Upcoming Daffodil Shows around the United States

Hello!

When I was doing some research on upcoming Daffodil shows in my area, I came across this list, and figured I'd share it with everyone. If you're interested, you should check one out.

This information was copied directly from the American Daffodil Society website:

2006 Show Schedule
The following is a preliminary list of 2006 Daffodil Shows. Contact Eileen Whitney, Awards Chairman, to include your show or to revise current information. Because dates, cancellations, etc., may change for various reasons it is always advisable to confirm with show contacts especially if you are traveling from a distance.



2006 National Convention at King of Prussia

April 19-20, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Location: Hilton Valley Forge, King of Prussia, PA
Contact: Richard Ezell
E-mail: brownezell@innernet.net

Local and Regional Show Information
by Date

March 4-5, Tallahassee, Florida

Florida Daffodil Society Show at Tallahassee Nurseries, 2911 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, FL 30308.
Contact: Linda van Beck, 6061 Weeping Willow Way, Tallahassee, FL 32311, (850) 878-9753, no email.

March 11-12, Pacific Regional Show, Livermore, California

Northern California Daffodil Society Show at Alden Lane Nursery, 981 Alden Lane.
Contact: Kirby Fong, 790 Carmel Avenue, Livermore CA 94550, (925) 443-3888, kfong@alumni.caltech.edu

March 11-12, Southern Regional Show, Dallas, Texas


Texas Daffodil Society Show at Dallas Arboretum, 8617 Garland Rd.
Contact: Rod Armstrong, 7520 England Drive, Plano TX 75025, (972) 517-2218, rla1955@earthlink.net

March 17-19, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Oregon Daffodial Society Show at the Millennium Plaza Park, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Contact: Kirsten Vollan, 1984 Wembley Park Road, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 (503) 697-5037, kirstenv@spiritone.com

March 18-19, Murphys, California

Northern California Daffodil Society Show at Kautz Ironstone Vineyard.
Contact: Bob Spotts, 409 Hazelnut Drive, Oakley CA 94561, (925) 625-5526, rspotts@netvista.net

March 18-19, Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia Daffodil Society Show at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmonth Ave, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309.
Contact: Bonnie Campbell, 590 Sandy Creek Road, Fayetteville, GA 30214, (770) 461-7066, shade007@bellsouth.net

March 18-19, Mississippi State Daffodil Show, Ridgeland, Mississippi

Central Mississippi Daffodil Society Show at Northpark Mall, 1200 East County Line Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157.
Contact: Loyce McKenzie, 249 Ingleside Drive, Madison MS 39110, (601) 856-5462, lmckdaffodils@aol.com

March 25, 2006 Conway, Arkansas

Arkansas Daffodil Society Show, Library of Faulkner County, 1900 Tyler Street, Conway, Arkansas 72034.
Contact: Kay Mayes, 7 Deerwood Drive, Conway, AR 72034-6112, (501) 329-8201, mkcalvert@earthlink.net

March 25-26, Fortuna, California

Fortuna Garden Club Daffodil Show at River Lodge Conference Center.
Contact: Linda Ann Wittorff, 3990 Rohnerville Road, Fortuna, CA 95540, (707) 725-2039, Lindatex@cox.net
Watch this event live on the Internet via the FortunaCam!

March 25-26, Amity, Oregon

Oregon Daffodil Society Show at Amity Elementary School gymnasium, Rice Lane, Amity OR
Contact: Nancy Ellis, 16501 S. E. Fairview, Dayton, OR 97114-8620, (503) 868-7507, Ellis16501@cs.com See their Daffodil Festival Web Site

March 25-26, Knoxville, Tennessee

East Tennessee Daffodil Society Show at the auditorium of the Ellington Hall, University of Tennessee Agriculture Campus.
Contact: Lynn Ladd, 1701 Westcliff Drive, Maryville TN 37803-6301, (865) 984-6688, lladd1701@aol.com

April 1, Louisville, Kentucky

Kentucky Daffodil Society Show at the Jefferson Mall, 4801 Outer Loop, Louisville, KY 40219.
Contact: Pat Evans, 11103 Rothbury Court, Louisville, KY 40243, (502) 245-6531, pheibd@cs.com

April 1-2, Princess Anne, Maryland

Somerset County Garden Club Daffodil Show at the Peninsula Bank, 11732 Somerset Avenue, Princess Anne MD.
Contact: Mary Ann Perterman, 30174 Hudson Corner Road, Marion Station, MD 21838 (410) 623-8473 Dallyone@aol.com or co-chair Eleanor Jordon, 4561 Back Shelltown Road, Marion, Maryland 21838, (410)957-6158, Ladybugsix@earthlink.net

