how to plant, grow & care for daffodils (narcissi) Narcissi – or daffodils as they’re commonly known – are one of the life-affirming flowers of spring. There are daffs that come up early, bringing with them sunshine colour just when we need it most, a
sarah's favourite narcissi varieties Watch to discover Sarah's champion narcissus varieties for early colour, for picking and for grass. I had a lovely go last night at picking one stem of every single narci
understanding narcissi divisions Below are the 13 different divisions/groups of narcissi, along with a little explanation of how to identify these daffodils and an example of varieties in each division... Division 1: Trumpet Th
planting narcissi bulbs with dahlias I love scented narcissi bulbs, and the ones bred from Narcissi tazetta or Narcissi jonquilla have delicate individual flowers in abundance at the top of every stem. They are one of the first things to
Sarah's favourite bulb combinations I love autumn bulb planting. It’s one of the main opportunities we gardeners have to create our own style signature, to plot a great parade of colour and contrast which will keep us goin
planting and naturalising bulbs in grass This is more easily done if the grass is short, so cut in the late autumn, before planting. This has the added advantage that you’ll see the flowers much more clearly with the grass cut short.
a brief history of daffodils The Greek myth We get the word 'Narcissus' from Greek mythology. A nymph called Echo fell in love with a young Greek named Narcissus, but Narcissus told her to leave him alone. Heartbroken, she lived
