ADS Convention & National Show coming soon!

There is no better time than now to make your reservations to join us in Sacramento for the 2017 ADS National Convention, March 10th-12th. The special “daffodil rate” at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel and the “early-bird” convention registration are available on or before February 15th. The hotel is giving the “daffodil rate” for March 8th through March 13th and will approve longer stays on a case by case basis.

Friday morning, there is an optional tour to Old Town Sacramento that will take you back to California’s earlier days.

There will be two Board of Directors meetings, an outgoing Board meeting on Friday afternoon and an incoming Board meeting on Sunday afternoon. In between the Board meetings, there will be beautiful  miniature and standard daffodils to see in the show, many of which are seedlings.

Saturday, we will start the day with an optional breakfast and have a panel of experts respond to our questions. Then get ready to enjoy a full day of informative presentations beginning with Steve Hampson’s “Chasing the Wild Daffodil” featuring his beautiful photographs of far away places, followed by Bob Spotts’ “Green Leaders” about people specializing in N. viridiflorus hybrids.  After lunch, Lynn Slackman will invite us to look into the “Mysteries of DaffLibrary” and amaze you with just a glimpse of the contents of this vast ADS Internet resource.  Lastly, Harold Koopowitz will give an ADS Judges Refresher about judging some of the more unusual daffodils and new directions in breeding miniatures.

We will start off Sunday with an optional breakfast with friends and then Ben Blake and I will provide an update about new features for ADS Internet resources.  Sunday’s tour is not to be missed because it is full of California’s gold discovery history at Colma.

By the way, there will be a large supply of “Daffodils to Show and Grow” on hand for you to purchase and take home.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in California this March!

If you have any questions, please contact me at  title=

Nancy Tackett
Convention Show Chair
American Daffodil Society