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I was wondering of anybody has some experience with pink daffodils.  I have been trying to get some pink daffodils planted for my mother.  I purchased a couple of assortments that in the catalog and online they showed pink…not peach, salmon or apricot; but PINK.  Well I did not get any pink.  I got a double that was apricot/peachy in color.  Does anybody have a source for Pink Daffodils? Or does anybody know of the varieties that are pink, dark pink, rosy pink, but not peachy/salmon…See More

Fellow Savvygardener's what are the best garden shows in the region.  I was just at "......" over at the AR building and I was very disappointed.  Lots of hardscape and ideas for building the bones to a backyard but not much there for an actual gardener with the exception of the Grass Pad display.  The water garden display was teriffic but there used to be summer bulb dealers, Seed companies and garden tool distributors.  Where are they?  I realize that I have not been to a garden show for over…See More

This is my grandson with me. I have lost a lot of weight this year so I look thinner and paler. We will see how pale when gardening starts up.

I resolve to take better care of my tools. I will clean off my shovel and trowel. I will sharpen and clean my felco's. Finally I resolve to use more mulch and earlier in the year!