After horrendous weather for the previous month and queries as late as Wednesday whether the show would be cancelled, the temperature upturn on Thursday and Friday and some growers from outside the area brought 300+ nice blooms and about 900…
Author: George Dorner, Illinois
Got into daffodils because deer ate my tulips. Was pushed into the ADS by Charles Wheatley. Was President of the ADS from 2009-2011. Enjoyed being co-chair of the 2009 ADS Convention with wife, Mary, and Jill Griese. Live in NW burbs of Chicago.
Oakwood and Dr. John Reed’s 35 acres for sale
This news, a photo, and the realtor’s name just posted on the MDS Facebook page by a friend of John’s from med school.
Outlook for Midwest Daffodil Society Show is Grim
Our weather has been bizarre and certainly not conducive to smooth blooms. On Thursday we had torrential rains, followed by hail, followed by a tornado alert within the same hour. Some members report no blooms left untouched. It was 45…
Pondering Wordsworth
Pondering Wordsworth We motored thru the parking lot To visit Trader Joe. I hoped to find an open spot With fewer steps to go. I did. And, entering with the Missus, We stopped to admire Narcissus. We couldn’t…
Daffodils seen in Chicago…
Interesting comments about shipping Dutch bulbs
Most of you probably get email from Quality Bulbs. I thought that these comments deserved broad distribution. Presumably, the situation is the same for other sources this year. : *** A quiet time for our U.S. daffodil gardens, a critical…