‘Some of the best daffodils are those that naturalise easily and once settled just get on with the job’Daffodils herald spring in the way that only something so trumpeted can; a brass section of bulbs calling forth better days. whether last weeks bulbs (irises,crocus and chionodoxa) were small painterly delights, this week’s lot create a much louder statement.
Large daffodils look great in a vase but can be tricky in the garden, and when the strong acid yellows can be too municipal,and great clumps of fading flowers and leaves are a bore. Perhaps withhold them for the allotment or veg garden, where you can grow them in a resolutely practical line and feel no trace of embarrassment. Mixed bags of cheap daffodil bulbs are perfect for those reasons.
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Source: theguardian.com