Bill was a kind and generous man who loved to share his knowledge at the Cabrillo Farmer's Market. His displays of narcissis were a delight to see. He will be missed. Wendelyn Santa Cruz > On Feb 22, 2020, at 5:00 AM, pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net wrote: > Send pbs mailing list submissions to pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net You can reach the person managing the list at pbs-owner@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php Today's Topics: 1. Bill the Bulb Baron (michaelcmace@gmail.com) 2. Re: Bill the Bulb Baron (Kelly Irvin) 3. Re: Bill the Bulb Baron (Vlad Volosciuc) 4. Re: Bill the Bulb Baron (Mary Gorton) 5. Re: Bill the Bulb Baron (Jane McGary) 6. Re: Bill the Bulb Baron (Vlad Volosciuc) 7. Re: Bill the Bulb Baron (linny@cruzio.com) 8. unknown Iridacea (piaba) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:07:07 -0800 From: <michaelcmace@gmail.com> To: <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Subject: [pbs] Bill the Bulb Baron Message-ID: <059301d5e8d9$59ec66f0$0dc534d0$@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I heard this week that Bill Welch, AKA Bill the Bulb Baron, passed away at the end of 2019. https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/… Welch/obituary.html I hadn't seen Bill on this list recently, but he posted a lot in the past decade. Bill had a farm near Watsonville, CA, where he grew Narcissus hybrids and Amarygia. It sounds like he did a lot of work with Narcissus, but his posts here were mostly about his beloved Amaryllids. He had a wealth of knowledge and was always glad to share information. Thanks, Bill! > From a post he made to the list in 2015: "Here on the coast near Watsonville, California, it is the most phenomenal bloom year I have ever had on the Amaryllis belladonna hybrids--10,000s blooming. And here I thought last year was outstanding! I attribute this abundance to the warming climate, all my bulbs are doing better than ever in the last 2-3 years. They did get a few waterings in the months after the rains quit around New Year's, but none after early April. I have also been seeing some of the deepest colors ever, as more of my crosses reach maturity. My season is also peaking now but still many more are emerging from the ground each day. It is a later and longer season than usual." Even though he was about an hour from my house, I never found the time to go over and look at those flowers. You always think there will be time next year. Mike ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:36:28 -0600 From: Kelly Irvin <kellso@irvincentral.com> To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Subject: Re: [pbs] Bill the Bulb Baron Message-ID: <0489f3bb-d593-8961-0984-19b2951352ef@irvincentral.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Found at the end of the obituary for Bill Welch... Celebration of Life 3:00 pm Saturday, February 29, 2020 Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel 1050 Cayuga St Santa Cruz, California, United States 831 423-5721 Need Directions? View Map <https://google.com/maps/search/…> | Text Directions <https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/…> | Email Directions <https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/…> Bill's Farm 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday, March 1, 2020 The Farm 1820 Highway 1 Moss Landing, California, United States Need Directions? View Map <https://google.com/maps/search/…> | Text Directions <https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/…> | Email Directions <https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/…> -- Mr. Kelly M. Irvin 10850 Hodge Ln Gravette, AR 72736 USA Home Phone: 479-787-9958 USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kelly.m.irvin > On 2/21/20 11:07 AM, michaelcmace@gmail.com wrote: > I heard this week that Bill Welch, AKA Bill the Bulb Baron, passed away at > the end of 2019. > https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/… > Welch/obituary.html > > > > I hadn't seen Bill on this list recently, but he posted a lot in the past > decade. Bill had a farm near Watsonville, CA, where he grew Narcissus > hybrids and Amarygia. It sounds like he did a lot of work with Narcissus, > but his posts here were mostly about his beloved Amaryllids. He had a wealth > of knowledge and was always glad to share information. Thanks, Bill! > > > >> From a post he made to the list in 2015: > > > > > > "Here on the coast near Watsonville, California, it is the most phenomenal > bloom year I have ever had on the Amaryllis belladonna hybrids--10,000s > blooming. And here I thought last year was outstanding! > > > > I attribute this abundance to the warming climate, all my bulbs are doing > better than ever in the last 2-3 years. > > > > They did get a few waterings in the months after the rains quit around New > Year's, but none after early April. > > > > I have also been seeing some of the deepest colors ever, as more of my > crosses reach maturity. My season is also peaking now but still many more > are emerging from the ground each day. It is a later and longer season than > usual." > > > > > > Even though he was about an hour from my house, I never found the time to go > over and look at those flowers. You always think there will be time next > year. > > > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 19:22:39 +0100 From: Vlad Volosciuc <vladimir_volosciuc@yahoo.