Author: Bill Welch, California

Northern California

Narcissus flag flying in California…

a random Autumn Colors seedling is flowering in the seedling cans today.  Been open a few days, it is warm here on the coast for a change so not at it best, but wow what a fragrance, similar to the…

Young Rugby player into Daffs

Hi Peter, Get him some tazettas and when he gets a little older, and sees how the young ladies react to their fragrance, he just might stick with it! Attached is a photo taken a week ago, after my friend…

New introductions…

I am taking orders NOW for 11 new varieties that I am introducing this year for the first time.  These will be dug and replanted ahead of the others, so would need to be ordered separately (NOW, for shipping in…

Question…(for New Zealand experts especially…)

Does anyone grow Winter Bells?  It is registered with RHS as 8 w-y as follows: Originator name E.W. Cotter Seed parent ‘Silver Chimes’ Pollen parent ‘White Owl’ Description Fls usually about 9 per stem. Scented. Resembles `Grand Monarch’ Many years…