It's much too early for daffodils in my Maryland neighborhood, but Trader Joe's has of course come to my rescue. This week I found bunches of daffodils, imported from England, for $1.49 per bunch. Now, how can you beat that. Certainly cheaper than my Starbucks latte and the blooms, not to mention the good feeling they give me, last much longer.
The house I grew up in had a long sidewalk from the front steps that was lined with hundreds of daffodils on both sides, along with a circular planting of daffodils where the sidewalk wrapped around to the side of the house. Every year we hoped that the daffodils would bloom to coincide with Easter. Of course, our parents loved taking pictures of my sister and me, sporting very proper, matching Easter dresses and bonnets (and often matching dusters) among the daffodils. Always a favorite flower!
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Growing up in Florida, I never saw a daffodil in a garden until I went away to college in Kentucky and was immediately enchanted. Thanks for the reminder of how beautiful they are and how fortunate we are to have so many to observe --- thanks to Lady Bird Johnson ensuring that the banks of the Potomac and the grassy areas along the GW Parkway are filled with them.
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