In a message dated 6/4/2008 10:31:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes:
Phyllis, what a shame that the garden at Whetstone is no more. It was 1974 when we first planted daffodils there. Even worse is knowing that people were stealing the bulbs! What a shame.
I suspect that this is a function of reduced budgets and the lack of employees on the grounds. It would be surprising if this is not happening in public gardens all over the country.
Bill Lee
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One problem was the garden was enclosed with a high taxus hedge making it not visible to most park visitors. The hedge looked good and I am sure helped protect the daffodils from the elements. The diggers probably came after park workers had gone home – say dusk. The garden started with one bed of about 125 cultivars – 3 each. At it’s peak it contained more than 1500 cultivars. It was rather sad when Donna and I dug the last clump but again after 34 years also a relief it was over. The weeds were a great problem that couldn’t seem to be solved and with our aging membership impossible to keep clean by digging.
Naomi
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