Does anyone else find daffodils irresistible? Their scent is one of my favorites in creation.<\/p>

It was one of my grandmothers favorite flowers, too. For her 100th birthday [April 4, 2005], long after she couldn’t garden any longer, I bought her 100 daffodils. We lined them up on the sills of her sitting room windows, so it seemed as though she was surrounded again by her own garden.<\/p>

Last fall, I planted about 150 daffodil bulbs in the new Park Garden, which is out next to the driveway. I added another 40 tulips to the shrub bed. That particular garden focuses on white, pink, and a few purple flowers. It felt like a big number of bulbs to me for sure!<\/p>

This spring, I got a lovely flush of flowers, and I learned about refining what I plant for selling. I planted lots of King Alfred, which is the standard daff. A great scent, strong yellow, trumpet. BUT [you knew that was coming!] it’s also the one you can pick up at any grocery for $5 a dozen, a price I can’t match.<\/p>

Now I have a better understanding of what to plant for next spring. This week, I put 450 bulbs in the ground. It’s a weeny number compared to the thousands planted by growers I follow on YouTube, but an exciting number for me!<\/p>

Tulips and daffs, with a little sparkle called giant snowdrops! I love those green polka dots.<\/p>

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I realized limiting tulips to just pinks and whites wasn’t going to work going forward, so I purchased more bulbs with an eye for what might work well in arrangements with daffodils. I leaned heavily into the orange and corals. I also planted each tulip cultivar together, so I can keep track of how they bloom.<\/p>

Almost all of them came from Longfield Gardens<\/a>. I am enjoying success with everything I’ve purchased from Longfield so far. Here’s the lusciousness for next spring:<\/p>