Weather was a factor – a significant one! Ironstone Vineyards, the Show location, was near the snowline on Friday evening! Still, this didn’t deter our basic group of exhibitors – they began to arrive at Ironstone Friday in mid-afternoon. The…
Author: Bob Spotts, California
Northern Calif
2019 Livermore CA Daffodil Show
The California daffodil show season began with the Livermore Daffodil Show on March 2-3, 2019. The advance weather was positive for blooms, having periods of light rain and mild winds, with consistent lengthy breaks of sun. The previous Winter was…
Fred Silcock Has Died
Fred Silcock, one of the world’s finest daffodil hybridizers, left this earth on February 7, 2019 after a short illness. Fred’s magnificent seedlings were not widely known because he avoided entering his blooms in shows. He simply disdained the recognition…
Nashville Airport to Convention Hotel
Folks, We are advised to seek UBER or LYFT to get from Airport to Hotel. I’m not a customer of either, but would happily join with others to form a group of up to five to travel on one of…
Daffodils in Iceland
Overseas Visitors at Saint Louis; Special Honors Awarded There
Looking at the Registrations for the 2016 World Daffodil Convention in St. Louis, there were 229 attendees. Of those, 43 came from 7 ‘overseas’ countries: New Zealand 20; England 9; Australia 7; Scotland 3; Chile 2; Northern Ireland 1; The…