I went up to Chingford to meet friends for a trip out. When I got off the bus I went and brought 2 bunches of British daffodils for a £1 a bunch* (last of the big spenders!) for Debbie, who wouldn't be joining us on the trip.
The daffodil buds were still tight in their sheaths , but I hope they will open slowly and give Debbie a lot of pleasure. I certainly enjoyed the daffodils I brought home from my allotment when I lived in a flat.
I picked them when the buds were just bursting through the sheaths and put them in my unheated bedroom. They took a week to open and then lasted ages, and for several weeks a vase with a new bunch was added each weekend.
I really enjoyed seeming them each morning. The worst the weather the more they cheered me up!
Now I have a house and a garden I can see my daffodils from my bedroom window and so I don't like to pick them to bring them indoors, though I missing them in the house.
My previous cats used to eat plants and then be sick, my current ones knock them over. So I have to put any flowers in the conservatory outside my dining room window where can see them from the dining room table, so not quite the same effect!
This year I don't think I am going to have many daffodils in the garden, though I do have the miniature ones out under the neighbours' ash tree.
* How much money can the farmers get, and the people who pick the daffodils get, if they end up in a London shop for a £1 a bunch?
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