Kids doing their part for the Holbrook community Nov 19, 2009
Tulip, crocus, and daffodil bulbs were planted in early November and should bloom in the spring, Bowers said. Leeanne Stronach can be contacted at ltstronach@gmail. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Former Waldorf employee enjoying new challenge Nov 11, 2009
Lovik's territory includes five North Iowa counties Winnebago, Hancock, Franklin, Kossuth and Palo Alto and he'll help local organizers plan events ranging from Daffodil Days to Relay for Life to Coaches Vs. Cancer. The latter is a relatively new program being promoted by the ACS; in fact, Lovik said he will meet this week with athletic directors from the North Iowa Conference in an effort to get a league-wide program planned. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Facebook games cost more than just your time Nov 7, 2009
Yes, theyd expose their info to exploitation, just to move that much faster toward Level One of Daffodil Mastery within the faux feudal system that is FarmVille ... induction of behavioral commitment (Must get Daffodil Mastery ribbon. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Best Gardening Bulbs for Spring Col... Nov 5, 2009
Spring Flowering Bulbs Plants Like Iris, Tulips and Daffodils ... Gardening Bulbs Daffodil Flowers add Cheerful Spring Color ... Bulb gardeners almost always turn to daffodil flowers to brighten the bulb garden landscape. (Suite101.com)
Everything you need to know to pick a Melbourne Cup winner Nov 1, 2009
If you like flowers what about Daffodil. Young ones might fancy Alcopop. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Choice aplenty for punters in field of dreams Nov 1, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. In with a chance 2007 Caulfield Cup winner Master O'Reilly. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Would downtown living help Columbus? Oct 22, 2009
daffodil Oct 21, 2009 12:47 PM When I look at the Romeo patios that sit on the second floor of the buildings on 27th Avenue, I always envision hanging flowers from there. I think downtown living would be a tremendous boost to the downtown. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
When it comes to tulips, Tim Schipper finds the right mix Oct 15, 2009
The variability is why most purveyors sell daffodil mixes, not tulip mixes ... Hang out the white flag of surrender, Schipper said, and switch to daffodils. (Boston Globe)
Daffy for daffodils: Plant these lovely, rugged bulbs now for a springtime bursting with cheerful color Oct 15, 2009
Here's the thing about daffodils: They're a no-brainer ... "I think that one of the first things people think about with fall planting is daffodils," says Barb Pierson, nursery manager for White Flower Farm in Connecticut, which has more than 70 varieties for sale ... "Once you plant the daffodil, that's it. That makes them attractive from the get-go because they're easy.". (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Favorite Bulbs for New Year Garden ... Oct 10, 2009
Snowdrops and daffodils, the first flowers of spring, with tulips, hyacinths and crocuses are among the most popular bulbs to ensure colorful winter and spring gardens ... It is similar to the original daffodil and being a little bit taller it looks well planted with the early winter bulbs above ... A Host of golden daffodils are available in a vast range of colors, yellow, white, gold, apricot and mixed. (Suite101.com)
10 things to do this weekend Oct 2, 2009
You'll find tulips, daffodil, allium and more. Oct. 2, 1 p.m. 5 p.m., Oct. 3 - Oct. 4, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Admission is free, parking is $20. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Great Perennials to Plant in the Fa... Sep 13, 2009
Daffodils:Also known as Narcissus, daffodils work well almost anywhere, but the colder the winter, the hardier the daffodil needs to be. Paperwhites; These look delicate, but are among the hardiest and easiest to grow; plant the bulb's pointed top 3 to 4 inches below ground surface; water well after planting but ensure that soil is well drained and does not retain standing water; use water soluble fertilizer. (Suite101.com)
Yard and Garden: Plant bulbs in the fall and think spring Sep 12, 2009
For example, if a daffodil bulb is approximately 2 inches tall, dig a hole 6 inches deep ... I ve had the most success with daffodils, but alliums, crocus, chinodoxa, scilla, grape hyacinths and snow drops are all pretty critter resistant ... When can I transplant daffodils. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Garden club selling bulbs Sep 11, 2009
Chatham Garden Club is selling daffodil bulbs to raise money for community restoration and beautification projects. Anyone interested in purchasing bulbs may call a member of Chatham Garden Club. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Some flower bulbs are downright unsavory to pests Sep 9, 2009
One of the best defenses against bulb-eating animals is mixing the bitter with the sweet: harsh-tasting alliums and daffodils, for example, intermingled with beds of predator-magnet tulips ... Narcissus, more commonly known as daffodil. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Gardening club joins county fair Aug 1, 2009
