Here are videos of casual walkarounds at the Midwest Daffodil Society Show at the Chicago Botanical Garden on April 30-May 1 and the show in Sheboygan, Wisconsin the following weekend which was put on by the Town and Garden Garden…
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.
Late Report – Sheboygan 2015 First Show
While checking on last year’s show at Sheboygan I found this hitherto unknown to me website wit a fine slide show. The first slide shows Ray Rogers, and the unidentified ADS judge in a subsequent photo is Katherine Robinson, obviously…
May this year’s blooms bring a tree like this…
…and many blue ribbons, as well. This is from a notecard from Franck Avril. the San Francisco photographer who produced the gorgeous calendar we included for attendees at the 2009 National Show at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Franck’s website is…
MDS Bulb Sale this weekend
The Midwest Daffodil Society will hold its sale tomorrow and Sunday at the Chicago Botanic Garden. I am posting the list of bulbs FYI. We don’t do this to make money but to tantalize new growers and potential members. This…
Appreciation of the Journal Cover – more than one reason
Many thanks to Tom Stettner for the terrific photo and congratulations to Becky Fox Mathews for her Gold Ribbon at Lexington. But my additional gratitude to both since my Lightning Fire won the Gold at the Midwest Daffodil Society show at…
An aid for filling show tubes
Midwest Daffodil Society member Rose Finnegan saw us queue up for the limited number of squeeze bottles at past shows and brought these to this year’s show. They are available at beauty shops. The label reads: Salon Care Locking Adjustable…