Friends, sadly we report the death of ADS Life Member, Joan Cato of Salisbury, MD. She joined ADS in JAN 1973, and was a retired accredited daffodil judge. Joan was also an accomplished floral designer and had been a very…
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Category: General
Information and photos about people, organizations, publications and resources and flowers other than daffodils.
visitors in the garden
Friends, You’ve heard my tales of woe regarding deer. I usually scream and yell at them to get them to leave, but I couldn’t resist these two little ones. They allowed me to get within about 15 feet of them…
Interesting Catalog from Colorblends
I received a catalog from Colorblends today. They are a relatively new group that sells Dutch bulbs of all kinds. I remember meeting their staff at a Garden Writers meeting a number of years ago when they were first forming…
Nz weather
Hello Daffnetters An extremely large storm system is currently covering New Zealand and radio reports confirm that folk in the Horowhenua (Otaki/ Levin ) area are without power and experiencing wind gusts of 120 Km/Hr at present. Further North,…
Judging species parent and Standard child
Hi Kathy, The particular Mini/Standard controversy of ten years ago that you mentioned should not be encountered today in ADS Shows. Since that time, the ADS Miniatures Committee has removed species from the List of Approved Miniatures, retitling the list…
Bulb Auction at the ADS Fall Board Meeting
Dear All, As the First Vice President of the ADS it is my responsibility to solicit bulbs for the bulb auctions that take place at both the fall board meeting and the Convention in the spring. In the past, solicitation…