Daffodil Planter

Daffodil Planter Charlotte Germane is the author of the blog Daffodil Planter: Gardening with a Sense of Humor. It's two minutes of entertainment for anyone with a garden. Charlotte is a garden writer in the Gold Rush town of Nevada City, California (USDA Zone 7B), but her posts are for garden folks everywhere.

Web Site: http://daffodilplanter.blogspot.com/


From New Zealand to New York: roundup of beautiful daffodil posts from around the globe

From New Zealand to New York: roundup of beautiful daffodil posts from around the globe

Narcissus Nirvana is back with the 2012 Daffodil Blogorama (a round-up of blog posts about daffodils) and the annual meeting of the American Daffodil Society. If you're anywhere close to Towson, Maryland, rush over and revel in the flowers and fellowsh...

Daffodil Daydreams at Filoli 2012

Daffodil Daydreams at Filoli 2012

Cue the Dynasty theme music! Filoli was introduced to the world as the set for that wacky TV show, but these days there's not a diamond necklace or giant shoulder pad in sight.The Woodside, California garden is hailed as one of the most beautiful in th...

First Lady Wants Monsanto GMO Corn for White House Garden

First Lady Wants Monsanto GMO Corn for White House Garden

Photo courtesy FEMAWASHINGTON (DP) First Lady Michelle Obama announced today that she had requested genetically modified corn seed from Monsanto to plant in the White House vegetable garden. Up until now the vegetable garden has been all organ...

Welcome, Sacramento Bee readers!

Welcome, Sacramento Bee readers!

Photo: John Walker/Fresno Bee/Sacramento BeeThe Sacramento Bee has two terrific daffodil articles this morning, on Sierra daffodils and how to plant them/where to see them. Thanks to Debbie Arrington for the stories, and for mentioning me and this blog...

Queen Elizabeth gives New Year Honours to gardeners

Queen Elizabeth gives New Year Honours to gardeners

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are shown a new vegetable patch by a Buckingham Palace gardener. (Photo courtesy The Telegraph)Queen Elizabeth II has pronounced gardening an honourable profession. In the annual New Year Honours List she acts on behal...

Daffodil growing tips from around North America

Daffodil growing tips from around North America

Photo courtesy #FleurChatThe #FleurChat daffodil chatterers are everywhere from British Columbia to the Deep South. We had fun talking daffodils when I was the #FleurChat guest.Read about their favorite daffodil varieties, growing tips, and how many bu...

Help me fill Twitter with daffodil tweets this Thursday

Help me fill Twitter with daffodil tweets this Thursday

What's your favorite daffodil? How long does 'Actaea' last in your garden?These are the kinds of questions we'll be tweeting this week.Come dish with other daffodil lovers (isn't that the whole world?) on Twitter this Thursday. Bring your tips, opinion...

Still: Life

Still: Life

A guest post from award-winning poet, essayist, and radio presenter, Molly Fisk. Molly gardens in Nevada City, California. Do you want to hear and nurture your own writing voice? Register now for Molly's six-week, online writing class "A Voice of Your ...

Announcing the Daffodil Blogorama winners!

Announcing the Daffodil Blogorama winners!

Photo: ori2uruDaffodil season may be over, but five lucky readers will have daffodil note cubes to cheer them through the rest of the year. Perfect for jotting down bulb orders!The blind, random selection yielded the names of Claire, plaisanter, Angela...

Still time to win a daffodil note cube in the Daffodil Blogorama 2011

Still time to win a daffodil note cube in the Daffodil Blogorama 2011

Spring is coming late this year -- the daffodils were buried under a foot of snow here in Nevada City. So I'm extending the deadline for entering the giveaway contest at the Daffodil Blogorama 2011 to April 8. To win one of these daffodil note cubes fr...