From my experience, catalogs with cheap growable and showable daffodils is a good way to turn a gawker into a shower. Brent and Becky catalogs went pretty fast at the Chicago show last year – people I talked to were…
Author: Kathleen Simpson, West Virginia
Hoopoe – the bird
Just got back from a tour of Egypt (where the weather was a nice break from WV). I was thrilled to spot this hoopoe, as the flower is one of the few tazettas that do well in my garden. There…
Div 10’s for Havens collection
The Havens is supposed to include “twelve standard cultivars from at least three divisions from Divisions 5 through 10.” So what cultivars from Div 10 could actually be used in a Havens? Little Soldier is the only one I’ve seen…
blue roses
Here’s a story on a GenMod rose with material from petunias spliced in to give a bluer color than available from traditional breeding. Is it good or bad that daffs are a smaller market and not worth the money for…
Basal rot and tulips
I’ve got an area that has developed a basal rot problem. I removed all daffodils this year and plan to rest the area for a couple of years. Can I put tulips there would that perpetuate the problem and defeat…
labels
I have had very good results using the EON metal barden markers and WATERPROOF Avery labels. The right size waterproof markers are never available locally, but can be ordered by the local Staples (no shipping fee.) Labels that were run…