Daffodils

A gardener’s adventure with spring bulbs begins with fall’s sharp, apple-scented days, for the tulips, daffodils, crocuses, and hyacinths that flower in the spring must start as bulbs—to be planted

Tazettas, Rugulosus, Butter and Eggs, Pheasant’s Eye, Hoop Petticoat, and little Sweet Jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla simplex) grow in all old southern gardens along with Snowflakes. These I have always known

In many countries, daffodils are apt to bloom when pleasant days are few and disappointments are few. This is usually due to the weather, which is highly variable and changeable

The title I’ve chosen is not merely figuratively true. The daffodils are growing up. They are getting taller and bolder, more sophisticated, and prettier.  The ungraceful creatures of the first

Daffodil breeders in England, Ireland, Holland, and America constantly strive to develop new and better varieties of the loveliest spring flowers.  If the numerous daffodil shows held throughout the country

Among the spring-flowering bulbs, daffodils continue to be popular with homeowners. With hybridizers constantly at work, new daffodil varieties are constantly being added to an already long list.  Fortunately, many

If someone told you that you could garden without getting your hands dirty, with no weed pulling, watering, fertilizing, or cultivating, you would probably say, “Tell me more about it.”

Supposing you are planting daffodil bulbs for the first time this fall. If you are living in a new home, you may not yet have decided where your gardens will

A fascinating, thrilling form of gardening is naturalizing daffodils in grassland or a thin woodland of deciduous trees. If you have a suitable location, try it, and see for yourself!