Daffodils

By Ms Sherry

Published: February 12, 2009

No one has ever said it better than William Wordsworth who admired “a host of golden daffodils . . . fluttering and dancing in the breeze.“

These are some of the first daffodils to bloom. I love each and every one of them. One of the saddest days in the garden is the end of the daffodil blooming season. Please remember to pinch the spent bloom head but leave the foliage until it yellows and withers away. Do not fold, weave or rubber band the foliage either—just let nature take its course. Daffodil bulbs get their energy for the next blooming season from the decaying foliage. Looking at the foliage is not a high price to pay for the glorious flowers.