The club is planning some fund raisers, including their plant sale at this week's fair and a daffodil bulb sale in the fall. For more information on the club, interested persons may e-mail frankfortgarden@yahoo. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Many coloured blooming ads get caught in net Jul 30, 2009
They are the narcissus, otherwise known to occasional readers of this column as the daffodil. (Louise says that I shouldnt explain too many of the long words as it lets a certain riff-raff into the column. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The Welsh revolution in the English cricket ranks Jul 8, 2009
He still owns a Glamorgan tie that features a daffodil - the flower of Wales - plus a cricket ball, two kangaroos and the years 1964 and 1968. It celebrates Glamorgan remarkably beating consecutive touring Australian sides. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Plant Fall Bulbs for a Spring Garde... Jun 19, 2009
Crocuses, Daffodils, Grape Hyacinths and Tulips ... Crocus, tulip, daffodil and grape hyacinth bulbs are some of the first flowers to bloom in the spring ... Grow a Sunny Patch of Daffodils. (Suite101.com)
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Dirty Knees: Raising a royal stink May 23, 2009
Crown Imperial grows from a big bulb, like a tulip or a daffodil. Though they re a bit expensive, with the ordinary variety costing about 4 per bulb, and hybrids as much as 8 or more for a single bulb, it s worth the cost to plant a bunch of them together. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
How to Plant a Bee Garden May 17, 2009
Spring- crocus, narcissus, tulip, hollyhocks, daffodil, lilac. Summer- daisy, sunflower, geraniums, zinnias, marigold. (Suite101.com)
Gardener publishes book May 15, 2009
She received her Master Gardener certification and tried her hand at hybridizing daffodils, and she worked as a junior daffodil judge at flower shows. At one time, she grew more than 200 different varieties in her garden. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
This bargain blooms all year the Arlington Garden Club May 14, 2009
Whether you live in an apartment or a house, prefer house plants to out-door plants, and don t know a daffodil from a tulip, you ll find something of interest at the AGC. Founded in 1931, the ACG has more than 90 members and offers two monthly programs to attract both working and retired members. The day program meets the second Wednesday of each month (except for January, July, and August) at 11 am at St. John s Episcopal Church on Pleasant Street. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Celebrating poppies May 9, 2009
The Calaveras County Garden Club will sell poppy seeds and daffodil bulbs at the September Grapestomp in Murphys. Comment (No comments posted. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Kisses & disses: In defense of the N.H. SPCA May 5, 2009
KISSES to the Stratham residents who live along Stratham Heights Road who have planted daffodils along the road's edge for all of us to enjoy ... Stratham Heights is becoming "Daffodil Hill.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Empty neighborhoods fill Rust Belt May 5, 2009
"I couldn't stand looking at this any more. I look out my window at it everyday," she said, nodding across to her own neatly kept home where daffodil shoots were sprouting after a long winter. In Buffalo, there are as many as 10,000 vacant, abandoned homes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
These authors cultivate a garden and a passion May 4, 2009
Early bloom: Garden designers Joe Eck, left, and Wayne Winterrowd's daffodil meadow is among the sights on their 7 acres in Vermont ... And then they got down to work, clearing hundreds of trees for a daffodil meadow, building a house, greenhouses, stone walls ... And the more "democratic" daffodil meadow was a pilgrimage site over the weekend for a couple of hundred people who paid for the privilege, a benefit for a local historical society. (USA Today -- Life)
GARDEN DIRECTOR SHOWS OFF HIS BLOOMS Apr 29, 2009
Byers showed pictures of tiny forest trilliums, a shot of more than 160,000 flower-strong Daffodil Hill, as well as striking buildings available for weddings and events. He said the park has about 270 such events scheduled for this year. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Daffodil drug's Alzheimer's help Apr 20, 2009
The compound is extracted and turned into crystals from daffodils. A daffodil crop grown near Brecon which will be used to produce a drug to fight Alzheimer's disease is ready for harvesting, its growers have said ... Alzeim, from near Brecon, Powys, farms daffodils for a compound called galantamine, which slows the progress of the disease. (BBC News -- UK)
Daffodil flowers among the Oaks in a true stayer's win Apr 19, 2009
