On 06/04/2016 16:20, Broadback wrote:
At least here, in North Staffordshire and South Cheshire the daffodils
have excelled themselves. they are a picture everywhere and in gay
profusion. After a weird start they have come good!

Lucky you.

We planted some all around the edge of a round flowerbed last year. On
one side they've come up; on the other they have mostly vanished, and
the couple that have appeared have no flowers.

Could it be the wet soil?

Andy