Annual Bay Area Show
Alden Lane Nursery, Livermore
Please come to our Annual NCDS Daffodil Show at Alden Lane Nursery, 981 Alden Lane in Livermore. This nursery is a wonderful host and a delight to stroll through and view beautiful plants and flowers. Show entries will be accepted Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. While you are in Livermore, notice the substantial daffodil plantings around the city sponsored and planted by the Amador Valley Garden Club.
Please note, NCDS Board of Directors meeting will be held at 11:00.
Annual NCDS Membership Dinner, Saturday evening at Terra Mia restaurant in Livermore.
Annual NCDS Membership Dinner Meeting 5:30 PM
Here’s our time to meet with friends we haven’t seen since last Spring or Fall. The location of the annual NCDS Membership Meeting and the Dinner will be at Terra Mia Restaurant Livermore.While dinner is being prepared, there will be the Annual Membership Meeting of the NCDS. Please advise Kirby Fong if you plan to attend so he can ensure enough space for our large group.
We thank Jacquie Williams-Courtright of Alden Lane Nursery for inviting us back again this year. Be sure and put our bulb sale on your calendar as a ‘must attend’ for an afternoon full of daffodil bulbs, fun and great food!
For leads on motel accommodations see below or contact Show Chairman Kirby Fong,
tel: 925-443-3888
Contact Kirby Fong
Chairman, Bay Area Daffodil Show 
Map to Alden Lane Nursery.
Accommodations:
Comfort Inn,
2625 Constitution Drive
Livermore
(925) 606-6200
Quality Inn,
5959 Preston Ave
Livermore
(925) 606-7171
Annual Mother Lode Show
Hosted by Ironstone Winery, Murphys California, from 1999 through 2014
Ironstone Winery, Murphys California
ADS Pacific Region Daffodil Show
Hosted by the Fortuna Garden Club
River Lodge Conference Center by the Eel River in Fortuna
The Fortuna Garden Club’s Annual Daffodil Show features more than 600 stems of the sunny flowers on display. This is one of three major daffodil shows in the state, drawing amateur growers and propagators from California and Oregon.
The Fortuna Garden Club invites you to attend their Annual “Daffodils by the River” Daffodil Show. The show hours are Saturday, 1 to 5pm and Sunday, 10am to 4pm. Admission is free. Those interested in entering daffodils and/or floral designs please contact Maria Krenek.
Attend one of the most “cordial” daffodil shows in Northern California at the Fortuna River Lodge, 1800 Riverwalk Drive in Fortuna. Several excellent motels are just across the street and two restaurants are within walking distance. Enjoy wonderful music, coffee, tea, punch, and cookies provided by members of the Fortuna Garden Club. View the beautiful daffodil arrangements as well as the wide range of exhibition daffodil varieties. Purchase a pot of blooming daffodils to take home.
Show Entry, Judging and Display Schedule & Times:
Date: Fourth Weekend in March each year at the Fortuna River Lodge
Contact Maria Krenek
Chairman, Fortuna Garden Club Daffodil Show
Accommodations:
The Best Western Country Inn, 2021 Riverwalk Drive,
Fortuna, CA 95540, tel: (707) 725-6822.
The Redwood Fortuna Riverwalk Hotel 1859 Alomar Way, Fortuna, CA
95540, tel: (800) 881-1523.
Comfort Inn, 1583 River Drive, Fortuna,
CA 95540, tel. (707) 725-7025.
Annual Julian Daffodil Show – Daffodil Lovers
Julian Daffodil Show Come celebrate Spring with the Flower of Hope at Julian, which is just an hour east of San Diego, in the beautiful Cuyamaca mountains. Admission is Free!
The Daffodil Show will be held at the Julian Town Hall:
2129 Main Street
Corner of Washington and Main Street
Julian, California.
Click on this link, “Julian Daffodil Show 2010” to see beautiful photos from this past year’s show.
Friday – Bring all daffodils for display & judging. Names and questions about daffodils will be answered by Daffodil Society experts.
Saturday and Sunday – Open to the Public, 10 AM to 5 PM
Sponsored by Julian Chamber of Commerce www.julianca.com search for “daffodil”. Contact Connie Colten (619) 562-0867
Annual Fall Bulb Sale
Look at those bags of bulbs that need a good home!
Sunday, November (date to be determined), our last daffodil event of the year is for NCDS members only and is our Fall Potluck Party and Daffodil Bulb Sale, beginning at 12:00 PM until 4 PM at the Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore. Keep in mind, by joining NCDS ($15 per household) you are eligible to enjoy all afternoon events including the bulb sale – easily a value far in excess of the cost of a membership!
There are bulbs available from hybridizers and bulb growers from all over the world. Experts will be available to assist new members with your bulb selections and growing advice. The party format will be the following: a bulb sale with each ticket purchased guaranteed a daffodil bulb; bulb auction of select daffodil bulbs, followed by a potluck meal; refreshments, dinner plates, and cutlery furnished by NCDS. Jan plans to bring her famous smoked turkey!
We thank Jacquie Williams-Courtright of Alden Lane Nursery for inviting us back again this year. Be sure and put our bulb sale on your calendar as a ‘must attend’ for an afternoon full of daffodil bulbs, fun and great food!