Good morning folks or should I say good afternoon.
I just accidently stumbled across your very interesting Bloembollen-Knollen-Wortelstokken forum and as an ouwe Hollander from Utrecht (and now a Dutch Kiwi) from the 1960-70 when we emigrated to green, clean, and yet unspoiled beautiful New Zealand as a “just married” couple, I trust I might qualify for this forum.
I have not lost my native Dutch tongue yet after all these years but English (of course) after nearly 50 years is the language we speak and use, but please use the Dutch language in your posts and replies all the times, I do understand perfectly. (most of the times)
Here in New Zealand we grow and operate a small mail-order nursery (mainly bulbs and a few alpines), both hardy and tender, which originally started off as a hobby.
I am now semi-retired (whatever that means) but I seem to work harder than before retirement. No rest for the wicked they say.
We are now Oma and Opa with kids and grandchildren scattered and establishes all over New Zealand.
My favourite geophytes are
Tecophilaea (in full glorious flower at the moment)
Iris species and varieties, miniature
Narcissi species,
Cyrtanthus,
Lachenalia,
Romulea,
Lapeirousia,
Fritillaria,
Hippeastrum,
Brunsvigia,
Oxalis,
Leucocoryne,
Rhodophiala,
Tropaeolum,
Trillium,
Gladioli,
Moraea,
Ariseama, etc. jus to mention a few.
Some of you will recognise me from the SRGC Southern Hemisphere forums, which is another very friendly, very knowledgeable group of rock garden enthusiast and bulbophiles.
Anyway enough of the introduction and look forward to meeting other knowledgeable like minded people. Glad to be onboard.
Cheers,
Bill Dijk
Tauranga New Zealand
