Category Archives: Garden Daffodils

Name that Daffodil

Lots of enquries on the the Society’s Facebook page asking if people can put a name to a variety. If you have one you want to know the name, we are at: https://www.facebook.com/thedaffodilsociety This distinctive one is ‘Rataplan’.

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Scented Daffodils

The March 2024 edition of The Garden magazine (free to all RHS members) contains nine pages on scented Daffodils. The two articles are beautifully illustrated.

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Pure Joy for £1

How many years have you been able to buy a bunch of daffodils for £1? You can pay more in some supermarkets and find larger and more colourful blooms as the season progresses.. However in February these all yellow daffodils … Continue reading

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February Gold

A lovely swathe of February Gold in Weston super Mare really living up to it’s name.

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Tete-a-tete

‘Tete-a-Tete’ is providing some welcome early colour on the Sussex coast.

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Avon Bulbs plan for the end of an era

Avon bulbs, the Somerset nursery specialising in bulbs for the flower garden, will close in 2024. Owner Chris Ireland-Jones said ” It has been a tricky decision to make but this will be the last autumn catalogue that we produce … Continue reading

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Our Editor shares her love of daffodils

A little clip of Camilla and her daffodils. Click Here to View  

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Shuttleworth Swiss Garden, Bedfordshire

Thanks to Michael Baxter for these lovely pictures of the SHUTTLWORTH SWISS GARDEN AT OLD WARDEN AERODROME, BEDFORDSHIRE. What a glorious sight.  

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Spring has Sprung

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Earlier flowering daffodils?

There have been several reports that flowering plants are budding and blooming earlier now that our winters are warmer Yes, there are early flowering daffodils to be found where they are well established in sheltered spots in gardens or hedgerows … Continue reading

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