Plant of the Week - 2 special Daffodils

What's not to love about daffodils?  Their sunny faces greet us with smiles on spring mornings when, for us here in the mountains anyway, not much else is going on in the garden. And they're just so darn cheerful, I feel sorry for the soul so sad they don't smile when they see a meadow of daffodils.

Of the thousands and thousands of varieties, I'm featuring two favorites this week due to their intoxicating fragrance.  Now this is not a paper-white fragrance, which many seem to think smells like cats wee, this is a a lovely, tropcial fragrace that will delight the nose.
 

"Cheerfulness" is an all-time fave.  A double daffodil, it is lovely to look at, and the fragrance will fill your entire garden.  Well, depending on how large your garden  is!  And like most daffodils, they multiply year after year for a better and better show.  As if the fragrance wasn't enough, this is a very florific daff, producing multiple flowers per stem.  In this age of budget conciousness, this gives you lots of bang for your buck!

12 - 18" tall, it is excellent for cut arrangements, so plant extra!  Plant them close to a walkway or door so the spring breezes will bring the fragrance in.
This also comes in a yellow variety for areas where you need bright color. 

"Minnow"  is a real charmer - a miniature daffodil, in the Tazetta family. It gets only 5 - 8" tall - how cunning!  It is wonderful for the edge of garden borders and in front of moss rocks you don't want to hide. 

It has a wonderful fragrance and abundant flowers, and multiplies very well in the garden.  It's another very florific daffodil, with 3-5 blossoms per stem.    It is lovely cut and makes a wonderful gift to cheer a friend down with a Spring cold. 

If you have young children or grandchildren, tell them you planted this just for them and they will be entranced!

Of course now is not the time to plant bulbs.  But great varieties like these sell out quickly, usually way before you ever think of ordering them.   Before you forget (we all do!!), contact us to get on our list for Fall bulb installs. Don't let another Spring roll around without these lovelies gracing your garden.  We'll put your garden on the Fall calendar and create a lovely early Spring fragrant bulb display for you.  And save you money with our wholesale prices! 

Email us today at artfulgardens@comcast.net, or call 970-379-4956.