April 1-2, Southeast Regional Show Nashville, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee Daffodil Society Show at Cheekwood Botanic Gardens, 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37205
Contact: Ann McKinney, 5134 Remington Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027, (615) 377-6848, ateamTN@aol.com

April 1-2, Gloucester, Virginia

Garden Club of Gloucester Daffodil Show at Page Middle School, Rt. 17 South Gloucester, VA
Contact: Annie Rex, 9714 Robins Neck Road, Gloucester, VA 23061, (804) 695-9848, DancgDiva@aol.com

April 1-2, Hernando, Mississippi

Garden Study Club of Hernando Daffodil Show at DeSoto County Courthouse. Hwy 51 South, Hernando, MS 38632.
Contact: Gwen Terry, 4678 Fogg Road, Nesbit, MS 38651 (662) 781-0179, Gwentery@bellsouth.net

April 5-6, Fredericksburg, Virginia

The Garden Club of Virginia and The Rappahannock Valley Club Daffodil Show at The Jepson Alumni Executive Center of The University of Mary Washington, 119 Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401.
Contact: Mrs. Benjamin Wafle (Kitty) 1300 College Ave., Fredericksburg, VA 22401; 540-373-0443, wafle@verizon.net

April 7-8, Edgewater, Maryland

District II, Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland Daffodil Show at Historic London Town & Gardens, Edgewater, MD
Contact: Marie Coulter, 342 Prestonfield Lane, Severna Park MD 21146, (410) 647-8971, frankandmarie@earthlink.net; LIssa Williamson, 403 St. Ives Drive, Severna Park, MD 21146, (410) 987-9661, ERW510@aol.com

April 8-9, Wichita, Kansas

Wichita Daffodil Society Show at Botanica, the Wichita Gardens, 701 North Amidon, Wichita, KS
Contact: Margie Roehr, 594 North Broadmoor, Wichita, KS 67206, (316) 683-9158, margie@roehrco.com

April 8-9, Midwest Regional Show, Cincinnati, Ohio

Southwest Ohio Daffodil Society at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati OH 45220.
Contact: Bill Lee, 4606 Honey Hill Lane, Batavia, OH 45103; 513-752-8104, BLEE811@aol.com

April 8-9, Albany, Oregon

Oregon Daffodil Society Show at Heritage Mall, 1895 14th Street, S.E. Albany, OR
Contact: Peggy Tigner, 27861 Pine View Road, Brownsville, OR 97327, (541) 466-3429, tigner@centurytel.net

April 8-9, Union Gap, Washington

Monday Daffodil Club and Mount Cleman Garden Club Daffodil Show , Valley Mall, 2259 Main Street, Union Gap (Yakima), WA 98903
Contact: Laura Baxter, 1460 North Bonair Road, Zillah, WA 98953 (509) 829-6268 Laurabee@nwinfo.net

April 9-10, Richmond, Virginia

Virginia Daffodil Society Show at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Educational Building, 1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA 23228-4700, (804) 262-9887
Contact: George Bragdon, 103 West Square Drive, Richmond, VA 23233, (804) 784-3527, gandpbragdon@comcast.com

April 11, Upperville, Virginia

Upperville Garden Club Daffodil Show at Buchanon Hall, 8649 John S. Mosby Highway, Upperville, VA.
Contact: Sandra Markus, 21063 Trappe Road, Upperville, VA 20184, (540) 592-9206, Sandra.Markus@mail.com

April 15-16, St. Louis, Missouri

Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society at Sheraton Western Chalet, Saint Louis, MO
Contact: Beth Holbrooke, 1538 Ross Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63146, (314) 434-6152, bethholbrooke@aol.com

April 15-16, Columbus, Ohio

Central Ohio Daffodil Society Show at Franklin Park Conservatory. 1770 East Broad, Columbus OH.
Contact: Phyllis L. Hess, 3670 East Powell Road, Lewis Center, OH 43035-9530, (614) 882-5720, daffyphyll@hotmail.com

April 15-16, Youngstown, Ohio

Fellows Riverside Gardens Daffodil Show at Fellows Riverside Gardens Mill Creek Metroparks, 123 McKinley Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44509.
Contact: Keith Kaiser, 123 McKinley Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44509. (330) 740-7116, kkaiser@cboss.com

