The daffodils at the post office demonstrated amazing recuperative powers after surviving not one, but two major snow storms recently. When the March 23rd storm brought two feet of snow, I worried about them but, at least their flowers hadn't bloomed. That wasn't the case on April 3rd when a foot of heavy snow landed on them. I thought for sure they were goners. What a delight to see them rebound in all their yellow glory less than a week later.
Planting the bulbs last fall took a lot of hard prep work ("Project Post Office"). They were planted deep and expected to remain safely in their beds until late April, but instead they broke the surface in mid-February. What were they thinking!
Here in Grantham, snow was practically non-existent until late March, so they were probably confused in their warm, sunny spot beside the post office. Staying alive through snow, rain, frost, sleet, and all manner of weather; these daffodils showed their mettle. You could almost say that it's a miracle--but what else would you expect-- after all Garden Angels were involved.
Planting the bulbs last fall took a lot of hard prep work ("Project Post Office"). They were planted deep and expected to remain safely in their beds until late April, but instead they broke the surface in mid-February. What were they thinking!
Here in Grantham, snow was practically non-existent until late March, so they were probably confused in their warm, sunny spot beside the post office. Staying alive through snow, rain, frost, sleet, and all manner of weather; these daffodils showed their mettle. You could almost say that it's a miracle--but what else would you expect-- after all Garden Angels were involved.
