Google <daffodil scilly> then select Narcissus, then www.scentednarcissi.co.uk , or just try the link direct, for information about the early bloom industry for the UK. I have no idea how wide their market is, or what regulations imports may have…
Author: George Norris, Scotland
8/21/07, Scotland
Corncrake bird article on BBC website – my post on Guy L Wilson catalogue, 5 Dec.
Hi all, I know that some are interested in stories relating to daffodil names and I mentioned the corncrake in a previous post, 5 December. This is a link to a BBC article this morning, about the corncrake…
Observations from Guy L Wilson Catalogues 1953 and 1954
Hi all, I have been given two catalogues and have been reading through the names of the time. Picked for a mention: from new varieties for 1954; ‘Beleek’ (Guy L Wilson) Rose of Tralee by Evening, each £5 ‘Irish…
Daily Telegraph article, Saturday 3 May, ‘Weardale Perfection’ – historic
Link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/main.jhtml?xml=/gardening/2008/05/02/garden-weardale-daffodil102.xml If this does not work, Google “Telegraph” then select “gardening”. Should be available for a few days. George Norris
Historic Daffodils 1896, Abstract of paper – Scottish Horticultural Association 1897.
For those interested in old cultivars. This is the link, below should be a copy of the paper. I wonder how many of the cultivars could still exist at the places mentioned on the site. George Norris http://www.kosmoid.net/pottery/dalhousie SCOTTISH HORTICULTURAL…
Other Articles in previous Daily Telegraph issues – search site for daffodil
Should you get to the Telegraph site, if you enter ‘daffodil’ into the search box, top right corner (search site only) headers for previous articles should appear, including one ‘Growing for gold’. I assume the one, Coughton Court family referenced…