April 15-16, 2006 Wheaton, Virginia

Washington Daffodil Society Show at Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD.
Contact: Mitch Carney, 5906 Clevelandtown Road, Boonsboro, MD 21713, (301) 432-4728, MCa1062357@aol.com

April 18-19, Baltimore, Maryland

Maryland Daffodil Society Show at the Kenilworth Mall, 802 Kenilworth Drive, Towson, MD 21204.
Contact: Julie Minch, 8602 Country Brooke Way, Lutherville, MD 21093, Julesmin@comcast.net



April 19-22, National Convention King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Delaware Valley Daffodil Society will host the American Daffodil Society's National Show at the Hilton Valley Forge, 251 West Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
Contact: Richard Ezell, 334 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325, (717) 334-2304, brownezell@innernet.net



April 21-22 Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana Daffodil Society Show at Meridian Street United Methodist Church, 5500 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN,
Contact: Kay Cunningham, 7828 West Ratliff Road, Bloomington, IN 47404, (812) 876-7947 donkay1959@aol.com

April 25-26, Chillicothe, Ohio

Adena Daffodil Society Show at Trinity United Methodist Church, 82 E. Main Street, Chillicothe, OH.
Contact: Mary Ellen Sheridan, 83 E. Fourth Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601; (740) 775-7595, no e-mail

April 26-27, Greenwich, Connecticut

Greenwich Daffodil Society Show at The Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, 4 Horseneck Lane, Greenwhich, CT.
Contact: Nancy Mott, 38 Perkins Road, Greenwich, CT 06830-3511, (203) 661-6142, Dillymott@aol.com

April 28-29, Morristown, New Jersey

New Jersey Daffodil Society Show at Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 53 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, N.J.
Contact: Alice Wade, 72 Glenwild Road, Madison, NJ 07940, (973) 966-1673, alice@thealtiers.com

April 29, Shelter Island, New York

The Garden Club of Shelter Island at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 26 St. Mary's Road, Shelter Island, NY 11964
Contact: Jean McClintock, P.O.Box 165, Shelter Island Heights, N.Y. 11965, ( 631) 749-5073, Jeanny1941@aol.com.

April 29, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Daffodil and Hosta Society of Western Pennsylvania Daffodil Show at Galleria Mall, Mt. Lebanon, PA
Contact: Jeanne Rowles, 105 Griffwood Drive, McMurray, PA 15317, (724) 941-6329, lbj@cobweb.net

April 29-30, 2006, Central Regional Show, Rockford, Illinois

Northern Illinois Daffodil Society at The Klehm Arborateum and Botanic Garden, 2701 Clifton Avenue, Rockford, IL 61102, (815) 965-8146.
Contact: Katherine Robinson, 715 Garfield Avenue, Rockford, IL 61103, (815) 964-8557, Drobi31009@aol.com

April 29-30, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Nantucket Garden Club Daffodil Show at the Coffin School, 4 Winter Street, Nantucket, MA.
Contact: Mary Malavase, Box 1183, Nantucket, MA 02554, (508) 228-4097, mmalavase@comcast.net Nantucket Daffodil Festival Web Site

April 29-30, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Chambersburg Garden Club and Tuscarora Daffodil Group Daffodil Show at First Lutheran Church, 43 West Washington Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201
Contact: Richard Ezell, 334 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg PA 17325, (717) 334-2304, brownezell@innernet.net

April 30, Niles, Michigan

Midwest Region of the ADS and the Oakwood Daffodils at Bertrand Barn, 2330 West Bertrand, Niles, MI,
Contact: Suzy Wert, 7350 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46260, (317) 259-0060, limequilla@aol.com

May 6-7, Reston, Virginia

Washington Daffodil Society first ever Pie Eater's Show, Hunter Woods Fellowship House, 2231 Coltsneck Road, Reston, VA.
Contact: Chriss Rainey, 2037 Beacon Place, Reston, VA 20191-4842, (703) 391-2073, triller7@verizon.net

May 6-7, New England Regional Show, West Boylston, Massachusetts

Seven States Daffodil Society Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, West Boylston, MA exit 24 off of Route 290.
Contact: Dianne Mrak, 72 Bay View Road, Dover, NH 03820 (603) 742-1315; Diannemrak@aol.com

May 6-7, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Daffodil Society of Minnesota and Bachman's Daffodil Show at Bachman’s Heritage Room, 6010 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55419.
Contact: Michael Berrigan, 2149 Hallmark Avenue North, Oakdale, MN 55128, (651) 779-6372, mrberrigan@mmm.com

May 7-8, Central Regional Show, Chanhassen, Minnesota

Minnesota Daffodil Society Show at University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Contact: Edie Godfrey, 4050 Kings Point Road, Excelsior, MN 55331, (925) 472-5623, ediegodfrey@yahoo.com

thanks, ladyrowan, for posting the Show information. Now we have no excuses for not entering a few of our finest!

