Daffodils

I know I skip from one thing to another but this 
year the daffs were fab....I don't really have much of a spring garden. I love tulips but over the years have planted hundreds and they rarely return. Daffs are different.

I have been reading up - there are lots of heritage varieties out there

Do you just grab a bag from the supermarket or order in some bulbs with a little history?

I am looking them all up - new project.

I’ve just grabbed bags of mixed daffs every year this year had a great crop spread out some still in bloom. I love the mini ons especially the triple head yellow ones with the orange centre.

Grab a bag then forget to plant them

I often buy too many as the weather turns....but I managed to plant my alliums last year. I just tried to stay focussed. The lovely thing about daffs is that I can plant in the grass....and I have a new "shady" "woodland" area I'm trying to create.
Heritage daffs are going to be the thing. I am drawn hugely to the bright jewel colours of tulips but they always disappoint a couple of years down the line. So I'm going to celebrate the daff! I am wondering whether I could plant 600. When you buy in packs of 50 per variety the bulb cost goes down.

I’ve just grabbed bags of mixed daffs every year this year had a great crop spread out some still in bloom. I love the mini ons especially the triple head yellow ones with the orange centre.

I planted the plain yellow tête-à-tête last year under my conker tree. They looked fabulous and made me smile every time I looked out onto the garden.

I love daffs - so bright and cheerful at a time when the garden may look a bit bleak.
The RHS Show Cardiff always has an amazing display of daffs by Scamp's. https://qualitydaffodils.com/product/mis...catalogue/
I'm not into named varieties as I always forget what they are - so I'm cheap and cheerful, usually end of season reductions daffy grower.
My favourites are the "Ugly Daffs" that are naturalised in the garden. When we moved here there were just a few left on the hedgerow, as the horses had trashed them, then, when we bought the land, the daffs gradually starting coming back. They're not pretty in the conventional sense and no respectable breeder would sell them.
My best guess is its the Derwydd daffodil https://botanicgarden.wales/blogs/living...-daffodil/

EDIT - Interesting site https://www.ivydenegardens.co.uk/Bulb%20...homas.html

Well, I know what I want from you my birthday present VC!! OMG,it's a beauty and one that is special to South Wales - I love that flower head!How can that be ugly? I also love the story behind it. I've been googling older varieties and they often have that ruffled, messy face and not the standard trumpet.

Ive been reading up and often the old varieties naturalise very well. This new area I'm trying to take back has a large ash tree - it will go soon I expect due to ash dieback - I want to fill it so that when/if it goes it will still have interest.

           

Some photos from a couple of years ago - mid March.
When's your birthday ?

July

....and I think they are lovely!