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Subject: Re: [pbs] Bill the Bulb Baron Message-ID: <A88B94A3-B2E2-4E87-96BE-809DF3E917A3@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Michael, am lost... Is Bill not amongst us anymore? I really hope that is not true! Sent from my iPhone XS > On 21. Feb 2020, at 18:08, michaelcmace@gmail.com wrote: > > ?I heard this week that Bill Welch, AKA Bill the Bulb Baron, passed away at > the end of 2019. > https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/… > Welch/obituary.html > > > > I hadn't seen Bill on this list recently, but he posted a lot in the past > decade. Bill had a farm near Watsonville, CA, where he grew Narcissus > hybrids and Amarygia. It sounds like he did a lot of work with Narcissus, > but his posts here were mostly about his beloved Amaryllids. He had a wealth > of knowledge and was always glad to share information. Thanks, Bill! > > > > From a post he made to the list in 2015: > > > > > > "Here on the coast near Watsonville, California, it is the most phenomenal > bloom year I have ever had on the Amaryllis belladonna hybrids--10,000s > blooming. And here I thought last year was outstanding! > > > > I attribute this abundance to the warming climate, all my bulbs are doing > better than ever in the last 2-3 years. > > > > They did get a few waterings in the months after the rains quit around New > Year's, but none after early April. > > > > I have also been seeing some of the deepest colors ever, as more of my > crosses reach maturity. My season is also peaking now but still many more > are emerging from the ground each day. It is a later and longer season than > usual." > > > > > > Even though he was about an hour from my house, I never found the time to go > over and look at those flowers. You always think there will be time next > year. > > > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:49:46 +0000 (UTC) From: Mary Gorton <mgorton01@verizon.net> To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Subject: Re: [pbs] Bill the Bulb Baron Message-ID: <1947195201.6377132.1582310986413@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 https://legacy.com/obituaries/name/… -----Original Message----- From: Vlad Volosciuc via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Vlad Volosciuc <vladimir_volosciuc@yahoo.com> Sent: Fri, Feb 21, 2020 1:22 pm Subject: Re: [pbs] Bill the Bulb Baron Michael, am lost... Is Bill not amongst us anymore? I really hope that is not true! Sent from my iPhone XS > On 21. Feb 2020, at 18:08, michaelcmace@gmail.com wrote: > > ?I heard this week that Bill Welch, AKA Bill the Bulb Baron, passed away at > the end of 2019. > https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/… > Welch/obituary.html > > > > I hadn't seen Bill on this list recently, but he posted a lot in the past > decade. Bill had a farm near Watsonville, CA, where he grew Narcissus > hybrids and Amarygia. It sounds like he did a lot of work with Narcissus, > but his posts here were mostly about his beloved Amaryllids. He had a wealth > of knowledge and was always glad to share information. Thanks, Bill! > > > > From a post he made to the list in 2015: > > > > > > "Here on the coast near Watsonville, California, it is the most phenomenal > bloom year I have ever had on the Amaryllis belladonna hybrids--10,000s > blooming. And here I thought last year was outstanding! > > > > I attribute this abundance to the warming climate, all my bulbs are doing > better than ever in the last 2-3 years. > > > > They did get a few waterings in the months after the rains quit around New > Year's, but none after early April. > > > > I have also been seeing some of the deepest colors ever, as more of my > crosses reach maturity. My season is also peaking now but still many more > are emerging from the ground each day. It is a later and longer season than > usual." > > > > > > Even though he was about an hour from my house, I never found the time to go > over and look at those flowers. You always think there will be time next > year. > > > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:25:56 -0800 From: Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Subject: Re: [pbs] Bill the Bulb Baron Message-ID: <8b860550-969a-e7c4-35ad-a9aab9e662da@earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I visited Bill Welch's nursery some years ago to buy bulbs for my brother's garden near Monterey. He was very welcoming and enthusiastic about the plants, which were growing in field rows. It was the first time I had seen Haemanthus in flower, an amazing sight. At that time he was selling his plants mostly through farmers' markets. He obviously had a profound devotion to his work with bulbs. As with so many who have gone before us, his legacy flowers on. Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon > On 2/21/2020 9:07 AM, michaelcmace@gmail.com wrote: > I heard this week that Bill Welch, AKA Bill the Bulb Baron, passed away at > the end of 2019. > https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/… > Welch/obituary.html > ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:53:00 +0100 From: Vlad Volosciuc <vladimir_volosciuc@yahoo.