Working on the “In Memoriam” article for the September Daffodil Journal, I noted the name of Sheldon Lee Mun Kwai “Hamoa” Tom, age 68, of Honolulu. Nancy googled his obituary, which noted that he was a retired school teacher with…
Author: Loyce McKenzie, Mississippi
Pragmatic question from drought-plagued Northern Hemisphere
We are delighting in all of these gorgeous pictures which remind us that it is springtime Down Under. But across the Northern Hemisphere, plagued by drought and high heat (my home state has had 2.6 total inches of rain since…
Dianne Mrak’s New Hampshire daffodil garden featured in national gardening magazine
In the checkout line at Kroger this afternoon, I noticed “All American Daffodils” on the front of Country Garden magazine. Adding it to my purchases, I found a gorgeous article with many pictures about the New Hampshire garden of longtime…
2015 daffodil flag flying in central Mississippi
On Groundhog Day I have clumps of Monal 2 Y-R in full bloom—and we have 27 degree temperatures predicted for tonight. Enjoy or pick??? These are second-year bulbs planted in a “NO Dig” bed (see March 2013 Daffodil Journal page…
Daffodil flag flying in Central Mississippi
This morning I have four blooms open on ‘Lima’s Green Road.” Always early like this. Also, suddenly we are getting foliage up on all sorts of clumps with jonquil or tazetta ancestry! Happy New Year to everyone!
Weather report???
Daffnet is quiet because this is the “bridge” season for us. But I wish some, several, many of you on the West Coast, from Irvine to Oregon, would let us know specifically (not generally–we can get that fearsome news from…