Dear daffnetters & Peter now that my last daffodil has bloomed, I will attempt to send some photos from the Titahi Bay Show, Wellington Region New Zealand: Lucy, Toby and Daniel colouring in the very popular daffodil sheets copied from…
What an amazing line up of blooms so early in the season and how lovely to see the Premiers spread evenly around the exhibitors. It bodes well for the two NZ National Shows this year. Also congratulations to the Northern…
Hello Daffnetters Some time ago I seem to remember a discussion based in the USA, about children’s tables offering Daffodil colouring-in activities at a flower show.Our Titahi Bay Show committee is keen to try one out. May we have…
Thankyou all for reminding me of the basics for conditioning my newest bed. Gypsum works well for me here and I have several bags of silver birch, liquid amber and maple leaves stacked beside it under the old plum tree…
Dear Daffnetters thankyou for your comments which make a lot of sense. I had heard that mushroom compost was a ‘nono’ but now I’ll leave the other mix alone too as I do not have space for fallow beds unfortunately.…
Hi Daffnetters Summer has finally arrived here in Wellington New Zealand (24’C and crickets singing) so I’ve just managed to dig my main bulb beds. These have a clay content and before I replant them, I need to dig in…