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Subject: Re: [pbs] Bill the Bulb Baron Message-ID: <216F6E55-171B-4DAB-B076-EE2B134CEB50@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 :( :( Oh no, I am so heartbroken... How I did not know it? Last time we talked was around Thanksgiving, he complained about his heart. I am butsting into tears, I have rarely known online such a nice person. Bill invited me to his farm in 2020, in August, to cross pollinate some Belladonnas. He likes some of my ideas... I am really heartbroken, such a los. He is in a better place now. Sent from my iPhone XS > On 21. Feb 2020, at 19:50, Mary Gorton via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > ? > https://legacy.com/obituaries/name/… > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vlad Volosciuc via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: Vlad Volosciuc <vladimir_volosciuc@yahoo.com> > Sent: Fri, Feb 21, 2020 1:22 pm > Subject: Re: [pbs] Bill the Bulb Baron > > Michael, > > am lost... Is Bill not amongst us anymore? I really hope that is not true! > > > > Sent from my iPhone XS > >>> On 21. Feb 2020, at 18:08, michaelcmace@gmail.com wrote: >> >> ?I heard this week that Bill Welch, AKA Bill the Bulb Baron, passed away at >> the end of 2019. >> https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/… >> Welch/obituary.html >> >> >> >> I hadn't seen Bill on this list recently, but he posted a lot in the past >> decade. Bill had a farm near Watsonville, CA, where he grew Narcissus >> hybrids and Amarygia. It sounds like he did a lot of work with Narcissus, >> but his posts here were mostly about his beloved Amaryllids. He had a wealth >> of knowledge and was always glad to share information. Thanks, Bill! >> >> >> >> From a post he made to the list in 2015: >> >> >> >> >> >> "Here on the coast near Watsonville, California, it is the most phenomenal >> bloom year I have ever had on the Amaryllis belladonna hybrids--10,000s >> blooming. And here I thought last year was outstanding! >> >> >> >> I attribute this abundance to the warming climate, all my bulbs are doing >> better than ever in the last 2-3 years. >> >> >> >> They did get a few waterings in the months after the rains quit around New >> Year's, but none after early April. >> >> >> >> I have also been seeing some of the deepest colors ever, as more of my >> crosses reach maturity. My season is also peaking now but still many more >> are emerging from the ground each day. It is a later and longer season than >> usual." >> >> >> >> >> >> Even though he was about an hour from my house, I never found the time to go >> over and look at those flowers. You always think there will be time next >> year. >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:44:19 -0800 From: linny@cruzio.com To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Subject: Re: [pbs] Bill the Bulb Baron Message-ID: <db7e109077ca27b938794753052f8b12@cruzio.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Oh, no! This is very sad news. Bill was at our local Farmer's Mkt almost every year. He was so enthusiastic and loved his bulbs so much, it wasn't possible to pass by without stopping for a chat which always turned into a long and educational conversation. Right now many lovely and fragrant Narcissus from his stock are blooming in our orchard and gracing every room in our home. I just made the first cut yesterday. I will miss him so much. I hope someone will rescue his bulbs so his work isn't lost. Perhaps others of you will attend the service for him. If so, I hope to see you and know who you are somehow. Lin in Watsonville where Spring is advancing apace and out my window I see Hardenbergia and Magnolia in bloom along with the Narcissus > On 2020-02-21 09:07, michaelcmace@gmail.com wrote: > > I heard this week that Bill Welch, AKA Bill the Bulb Baron, passed away at > the end of 2019. > https://pacificgardenschapel.com/tribute/details/… > Welch/obituary.html > > I hadn't seen Bill on this list recently, but he posted a lot in the past > decade. Bill had a farm near Watsonville, CA, where he grew Narcissus > hybrids and Amarygia. It sounds like he did a lot of work with Narcissus, > but his posts here were mostly about his beloved Amaryllids. He had a wealth > of knowledge and was always glad to share information. Thanks, Bill! > > From a post he made to the list in 2015: > > "Here on the coast near Watsonville, California, it is the most phenomenal > bloom year I have ever had on the Amaryllis belladonna hybrids--10,000s > blooming. And here I thought last year was outstanding! > > I attribute this abundance to the warming climate, all my bulbs are doing > better than ever in the last 2-3 years. > > They did get a few waterings in the months after the rains quit around New > Year's, but none after early April. > > I have also been seeing some of the deepest colors ever, as more of my > crosses reach maturity. My season is also peaking now but still many more > are emerging from the ground each day. It is a later and longer season than > usual." > > Even though he was about an hour from my house, I never found the time to go > over and look at those flowers. You always think there will be time next > year. > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:53:53 +0000 (UTC) From: piaba <piabinha@yahoo.com> To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Subject: [pbs] unknown Iridacea Message-ID: <74684132.574074.1582332833281@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 thanks, all. btw, if you're in NYC in the winter, it might be worth a visit to the BBG.? it's a small garden, but right now, they have a nice cape bulb display, with Veltheimia, Chasmanthe, Moraea, Gladioulus, in bloom; a few weeks back, Androcymbium and Massonia. ? ======== tsuh yang? ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… ------------------------------ End of pbs Digest, Vol 36, Issue 19 *********************************** _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…