ago, before COVID-19, I had a collection of five miniature not judged. When I asked the Captain of the team why was it not judged and I was told that the ‘Yellow Minnow’ 8Y-Y in my collection…
Species Daffodils
I’m still using the 2011 ADS Daffodils to Show and Grow for names and classification of species daffodils. It has a very good list to include the natural Interectional hybrids listed with an x in front of the name. I…
Yearbook
We were tidying our office today and in my collection of RHS Yearbooks I came across the 1914 version. It contains biographies of many well known, early New Zealand celebrities including the Hart family of Lawrence. Many of you visited…