March Magic
Even if the weather is freezing , there ’ s optimism in the air now it ’ s March . The sap is flowing , shoots are showing promise and things are happening in the garden .
Best of the bulbs ? Daffodils are , undoubtedly , the flower of the month . They ’ re as sunny as the yellow globe we all hope to see in the sky . These glorious , perennial bulbs have been around since 300 BC and we have the Romans to thank for introducing them to this country . There are now around 56 species and more than 26,000 cultivars of a plant that is botanically known as Narcissus . They are loved for their yellow trumpets but there are white , cream , orange , apricot and even pink daffodils too . spread and get better every year . They tend to thrive in the majority of sites and soils . So in most cases the answer is yes . You need only snip off the flowering
But can you just plant daffs and leave them to look after themselves ? After all , clumps of daffodils often
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