Join Linda Eirhart on Wednesday April 22nd for a walk to see the many cheerful daffodils in the Winterthur Garden. Meet at the greenhouses at 11:30 a.m. and join the fun!
From Linda’s research on Winterthur’s daffodils; instead of mixing daffodil cultivars, Mr. du Pont always used a single cultivar in a drift. In his words, “ the so-called cheap mixtures for naturalizing in grass should be avoided, as the result will be a jumble of Poeticus, Trumpets, and the double varieties, and all the other kinds which, together, to me are a perfect nightmare. Always plant the varieties separately. This is one of the essential and all important lessons the intending planter must learn.”
He also suggested planting the early, mid, and late flowering daffodils in separate areas so the passing flowers would not distract from the ones at their peak.
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