Author: David Adams

Maybe I was wrong

Hi Folks, We have often been questioned, on Daffnet, about flowers with more than six petals. I have always taken the view that it was a freak of nature or maybe faesciation (sp?). Today I was invited to a garden…

Stuffed Up

Check John Hunter’s ‘Cream Cone‘ on Daffseek. The judges can’t stand it, the public say ‘Where can I get a dozen?’ Sometimes I wonder if our pursuit of perfection is distancing us from our greatest admirers – the public. Dave

Photos

Two other photos. I have previously posted photos of a tarn situated between Christchurch and Nelson. We always stop at this spot for a cuppa when we travel between the two cities. Previous photos have been in winter snow and…

Div 10

Hi Folks, Peter posted a photo of cantabricus grown by Robin Hill last week. The joy of the bulbocodium group is that we can have daffodils in flower mid winter and know that spring is nigh. From 1st July I have had…

Aaron

Hi Folks, Just to let you know Aaron and Sarah Russ are proud parents of a daughter, Annalisse, but don’t trust my spelling of the name. On Wednesday our Horticultural Society had their mid winter dinner with about 100 in…

Question

A plant related question. As a tomato is a fruit therefore ketchup must be a Fruit Smoothie.. After all it is made the same way as a Banana Smoothie. Dave