I was at a garden club meeting today and they were handing out a paper that said if you added alcohol to the water of paper whites it would keep…
Daffodil Bulbs – Thanks
Today is Pearl Harbor Day. A day to remember. I want to thank all the daffodil societies that took my excess bulbs this fall, with special mention to Dallas, Louisiana,…
‘Verdant Sparks’
My stocks of ‘Verdant Sparks’ have multiplied satisfactorily. It was down to only a couple of bulbs a few years ago. Here is the row today with masses of the…
Special day for John Hunter
Happy Birthday to my “down under” twin; we were born on the same day in the same year and nearly the same time. John, I hope you have a wonderful…
New generation Autumn Colors
I had the pleasure of receiving the latest generation of Autumn Colors by Bill Welch this season. I spoke to him over the phone and he informed me that he…
Cyclamineus x viridiflorus
Here is a photo of a cyclamineus x viridiflorus cross that bloomed a few days ago. Of course, was hoping to get more green in the flower and a longer…
Pennings trip to China
Last week we were in China on invitation of the Daffodil growers. We had a very good time.We saw Daffodil planting But also in flower on a big show. At…
2017 ADS Fall Forum Flower Show & Winners
Good Morning All! I realized that I didn’t post these photos yet. Sorry to be late. The Fall Forum was held in Cincinnati at the Crown Plaza Hotel in suburb…
Thanksgiving paperwhites
Here in Georgia, USA, we’ve had mild weather. Here’s my first blooming paper white, Ziva 8WW one from Israel. Here in zone 8, it’s very early, pure white & nice…
Names of autumn daffodils.
I see that the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families at the Royal Botanic Gardens: Kew now accepts our usage of the names, for both Narcissus miniatus and Narcissus obsoletus. Narcissus…
Herman McKenzie
Herman McKenzie, longtime ADS member and husband of Loyce McKenzie, of Madison, MS died today, November 18, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS from cardiac arrest. Several ADS members…
Indoor bulb display
Hi all Susan Brown sent an interesting question to contactads.org I thought, given the wealth of knowledge, design sense and recent interest in growing daffodils to cut and show in…
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