Daffodils

Still waiting for my bridal crown buds to open.
My Cheerfulness (also known as Erlicheer) have been (and still are) wonderful.
My yellow Erlicheer from T&M turned out to be a mix of rubbish garden cheapos, but T&M have promised to replace them in August, after I took Veggie’s advice and complained!
Not sure how Erlicheer will overwinter in my heavy clay and often waterlogged grass area though.
Would hate to lose them.

I did lose some of the "erlicheer" ( never heard them call that) over this winter in a few wetter areas - I presumed this was due to the cold as well as the wet. My newer ones that I put in last November are on a sloped area that drains. So fingers crossed there. I also planted some winston churchil but none of those are showing yet, but they are in a less sunny spot and Im hoping they are just slow to pop up.

Lots more to open yet.

Im hoping to buy more bridal crown this year.
I also bought one of those specialist mixed bags from somewhere - turned out to be all bog standard varieties. I wont waste my money on those again. I had good bulbs from parkers this time around.

Photographed some of mine at last

Photographed some of mine at last

They are amazing! Im definitely in need of more. Ive just realised a row of thalia hasnt returned this year.
Im going to photograph the garden so I may be able to fill in the bare spaces without disturbing the ones that are already in.

Do you know the names of the top 2 on right on the lower photo? Love those frilly trumpets

Just a comment about the frilly headed, bicolour daffs. I have some "Replete" which look pretty but they don't cope well with the wind here. The heavy heads fall over and either snap or, if they touch the ground, are a magnet for slugs - those little black ones that creep in between the frills. I picked up some that were touching the ground. meaning to bring them into the house, but they made it straight to the heap.
I'll stick to the simple daffs in future.

No - sorry don’t know the names of many of them.
I usually buy just 10 or 12 new ones each year - and these have all been around for yonks!

   

Two more this morning that I don’t think I included.
Bridal Crown and a miniature trumpet one.

Just a comment about the frilly headed, bicolour daffs. I have some "Replete" which look pretty but they don't cope well with the wind here. The heavy heads fall over and either snap or, if they touch the ground, are a magnet for slugs - those little black ones that creep in between the frills. I picked up some that were touching the ground. meaning to bring them into the house, but they made it straight to the heap.
I'll stick to the simple daffs in future.

I think it depends where you plant them? Even your bog standard yellow trumpets can blow over in the wind. Right plant/wrong place  I like the simple daffs - but to walk around the garden with lots of variety is quite special and choosing different varieties gives a very long flowering period. My pheasant eyes haven't even opened yet.

Some more photos from today                         

And a few more....