The 2022 NCDS Daffodil Show at Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore (Saturday, March 5, and Sunday, March 6) was an unqualified success. Jacquie Williams-Courtright (Alden Lane Nursery owner) assured a flow of visitors with plentiful advertising of the event. The…
Author: Bob Spotts, California
Northern Calif
Late News from the Southwest
Daffodil Friends, Here’s some late news from the Southwest – or I mean Oakwood Daffodils! The lovely blooms of ‘Lone Ranger’ are open! ‘Lone Ranger’ was named by John Reed after himself – after all you knew that in the…
Have Dinner with Us in Murphys CA on March 7
Daffodil Friends, After a day of fun and labor in the Ironstone Daffodil Showroom, it will be enjoyable to share our experiences over dinner together. After looking at various menus, checking other diners’ assessments of their meal, and talking with…
Daffodil Season Is Almost Here!
As you wander around our countrysides, you can see daffodils growing – and many blooming already! Daffodil season is here! Different daffodils respond to our Spring climate in different ways. Each bulb has a natural trigger that causes it to…
A View of the Northern California Daffodil Society’s 2019 March Season
Our Bay Area 2018/2019 Fall weather was exceptionally mild – seemingly there was not enough chill to provide that needed for cultivars’ development and bloom for shows. Until late-January! The lack of overnight chill gave my viridiflorus-infused seedlings the opportunity…
Activities of Two Daffodil Persons in Northern California
The activities of two persons emerged as notable during our Northern California Daffodil Society show season: Susan Duncan and Merle Reuser. Susan (and husband Ron) have settled in Reno, Nevada. She has been planting and growing daffodils there for six…