For those of you planning to attend the 2017 ADS National Convention, consider Southwest airfare sale. You must book by this Thursday, the 29th. There are reduced flights from Baltimore/Washington DC and Dallas to Sacramento and many discounts for flights…
Author: Nancy Tackett, California
Northern California
Kate Reade
Dear All, Nial Watson just asked that I let Daffnet members know that Kate Reade has passed away. Kate was awarded the American Daffodil Society Gold Medal in 1992 and she will be missed by her many daffodil friends around…
Answer for Large Bulbs
Below is a question that came in from Daffnet’s Contact Page. Hopefully someone has some thoughts or an answer to this question. Nancy “What is the world record for single daffodil bulb size? I found one yesterday that is nearly…
Request for Daffodil Seeds
The ADS has received a request for daffodil seeds from Jackson Henggeler, a chemistry student at DePaul University. Below is Jackson’s request: My name is Jackson Henggeler and I am currently a chemistry student at DePaul University. I work in…
Autumn Glow
These ‘Autumn Glow‘ daffodils are sprinkled throughout our hillside right now. These daffs, registered by Harold Koopowitz, started blooming about three weeks ago. I was surprised to see so many of them because this hillside is literally concrete-hard during the…
Fires in California
Some of you attended the 2010 ADS National Convention hosted by Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys, California. Yesterday, Ironstone Vineyards was designated as a “base camp” for fire engines and teams fighting the Butte Fire. Earlier, Ironstone provided support to the…