Special Collections and Rare Books: The Guy L. Wilson Daffodil Garden

Richardson’s catalogues and associated material on the Dafflibrary website:

• J. Lionel Richardson Gold Medal Daffodils,  Waterford, Ireland, 1931 – 1940
• J. Lionel Richardson Gold Medal Daffodils, Waterford, Ireland; 1941 – 1963
• Mrs. J. Lionel Richardson, Waterford, Ireland; 1964 – 1970  
• Mrs. J. Lionel Richardson, Waterford, Ireland; 1971 – 1977 

In addition there are Guy Wilson Daffodil Catalogues, after whom the Coleraine Daffodil Garden is named:

• Guy L. Wilson, 1930 – 1939, Broughshane, Northern Ireland, UK
• Guy L. Wilson, Broughshane, Northern Ireland, UK, 1941 – 1967

There are also a number of other NI Daffodil producer catalogues available here:

Catalogues from 1901 - 1940

• Slieve Donard Nursery, 1932, Northern Ireland

Catalogues from 1941 - 1970

• Ballydorn Bulb Farm, 1956 – 1970, Northern Ireland
• Carncairn Daffodils, 1969 – 1970, Northern Ireland
• W. J. Dunlop, 1947 – 1970, Northern Ireland

Catalogues from 1971 - 2000

• Ballydorn Bulb Farm, Northern Ireland, 1971 – 2000
• Carncairn Daffodils,1971 – 2000, Northern Ireland
• Brian Duncan Daffodils, Omagh, Northern Ireland, UK 1989 – 2000
• W. J. Dunlop, 1971 – 1972, Northern Ireland, UK
• Rathowen Daffodils, 1972 – 1988, Northern Ireland
• Tyrone Daffodils, 1989, 1990, 1991, Northern Ireland

Catalogues from 2001 to the present

• Carncairn Daffodils, Northern Ireland, 2001 – 2003
• Brian Duncan Daffodils, Omagh, Northern Ireland
• Esker Farm Daffodils, Northern Ireland, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Ringhaddy Daffodils, Killinchy, Northern Ireland 2013 – 2016

The images in the first and second slideshows are taken from the JL Richardson and David Willis Daffodil Collections in the Special Collections held in the Ulster University Library. The text is adapted from  Roebuck, P., University of Ulster. & Rushton, B.S. (2002), The Millennium Arboretum: Coleraine Campus, University of Ulster: a guide, University of Ulster, Coleraine. A copy of the book is available here.

The images in the third slideshow were taken by M Carragher March 2019, and Rebecca McLean in April 2019.