Remarks from the Weekly KAVB Flower Show - Lisse

[Brian Ellis]

It's no hardship seeing anything again Luit, we just enjoy your postings from Lisse

[Lvandelft]

Thank you all for the kind comments folks.

It's no hardship seeing anything again

but the naming and resizing of all the pictures IS ...
I will see how much time I can spare 

[Joakim B]

Luit
I think we are a lot that appreciate the work You do to bring the show to us but do not say so that often enough.
It is nice to see the show this year again. The shows are never totally the same so You cover several different plants and You show a big spectrum for rock garden lowers and for mother-in-laws.
I hope You will have time and energy to keep this reports up for an other year.
Great variety and some are maybe more interesting then beautiful but all very nice to distract from the less flowery real world.

Kind regards
Joakim

[JPB]

I'm sorry, but I strongly feel that plants like Narcissus Sun Gold are deformed monstruosities and I can't see why people grow them... Or is it just me? Why should we mess with nature's beauty as it is already there?

Hans

[Lesley Cox]

At last! Someone who speaks his mind as plainly as - or even more so - than I do! And I agree with you Hans, about this one.

[Boyed]

I also don't like double daffodils as well as double tulips. My favourite group of diffodils is trumpets. But I know many who are very fond of doubles.

[galahad]

I'm sorry, but I strongly feel that plants like Narcissus Sun Gold are deformed monstruosities and I can't see why people grow them... Or is it just me? Why should we mess with nature's beauty as it is already there?

Hans

Biting my tongue....

[fermi de Sousa]

Hans (and Lesley - whose avatar looks alarmingly alterred!)
I think the saying is "to each his own" - I personally like these monsters! They have a lot of impact in the garden and in a vase. But if you don't like them you just don't grow them The problems really start when one member of the household really likes something like this and another hates it! Then you need two separate gardens!
cheers
fermi

[Lvandelft]

I think the saying is "to each his own" -  But if you don't like them you just don't grow them
cheers
fermi

Right so it is 

[JPB]

[.....The problems really start when one member of the household really likes something like this and another hates it! Then you need two separate gardens! ....]

That's why nobody wants to live with me

And of course: "to each his own"!! Still we all do have our preferences....it would be a dull world without it...

Cheers, Hans

[Lesley Cox]

(and Lesley - whose avatar looks alarmingly alterred!)
fermi

The result of a dare, to Mark McD, Fermi. Be very afraid! But at least I'm not blue and I don't have a tail. (Oh no, please, no!) You notice too, that our Maggi has had a makeover.

[galahad]

I, of course, look just as I ever have so no need for an avatar makeover 

(and Lesley - whose avatar looks alarmingly alterred!)
fermi

The result of a dare, to Mark McD, Fermi. Be very afraid! But at least I'm not blue and I don't have a tail. (Oh no, please, no!) You notice too, that our Maggi has had a makeover.

[Lvandelft]

In the last two weeks we saw many entries with Narcissus:

Narcissus Willem's Choice                                 
Narcissus All In
Narcissus Ara                                                     
Narcissus Sherwood Forest                                               
N. roodcup                                             
Narcissus Royal Dutch                                             
Narcissus Wisley

[Lvandelft]

Some Tazettas with N. Matador crosses as main interest:
   
Narcissus Matador       
Narcissus Martinette [ Matador x N. jonquilla]
Narcissus Castanets [ Matador x Grand Soleil d'Or]
Narcissus Royal Connection [ Matador x Grand Soleil d'Or]           
Narcissus Bright Spangles [Matador open pollinated 
Narcissus Tuggle Seedling

[Lvandelft]

Not only Narcissus or Tulipa were shown:
 
Group       
Crocus kosaninii April View         
Galanthus atkinsii Mocca's Strain
Galanthus atkinsii Mocca's Strain
Muscari Gul Delight                                               
Tulipa humilis Lilliput                             
Narcissus asturiensis x N. Candlepower