UNHERALDED New Zealander Kevin Gray combined with Sydney jockey Hugh Bowman to win yesterday's group 1 AJC Australian Oaks with superior staying filly Daffodil. An unlucky fourth in the New Zealand Oaks back home, Daffodil ($13) was strong on the line and held a comfortable 2 length winning margin over the Bart Cummings-trained maiden Think Money ($18) ... "Daffodil is pretty good but Copper Belt was a very, very good horse," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Green thumbs up: Flowers that bloom in the spring Apr 18, 2009
Drifts of deep blue Siberian squill (Scilla) and lavender-blue glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa) create a magnificent backdrop for stunning clumps of early daffodils that raise their trumpets to the morning sunshine, heralding the arrival of springtime ... Expansive clumps of grape hyacinths in various shades of blue and a pure white form are perfect companions for primroses, pansies, tulips and daffodils ... Only some of these are true bulbs, including tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and lilies. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Canton painting the town yellow Apr 17, 2009
From left, Kate Merrigan and Pam Gaughan, co-presidents of the Canton Garden Club, are getting rave reviews about the daffodils their club has planted all around town ... Over the next few weeks, the town will come alive with thousands of daffodils, thanks to the Canton Garden Club ... So many people have come up to me, and have even grabbed me, to say how much they love the daffodils, said Pam Gaughan, co-president of the Canton Garden Club. (Canton Journal, MA)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church to celebrate Daffodils in Bloom Apr 17, 2009
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 330 First Parish Road, Scituate, will celebrate Daffodils in Bloom on Sunday, April 19. All are welcome to attend the 10:30 a.m. service and to see the 375 daffodils in bloom, one for each year since the church first gathered in 1634 ... Immediately following the service, there will be lemony baked goods and daffodil cakes for sale. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Where blooms first blush Apr 12, 2009
Daffodil Days are on at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, R.I. (BLITHEWOLD MANSION, GARDENS AND ARBORETUM) By Globe Correspondents / April 12, 2009 ... Fall foliage gets all the attention here in New England, but we confess that some of our most memorable drives have been in the spring bloom season: apple blossom petals blowing across the highway in Bolton like a blizzard, dense yellow lines of daffodils along the country roads of Falmouth, the overwhelming aroma of grape Kool-Aid from hillsides of... (Boston Globe)
Daffodil garden tours offered Apr 2, 2009
Published: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 2:11 PM PDT Big Bear Off-Road Adventures offers tours of the daffodil gardens near Running Springs. Easter Sunday is the final day the gardens will be open to the public. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
HINGHAM YESTERDAYS: Candlepin tournament at Wompatuck Club Mar 28, 2009
Elizabeth McKenna, Grist Mill Lane, has been appointed Daffodil Day Chairwoman for the South Shore Unit of the American Cancer Society. Allison Rattray has been named to the Dean s List of the School of Nursing, University of Vermont, for the fall semester. (Hingham Journal, MA)
7 sure signs of spring Mar 28, 2009
Sightings of spring robins have been reported and it won t be long before the first blooming tulip or daffodil will be discovered in someone s yard. Garden centers have stocked up on vegetable and seed packets and shelves are beginning to fill with gardening items. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Signs of spring Mar 28, 2009
Kathie Hove loads a dozen daffodils into a vase while preparing some of the 19,500 flowers ordered during the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days Fundraiser in Gillette. The annual fundraiser collected about 11,500 this year. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Green thumbs up: Pruning tools and techniques Mar 19, 2009
Emerging clumps of daffodil foliage produce curious mounds as the pointed leaves lift leaf litter and matted mulch in their quest for sunlight. Birds sing in the treetops and leaf and flower buds are beginning swell. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Mark Thursday nights in color Mar 15, 2009
His display windows full of robust glass flowers brighten the streetscape - a promise of summer in each golden daffodil, deep-purple iris, and cocky sunflower. Artist Daniel Kelley also opened Gallery 17 Peck late last year. (Boston Globe)
Relay for Life kicks off Monday Mar 15, 2009
The kick-off party arrives during the annual Daffodil Days charitable drive, and order forms for the flowers will be available. Organizer Lori Plessner says there will be information about future fundraising events, as well. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Floral fundraiser now accepting orders Mar 13, 2009
Published: Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:40 PM MDT With the arrival of spring comes the return of the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days fundraiser ... The daffodils cost 10 for a bundle of 10, 35 for a bundle of 50 and 65 for a bundle of 100 ... Imported from a garden in Oregon, the daffodils will go out to Gillette households March 24 and 25. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Nature's Signs of Spring are Everyw... Mar 11, 2009