I hope to see some photos of the entries come spring.

Have you ever entered? I have toyed with the idea but don't have enough confidence....

I have not entered. I've only been a serious gardener for about 2 years, and had a garden of my own for just over 6 months. Maybe in another year or so, when my daffodil collection gets a little bigger... :)

For the moment, my plan is to go to the Fortuna show in March, drool over Nancy and Jerry Wilson's daffodils (neighbors of my parents), take lots of pictures, and report back to the forum!

This is my first set of daffodils this year... they began blooming at Christmas! I think they got a little too warm early on, and decided to naturally force themselves.

"Omri"

Lori

From the looks of those, Lori, you can go ahead an enter. Very lovely!

Thank you, McGlory... unfortunately, that particular cultivar is done for the year. :) This year when I go to the show, I'm going to find out the particulars for how to enter in *next* years' competition.

Lori

ladyrowan, darius has a forum where she posts garden events, especially in the south. Maybe you should forward this to her in an e-mail so she can repost them.

I'll let her know, Woodspirit - thank you!

Lori

lori, I found this good article that talks about what to do if you are interested in learning more about what is involved in entering daffodils in shows.

This article is from the Western Pennsylvania Daffodil Society.

http://www.dhswp.org/pages/article6.html

A little bit of work, but entering might be fun.


And here's the American Daffodil Society's "Judging Criteria" for daffodils in shows. It's a little technical for me, but might be useful information for anyone thinking of entering this spring.

http://www.homestead.com/kanawhagardenclub/Eight_Point_for_judging.htm

Good luck everbody!





This message was edited Jan 21, 2006 11:10 PM

Here's an article about grooming daffs for shows: http://users.erols.com/dlpub/daffodils/groom.htm

And here's yet another bit of research on how to exhibit daff collections (groups of five or more):

http://users.erols.com/dlpub/daffodils/collections.htm

http://users.erols.com/dlpub/daffodils/showing.htm

Hi, ladyrowan-- I was looking at all your new photo posts of daffodils for Plant Files and wondering how your garden was growing!?

From the looks of all the pretty blooms, I'd say you're doing awfully well and probably are entering some daffs in the shows this year?!

Thanks for all the new pics of daffs, btw, I've found them very helpful (and beautiful). t.

Hi, Tobasco.

My garden is doing great! I haven't taken any photos of the front of my house in a while, it has been raining almost non-stop for the past few weeks. This time last year, the daffodils in the area were already long done, but due to the long cold spring, they are still coming up! I may have blooms all the way to the end of April.

Unfortunately, none of the 'Show Daffodils' are from my garden. Perhaps in another year, maybe two. Life is too hectic at the moment. My neighbors did well at the show, though. I took photos of over 100 new varieties, some of which aren't listed on Plantfiles, so I'll have to do some research and list them first.

I also got pictures of the flower arrangements, which I'll post as soon as I've finished editing them.

I hope your garden is blooming too! Shouldn't you be getting Daffodils by now? Or is it still too cold in OH?

Lori

We have our 'early mid-season' daffs blooming! So bright and cheery against the grey sky.

Heard a little about your rainy weather. My DH and DD were up in Napa a couple of weeks ago and were rained out. Sister in San Diego has had hail three weeks in a row that knocked out her cactus garden. Very strange.

I have been practicing with my new camera taking pics of Daffs. Would enter them in PF if I could figure out how to do it. I do enjoy looking at all your entries, though. You are definitely in some fine daffodil country!

Our Daffodil Show is this Saturday, so I hope to have some good pics. I am a year or two away from entering too, I think.

Keep posting. I am lurking and admiring! t.

It is very easy to post to PlantFiles. Just find the cultivar you want to post a picture of, go to the bottom of the page, and click on the 'Upload an image of this plant' link, and follow the instructions.

My Grandmother lives in So Cal, and she said that they are just about to hit their season average, and the season is only about half over. Crazy! It was flooding last January when I went down for a visit, I'm heading south in two weeks, and it will probably be raining cats and dogs... again! As long as it doesn't rain on *Disneyland* day, we will be alright.

Good luck with your new camera! What kind did you get? Does it have any macro settings? Those are really great when photographing Daffodils up close.

