Category: Historics

Discussion about daffodils registered or known to be in gardens prior to 1940.

2015 Show Winners now on DaffTube

Wondering what you were going to do now that daffodils are not much in season?  The collection of photos of 2015 ADS award winning exhibits is now available on DaffTube. Go to DaffTube.org, click on the Shows menu and scroll…

Rongotea , a few more blooms . 2015

A  few  other  blooms  of  interest  from  Rongotea  . Reg  Cull  is  our  local  ” Historics ”  expert  ,  – –  he  has  a  good  collection  and frequently  shows  varieties  that  are  new  to  most  of  us . I  had …

Ten Significant Daffodils.

Hi All, The Morrinsville Horticultural Society, one of our local Waikato societies, will shortly be celebrating their 100th Centenary. As part of their celebrations they are doing a centenial publication and wanted a list of 10 significant daffodils. This got…

J.T. Bennett-Poe

A friend  in the UK is looking for a source for ‘J.T. Bennett-Poe’.  If you know of one, please let me know and I’ll forward the information. Thanks, Mary Lou

Some Memories from Williamsburg

Here’s my first memory – Rebecca Brown in the boutique with her wonderful daffodil drawings. In Gloucester, walking from the bus along the street toward the Daffodil Festival, we met a resident selling daffodils cut from his garden behind his…

Middle TN Daffodil Society Show Awards

Gold Ribbon winner 'Phil's Gift' exhibited by Jeff and Jennifer Harvey

The 2015 Middle TN Daffodil Society Show was held at Cheekwood Botanic Garden in Nashville, TN on March 21 and 22. There were 17 exhibitors, 161 entries and 27 stems. It was a small show because of our recent cold…