In message , Martin
writes
On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:00:08 +0100, June Hughes

wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 2009-06-28 09:16:28 +0100, Martin said:

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:46:44 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2009-06-27 22:10:50 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Christina Websell wrote:
"Muddymike" wrote in message
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..with daffodils. The short period of colour is just not worth the long
untidy stage. I have cut them all back early this year and if they die
I won't be too disappointed.
I don't mind the untidy stage of daffodils, for me it's worth it/

I agree. They are a really cheerful sight at a miserable time of
the year.
I think that like all choosing of what you grow where in your
garden,
it's a question of space and personal taste. If space is limited,
daffodils are demanding and I agree that tubs are an excellent solution
and would suggest Tete a tete. If there's plenty of space, grow them
'wild' under trees and let the grass and leaves of the dying daffs take
over for a few weeks. If they're in borders, I don't like them but
that's a very personal viewpoint. The only way I can take them planted
in that fashion is if something comes up to hide their dying foliage.
If not, they dominate borders for far too long, IMO. But I must admit
that I can't imagine a spring without daffodils though ours are never
'tidy' and are scattered hither and yon.
--
Are you back from your holiday in Tesco already? )
We have thick fog here. From spring to summer and into autumn all
in one week

Indeed we are - it was 5 days of sheer relaxation and 'do nothing'
gorgeousness. I must admit that daffs were far from our minds at that
point, too! Grey and misty here today but we could use some rain!

Sounds wonderful. As for the rain - a sure way to invoke it is to
invite friends over for supper in your garden. Never fails.

It failed here. In the south east of NL there were floods caused by
thunderstorms

Oh dear. We had torrential rain and thunderstorms but as we live in the
highest part of London, we weren't flooded.
--
June Hughes