Hi all my Daffy friends. This past weekend, March 16th, The East Tennessee Daffodil Society had their show at the usual venue of the UT Horticulture Center (Ellington Hall) on…
2019 Georgia Daffodil Society (GDS) Show
Hello all my fellow Narcissophiles! The Georgia Daffodil Society Held there show at the typical venue of the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell Georgia, Just a bit north of Atlanta.…
RIP our very good friend
Nancy and I have lost a very dear daffodil friend today, Neil McQuarrie of New Zealand. Neil had such a positive and friendly attitude about life and I was always…
The Flower Lady and her truck
Spring was official when The Flower Lady showed up with her truck full of daffodils… This a beautiful “looking back” article about a faithful daffodil vendor: https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20190317/way-we-were-flower-lady-let-augusta-know-spring-was-here?fbclid=IwAR2z4ftd3DHfcuIvmAff98_FlIYTKfM6gBV3FyVNoOfQr2alqiXoeghIWIQ Enjoy!…
Tazettas Seeding in cold, wet conditions
Weather conditions here in Moss Landing, California have been pathetic for the last 3 months or so from a hybridization standpoint—or so I thought, based on a lifetime of what…
2019 Murphys Show – Miniature Daffodil Awards
As usual, we omit listing the ADS miniature awards for which there were no winning entries. Here they are in show report order. The Miniature Gold Ribbon is for the…
2019 Murphys Show – Standard Daffodil Awards
The 2019 Murphys show on March 9 & 10 was hosted by Ironstone Vineyards (who also hosted the 2010 ADS national show). With cold weather delaying bloom time, and rain,…
Pink and Orange Perianths.
Getting color into the perianths of the miniature daffodils is as difficult as getting color into the perianths of standard flowers, but it is not impossible. It turns out that…
2019 Murphys Daffodil Show, March 9-10
Weather was a factor – a significant one! Ironstone Vineyards, the Show location, was near the snowline on Friday evening! Still, this didn’t deter our basic group of exhibitors –…
Comments on Livermore Show 2019
As Bob Spots pointed out our daffodil Season was close to its peak for the early Livermore show. Often in January we have a hot spell but that was not…
2019 Livermore CA Daffodil Show
The California daffodil show season began with the Livermore Daffodil Show on March 2-3, 2019. The advance weather was positive for blooms, having periods of light rain and mild winds,…
2019 Livermore Show – Miniature Daffodil Awards
Here are the winners of the ADS awards for miniatures. The Miniature Gold Ribbon is for the best miniature daffodil in the show excluding the Container-Grown section. The winner was…
2019 Livermore Show – Standard Daffodil Awards
The 2019 Livermore daffodil show was March 2 & 3 at Alden Lane Nursery. Winter started out mild before turning cold in February, followed by wind and rain. Bloom time…
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