After years in the Los Angeles film industry, I returned to Hanover County to be closer to my mom, longtime VDS member Barbara Covington. Inspired by the thousands of daffodils she has propagated around our home over 50 years, I wrote a short film to showcase their beauty.The film was so well received that I’ve expanded it into a collection of nine standalone short film scripts, each with daffodils playing a pivotal role. Together, they’ll equal the length of a feature film.  

To bring this vision to life, I’m seeking help from the VDS community in two ways:

Bulbs or Planting Help – In the fall of 2026, I’ll be propagating and planting to create the perfect cinematic daffodil landscape.

Spreading the Word – As we move toward pre-production, helping by sharing updates would make a big difference.

Thanks for following my social media pages! We are aiming to film in 2027 or 2028, depending on crowdfunding. My goal is to plant more daffodils farther into the world, and capture their magic on film.

Gloucester Daffodil Club member Nancy Fuchs, received the 2023 American Daffodil Society Middle Atlantic Region Leadership and Service Award at the fall Washington Daffodil Society meeting. Since 1993, this award has been presented to a member who has "gone above and beyond planting and showing daffodils, and who exemplifies the goals of the American Daffodil Society." She was praised for her mentoring of others. Fuchs is a Certified American Daffodil Society judge and is a past president of theVirginia Daffodil Society. She has been the editor of the Gloucester Daffodil Club and Virginia Daffodil Society newsletters and has co-chaired the American Daffodil Society Judges School held in Gloucester. She grows and shows prize-winning daffodils, having taken major ribbons in numerous shows, including national shows across the country. Fuchs is shown here proudly wearing the medal she received for the award.

Chris was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He currently serves as Co-President of Friends of Forest Hill Park, and is an active member of the VDS and the Richmond Horticulture Association. Chris holds 3 degrees from horticulture from: the University of Missouri (B.S), The University of (Ph.D.). His professional training and expertise include floriculture production, plant propagation, urban forestry, weed science, and human issues in horticulture. He worked in research and teaching in the historically black land grand university system for 26 years. Most recently at Virginia Sate University, he served as chair of the Department of Agriculture and taught over 20 undergraduate courses. Prior to that he conducted horticultural research at Tennessee State University, and has been involved with research and teaching grants totaling over $2.4 million. He has also been a member of a number of boards and professional organizations at local, stage, and national levels.