Author: Mary Lou Gripshover

another seedling

This seedling, too, is still looking good.  The breeding is ‘Quick Step’ op x ‘Fertile Crescent’.   The World Tour was wonderful.  Many thanks to all who worked so hard to make it so.  Your efforts are greatly appreciated.  …

late season seedling

Friends, I returned from the World Tour last Friday evening.  On Saturday I was out in the garden to see if there was anything left.  It apparently was warm while I was away, but I did find this seedling, bred…

daffodils are easy

A week or so ago, I said that daffodils are very accommodating in the garden.  The photo is of a group of ‘Phantom’.  The flowers had deteriorated over time, with the cup becoming almost non-existent.  So about 12 or 15…

SWODS show

As you can see from Tom’s photos, there were some great flowers at the SWODS show in Cincinnati last weekend.  If we had to depend on locally grown flowers, they would have fit on one 8-foot table!  But thanks to…

Finally — the first standard in the open in Ohio

Well, the first standard daffodil finally opened outside–N. pseudonarcissus, which is growing in the woods.  I expect that ‘Prologue’ will be opening very soon, and possibly a few cyclamineus hybrids as well.  It’s about time! But baseball season started today,…