by Marde Ross | May 5, 2013 | All Categories, Daffodils
Margaret Homestead 2013 One rainy morning, Merle, Cedric, and I drove to Cloverdale to visit the 300-acre homestead Merle knew as a boy. The property once belonged to Margaret Adams, who passed away in 2000 after a 60-year friendship with him. As an eight-year-old,...
by Marde Ross | May 4, 2013 | All Categories, Daffodils
Merle Reuser With His High School Wheels – Now Used to Deliver Daffodil Bouquets! Merle Reuser is a daffodil “freak” as he describes himself. He has become well known in Cloverdale and Santa Rosa for his work of giving away bouquets of daffodils....
by Marde Ross | Mar 29, 2013 | All Categories, Daffodils
Ironstone Vineyards, Motherlode Daffodil Show in Murphy is a fabulous display of color. It is usually held over St. Patrick’s Day weekend as it was this year. I was babysitting while my children were skiing in Utah, so, Merle Reuser and I visited the winery with...
by Marde Ross | Mar 29, 2013 | All Categories, Daffodils
On Wednesday, March 27th, Merle Reuser and drove to Volcano, CA to see the Daffodil Hill that I heard of for many years. We packed Cedric into my SUV and drove about four hours up I80 to 50 to Folsom Road to 49 to Volcano if I have this straight. Volcano is a tiny...
by Marde Ross | Mar 18, 2013 | All Categories, Daffodils
I received a phone call from the Daffodil Man Merle Reuser saying that he wanted to meet me, the Daffodil Lady! He lives in Santa Rosa and has been replanting the oldest daffodils in California brought in by settlers in the 1820’s. On a three hundred acre ranch...
by Marde Ross | Mar 18, 2013 | All Categories, Daffodils
The Santa Rosa Garden Club visited us on one of their perennial tours. We had a large turnout, with about seventeen members joining the walk. Another group stayed on the deck to relax while the rest began exploring the garden. Julie Sooley took amazing photos and...
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