Author: Bob Spotts, California

Northern Calif

2019 Murphys Daffodil Show, March 9-10

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…

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…

Daffodils in Iceland

My sister (Karen Spotts) and I visited Iceland for two weeks in early June. Iceland is quite interesting – with countless beautiful waterfalls and captivating rugged territory. There are more sheep and goats than I would want to count –…