Daffodil Tour Part 2

Daffodils backyard as of 4/21/19

 I can tell were getting into the thick of spring because there has been long hours being spent both at my job at the garden center but also around yard. I have been busy adding a new garden in the front and extending the woodland garden in the back yard. I think I planted over a hundred plants over the past two nights! This week in the garden Daffodils have continued to be beautiful and full of flowers. I have a couple of peak bloom times because the ones around the house come into blooms 1-2 weeks before the rest of the yard and because of this more types have come into flower. I also have a few very late ones which wont flower until closer to May. So here we have it, Daffodil tour #2

Daffodil 'Wave

Daffodil 'Rosy Cloud'

Daffodil 'Tahiti

 I have added a number of double blooming Daffodils into the new garden spaces. Doubles are cool however one must be careful in choosing certain types because sometimes the extra petals make the blooms floppy from being so heavy. Tahiti and Rosy Cloud don't look at all like the packaging showed. Rosy was supposed to have a double cup but is just a standard double, I still enjoy the blooms non the less. Wave was the exception that is exactly as pictured, but the question remains if it will remain that way next year as I have had daffodils un double themselves in year two in the garden, we will find out.

Daffodil mix

Daffodil 'Dinnerplate'

Daffodil 'Brooke Ager'

Not sure what type of Daffodil is in the mix to the far right but the flower on this little multi headed daffodil has flowers that are incredibly fragrant in a sweet way. Dinnerplate looks like Ice Follie but has huge blooms and Brooke Ager has blooms which are the closest to red I've ever seen so far. The blooms are on the small side but suits it well.

Daffodil 'Holland Sensation'

Daffodil 'Scarlet Gem'

 The final Daffodil to show is another multi headed Daffodil called Scarlet Gem. The blooms on these are small but like this in all flowers there are more flowers to enjoy. I have begun to notice Daffodils like these have some of the absolute best fragrance! Holland Sensation is a traditional Daffodil with white petals and yellow centers but the blooms are the largest I've come across so far.

Dwarf Rhododendron 'Rampo'

Magnolia 'Ann'

 I also wanted to show that there many other things starting to bloom in the garden as well including Rhododendrons and Magnolias among others. I have Rhododendron 'Rampo' and PJM 'elite'  both are the same kind but Rampo is a light purple dwarf type and elite is a standard sized one with rich dark blooms. I like them for their evergreen leaves but they have to be protected in winter or rabbits will eat them to buds. More importantly to me Magnolias are also showing off their blooms at this time and I think there is nothing better then a beautiful Magnolia tree with their fragrant large flowers. In fact Magnolias are my #1 favorite tree and would be my only tree if I had to pick just one. They really are special and a sight to see when in flower. I struggled for a long time to choose a variety as I only had room for one tree so I had to find one that was small enough and also had bright colors blooms I enjoy. After more then a year I settled on Ann as the final choice.