This season a few favorite cyclamineus have been moved to the house in the hope I will be able to cultivate them properly in pots. I like the long straight ones but I think the neatly rolled ones are my…
Reflections on cyclamineus
Category: Landscapes and Naturalized Daffodils
Photographs and discussions about daffodils in landscapes and in naturalized areas.
Pine needles or Pine Straw as Mulch
Lesson learned: Digging daffodils has always been one of most liked subjects to talk about and the least liked to do. For those without this life altering experience :-) digging daffodils is hard work. This is the first time that…
Solarization of Daffodil Beds
Question: When I was first introduced to “solarization” of daffodil beds back in 1998 the Brookside Garden curator that I was talking too said to use clear thin plastic and because it didn’t get hot enough in Maryland, to keep…
Shaw Nature Reserve MOBOT Poet Types
These are blooms from bulbs collected at SNR during one of GSLDS digs. I divide the clumps and line them out in my garden to grow and bloom. These appear 1 to 3 years after digging, and the color range…
The Dream and the Reality
Two of my daffodil fields today. First year down planting closest to the camera. Season is about three weeks behind normal Hi Folks, Each year we show our flowers and determine that next year we will win every class. We…
Dutch daffodils aplenty!
Hardy, spring-flowering Leenen viridiflorus hybrids are finally available for sale in the U.S. Check out the Dutchgrown.com website and order soon as the supply is limited. There is a significant number of new and newer Dutch daffodil varieties available to the…