In conversation with D'Artagnan at Colne Spring Show about blogs in general, I realised that I have missed this blog. With more and more people using Facebook to show photos of their flowers and a good BGS Facebook group, I let this blog fade away for a while. I have now decided that the blog is better for photos as on Facebook everything is so transitory and anything posted on the weekend is buried in a sea of unscintillating drivel. So I'll try to do more on here. It looks like I will need to use my computer rather than this phone to do the photos as Google and Apple don't seem to fit well together.
One thing that cropped up recently is the question of judging daffodils. There is a brief summary of the points allocation on The Daffodil Society website, and I have some idea of what makes a good flower but it's the doubles that are a bit of a mystery for me. At Ramsbottom I was first and second in the three D4s and I was also first in the single D4 with around 7 or 8 other entries in each class. In the three D4s I got first with Seagrave and second with Bala and the winner in the single D4 class was another Bala. I've won with it before so it seems to be a good variety. I get the impression it's not just the number of layers of petals but also the way the shorter petals are interspersed with the big ones that matters . I'll post some photos on here soon. Maybe when I have a closer look I'll understand more. With most of the other divisions, I have a fair idea of why I win or lose.
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