Leslie Woodriff was never bashful about his big smile. If you look close in the picture above, you'll also see a little box strapped around Leslie's neck---that's actually an old portable radio that he carried with him while working in the gardens most all the time. Although you can't see it, you can bet his pockets are full of little match boxes of mixed pollen---he always used mixed pollen--always! Notice the 'No Smoking' sign in the picture. Leslie, his wife, Ruth and one daughter died of cancer. Other living members of the Woodriff family have always blamed the pesticides being used around the lilies. The sign is there for good reason, to keep tobacco products away from the lilies.