Lori

The part about plant files I don't really 'get' is the 'family, genus, species' nomenclature and the 'common names' categories and where to insert the different daffodil divisions in the DG format. (I'm a little stupid on this).

I bought a Nikon Coolpix P2. I'll have to read the instruction book to find out where/how the Macro setting is before I go to the Daffodil Show tomorrow. I used Macro on my Canon digital for some daffodil shots but the wind was blowing and I was shaking and so 'really blurry' was the result. I need to get a tripod, I guess.

Good luck with your Disneyland Day. I will be in SF before too long to visit my DD and some friends. Hope the rain stops by then.

This is not mentioned but anyone near Rhode Island, the Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol, RI is hosting a Daffodils Days:

DAFFODIL DAYS
April 15 – 30
Mansion open Wed. - Sun, 10:00 - 4:00
Grounds open daily 10:00 - 5:00

This annual dramatic show of early blooming spring bulbs and shrubs includes more than 50,000 daffodils growing in the gardens and along woodland paths on the shores of Narragansett Bay.

Throughout the mansion, you can see beautiful arrangements by professional floral designers and botanical art on display, of which a limited number are for sale.

Enjoy afternoon tea for an additional $10 on Wedensday, Thursday, or Fridays during Daffodil Days. Seatings at 2:30 only, first come, first served.

Visit this page in early April for the "Daffodil Bloom" update.

$10 Adults; $8 Seniors/Students;
Free to Members and children under 17 years

Here is a link:
http://www.blithewold.org/events.htm

Sedum, that sounds like a great tour!

If you can go, I hope you'll take pictures and tell us how it went!

Lori

I visited the Midwest Regional Daffodil Show at the Cincinnati Zoological and Botanical Gardens today-- I met a lot or really interesting daffodil lovers who were exhibiting flowers from all over the area--Pittsburgh, Louisville, Indianapolis, Columbus and southwestern Ohio, too.

So many elegant entries ....

And the Grant E. Mitsch Novelty Daffodil company 'Fed Exed' an array of beautiful examples of their hybrids from Oregon...

And a pic of the Cincinnati Botanical Gardens...where the show was held and where Cincinnati's 'tulip mania' exhibit will continue until the first week in May...

For those of you who are interested in visiting or entering the national daffodil show in Philly this month, here are pics from the 2005 convention in St. Louis-- this slide show may give you an idea for presenting your blooms...

http://community.webshots.com/album/321485922jaRfTT

We visited Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol, RI yesterday during Daffodil Days. The weather was a little overcast but the rain held off and we had a wonderful day! Daffodil Days is an event held each year at Blithewold for a 3 week period in April. What a lovely display of daffodils and spring flowering trees!!! Tens of thousands of daffodils of many varieties in bloom throughout the gardens. In addition to the daffodils and flowering trees, the greenhouse containing tender succulents, citrus plants, cuttings and seedlings was open to the public and very inviting. Also interesting were the rock and water gardens. Be sure to visit the giant sequoia on the property one of the largest in the Eastern US. Also note the cutting and vegetable gardens and large stand of bamboo.

After touring the gardens, we visited the mansion for a self guided tour. Helpful guides are there to answer questions and each room contains a detailed description of the history and furnishings of the room. Each room was decorated with lovely flower arrangements done by local florists. If you go during the week they serve tea in the Blithewold dining room.

Interesting fact one of the tour guides told me: They only have 3 full time garden staff. The gardens are maintained by many volunteers and there's a group that just goes around dead heading the plants and they call themselves the 'Deadheaders' (aptly named!)

If you can get there this week I'd highly recommend it!!!! Or save the idea for next spring. Well worth the $10 admission.

I've posted my photos below here:
http://www.picturetrail.com/gid9914104

Enjoy!

Question: There was a dainty yellow flower that looked like a small upside down tulip. Can anyone identify it (see photo album)?

Sue

Here is one photo from the photo album:

sedum--thanks for the wonderful slide show of great daffodil pics (and the succulents, too, btw!). It must have been a fun day out!

Your pic above is exactly how I want by back yard to look!

Tabasco - it was great fun going to Blithewold. I've wanted to go for many years and it is 1.5 hrs from where I live so we made it there this year.

So I am also intrigued by succulents. Can you believe I think I left out another 5 - 8 photos of succulents photos I took in that greenhouse. (Me wanting to spend more time in the greenhouse!). But since it was all about daffodils I tried to emphasize those in the photo album.

Sue