It is with regret that I must inform you, particularly those in the UK, of the death of Ian Yeardley on Saturday 17 October. Ian was a great stalwart of the Daffodil Society and a prolific winner at shows throughout…
Author: James Akers, England
Weardale Perfection
< ![endif]--> To John Hunter and other historic buffs BBC Gardeners’ World included in their programme last night an item by Doctor David Willis and Jan Dalton about the Backhouse family and Weardale Perfection. If you wish to…
Wister
I am trying to get some information from the following book Bulbs for American Gardens – by John Caspar Wister If anyone on Daffnet has a copy could they contact me privately Regards James Akers
Judges at Belfast
A good set of judges. Seven out of eight put their hands up to show that they knew that the two flowers in the bottom right hand corner were daffodils. James Akers
‘nother World Tour picture: Leslie and Rod at Ringhaddy
Is this a caption competition? if so how about “Get your head down or Peter will see us” James Akers
What do the Black Tips mean?
Although I do not know the reason why Ben asked for the information, he is probably trying to determine the ancestry of some of our current cultivars. No doubt he will tell us. Of the large wild yellow trumpet species,…