Daffodil (Narcissus sp. and grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) leaves are above the gound while their flower buds stay below the surface in early March. (Suite101.com)
• Carrying on Thoreau's work Mar 3, 2009
Daffodil shoots are rising through the rock-hard soil, and pearl-like snowdrops are just apparent through the golden and lifeless foliage of the hakone grass. Gardeners notice these seasonal progressions even in the supposed dead of winter, and for that reason, a U.S. Geological Survey ecologist named Jake Weltzin wants to tap into the vast reservoir of knowledge that exists in America's backyards. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Cancer society Daffodil Days will be March 12-20 Mar 2, 2009
Daffodils like these in a local church flower bed are a sure sign of spring. Pre-orders of cut daffodils are available from the American Cancer Society ... Published: Sunday, March 1, 2009 5:15 PM CST The Blackford County Unit of The American Cancer Society has set March 19-20 as Daffodil Days 2009. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Q & Awith Maria Blakeslee Mar 2, 2009
I planted daffodil bulbs in January and hyacinths to grow inside now. We need that green. (Erie Times-News, PA)
No comments posted. Mar 2, 2009
Cancer society Daffodil Days will be March 12-20. Daffodils like these in a local church flower bed are a sure sign of spring ... Pre-orders of cut daffodils are available from the American Cancer Society. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Daffodil Campaign offers Gift of Hope Feb 27, 2009
Daffodil Campaign offers Gift of Hope. Jackson County residents can fight back against cancer and share hope for those facing the disease by supporting the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days ... This longstanding program, which involves offering daffodils to donors every spring in appreciation for their contributions, is about more than just giving beautiful flowers; it is an opportunity to share hope for a world free of cancer. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Daffodils mean hope for many Feb 27, 2009
The calendar may still be turned to the month of February, but it's daffodil time for volunteers with the American Cancer Society. Today is the deadline to order bunches of the bright yellow flowers, which are seen as a universal sign of hope, for the annual Daffodil Days fund-raiser ... "Casper's office of course is the hub for ACS activity around the state, and we are so fortunate to have so many local programs here to help cancer patients and their families -- Reach 2 Recovery, Look... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Planners Approve Four Plans,Continue Fifth Until March Feb 25, 2009
"Daffodil Hill Farm," a commercial nursery and farm stand, was approved at Horse Fence Hill Road on a 17-acre property owned by David and Kathleen Blersch and Faith B. Kuehn, where a wholesale greenhouse business has operated for several years. The owners are now proposing to sell directly to the public and the commission approved use of 60,000 square feet of the property for sales from April to December. (Voices, CT)
Ugly bulbs bear the garden's most beautiful flowers Feb 25, 2009
It's easy to figure out which is the top of a tulip or daffodil bulb: the pointy end. That's where the flower sprouts; the bottom is the basal plate, where the roots come out. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Language of Flowers Feb 14, 2009
On the other hand, a mix of Daffodils and Begonias say you're in a rocky relationship. "I'm not certain, and beware because you better be cautious!". (W-USA News, DC)
Daffodils of March Feb 12, 2009
The daffodils of spring have been swaying in the breeze against the backdrop of history ... In the Winter s Tale, Shakespeare wrote that the daffodil is the flower That come before the swallow dares, and take the winds of March with beauty ... The yellow trumpeted daffodil is indeed the birthday flower of March, and thus one of the first flowers of spring. (Suite101.com)
Cancer societys Daffodil Days are near Feb 10, 2009
Cancer societys Daffodil Days are near - Danvers, MA - Danvers Herald ... Cancer societys Daffodil Days are near ... This year the American Cancer Society is offering local Massachusetts businesses a unique way to support its 2009 Daffodil Days campaign. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Daffodil orders due soon Feb 8, 2009
Orders are due Feb. 15 for this year;s American Cancer Society Daffodil Days. The annual Daffodil Days is held the third week of March throughout the country, according to a news release from the group the organizes the local event ... The ;Gifts of Hope; bunches are arranged bouquets of daffodils and baby;s breath in a purple vase that are delivered anonymously to local patients in DeKalb County who have been diagnosed with cancer, according to the news release. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
