:( :( 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/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…