The Gloucester Daffodil Show, which was held at Newington Baptist Church on April 1-2 in conjunction with the Gloucester Daffodil Festival, had 85 horticultural exhibitors with 1,227 entries totaling 2,228 daffodil stems, according to 2023 co-chairs Maryann Hogge and Kristen Oney.
“We had our largest show ever and will possibly be the largest ADS [American Daffodil Society] show in the country, fingers crossed,” Hogge said.
Top award winners
Tammie Spivey (ADS Gold Ribbon–Best Cultivar in Show); Debbie Cameron (Best Reserve–2nd Best Cultivar in Show); Bridget Bryant (ADS White–Best 3 Stems in Show); Anne Donnell Smith (ADS Purple Ribbon–Best Standard Collection of Five), Mitch and Kate Carney (ADS Rose Ribbon–Best Seedling, ADS Mini Gold–Best Miniature Cultivar in Show, ADS Lavender Ribbon–Best Miniature Collection of Five, ADS Delia Bankhead Ribbon–Best Miniature Collection of Nine, ADS Roberta Watrous Ribbon–Best Miniature Collection of Twelve, ADS Carey E. Quinn–Best Collection of T...