Author: Ethel Smith, Minnesota

Crocus and Italian Gardens

Wow! Between Carlos’ flaming orange crocus and the Italian garden with daffodil patterns in the grass (never seen that before) Daffnet has really brightened up a dull overcast day (will it be more rain, snow, or mix next) in Minnesota.…

Van Sion

Keith, what an outstanding example of Van Sion! I grew them in Maryland, and each year wondered what I’d get – part green, part double, fully double – it was always a surprise. Seldom did I ever get one so…

N. asturiensis

Brian – the N. asturiensis is so strange, I love it! Maybe we do need a class for “pinwheel” daffodils! Ethel Smith in MN where it snowed 6 inches on my birthday, right after I returned from a week in…

A daffodil blooming!

Walked into the sunroom just now and found this! The weather’s been very mild the last few days (30’s and over 40 once) so the walks and drives are a dangerous sheet of ice from melting snow, but what a…