Planting Daffodils

In between rain storms I am planting bulbs. I have 5,200 daffodil bulbs to plant, 500 snowdrop bulbs, 500 alliums, and 250 muscari.

And in between the shovel loads of dirt, the mud caked on my boots, and the blisters, I can’t help but feel excited to have these cheerful spring flowers again. It will be so refreshing to see them pushing out from the ground after the snow has finally melted.

It has taken me longer to get them planted than I would have liked, a combination of poor planning on my part and rainy weather. But we are making headway. We are making progress and getting the bulbs planted before the snow.

I’m replanting some daffodils that I have loved in the past, namely White Lion and Yosemite Valley (pictured here). But I am also planting some new varieties of cream, pinks, yellows, and orange that I can’t wait to see in the field.

The fragrance of daffodils is such a welcome scent, a calm perfumed floral that compliments the sun’s warmth in spring.

Daffodils are one of my favorite spring flowers. I love their firm stems and their velvety petals. I love their scent and the multitude of colors they come in. And I love how after months of snow and cold weather, they emerge as though they are simply waking from a nap.

Planting these flowers that will return year after year is hard work but absolutely worth every blister and sore muscle.

I can’t wait to see these amazing flowers bloom next Spring.

Your Flower Farmer,

Heather