There is a big push on requiring color codes at National Convention shows and all other shows as well. When I first joined ADS most shows required color codes, however, that lasted only a few years. I say this from…
Author: Clay E. Higgins
Raised on a south central Arkansas family farm in Drew County, where our main cash crop was cotton and tomates. Graduated from Drew Central High School. Degrees: Undergraduate at Boston University, Boston. Graduate: Northeastern University, Boston. Retired LTC U.S. Army. Consultant and "Contractor" Army Program Manager until retired Dec 2011. Currently growing my daffodils and enjoying life. Trying my hand at hybridizing. I am a Master Gardener
Nancy Kandel
Early this morning Susan, Nancy Kandel’s daughter reported that long time member of ADS and Marie Bozievich’s second daughter Nancy Kandel when to her reward after a long sickness in a hospice near Denver Colorado. She was 86 years old. …
Funny story on Hybridizing
My first attempts at making crosses were a disaster, it was spring 1997 after we had moved into the house with Fran’s mother, Marie Bozievich, to take care of her as she was 90 years old, fragile but ambulatory. I…
The former. . . Hybridizer’s Round Robin
To Becky Fox Mathews, Mike Berringer, Bill Carter, Mitch Carney, Harold Koopowitz, Bob Spots, Mary Lou Gripshover, Janet Hickman and all hybridizers and those that want to be hybridizers: I recently had a email conversation of sorts with Sara Van…
Daffodil Questions
I was recently asked by Email 5 questions about planting from an ADS member. I’m posting the questions and my answers below. It’s hard to answer these questions directly, therefore, I had to sort of explain my method as well…
Daff Net
In 1995 when I first joined Daffnet there was only about 15 people on daffnet, and a lot of posting about daffodils. Now there are hundreds, maybe more, and no one is posting on daffnet. Back then we had Historics,…