Chaletmomma

Daffodils (plural noun): any of various perennial bulbous herbs (genus Narcissus) of the amaryllis family

especially: one whose flowers have a large corona elongated into a trumpet

It’s starting friends… the ground is showing the first signs. This beautiful bunch was purchased at Trader Joes a few weeks ago. I can’t wait to cut my very own. I have a few varieties here are the Chalet. I’ve purchased all from White Flower Farm through their catalog.

Arkle (Large Trumpet unscented)
Sun Discs (Small Double Yellow unscented)
Acropolis (White with Orange center - amazing scent)
Thalia (White with sweet scent)
Le Torch (Yellow with Orange center)

Out of the varieties I’ve planted - the Acropolis this large white is my favorite. It has a delightful scent that is not overly sweet. I’d love this in a perfume.

Daffodils have a sap that leach from their stalk - therefore they don’t play well with other flowers. I came across this method of burning the ends to stop the sap on Instagram. I haven’t tried it. But, I did try to find this method listed anywhere on the Internet - I looked and looked and could not locate a source. I believe its from a florist in Michigan.

But, interestingly enough a good friend, floral designer and gardener Sandy Devaney of The Collected Garden (who I interviewed here) saw me talking about this method and told me the following:

“The only thing you need to do for daffodils is – Give them a fresh cut, leave them in their own vase for 24 hours so all the sap seeps and then they can get placed in with other flowers after a day just don't re-cut the ends.”

Are you a lover of Daffodils? Do you grow your own or are you grabbing them from your local market or florist? However you enjoy them I hope you do… this season lets us know Spring is here! Life is renewing!

Til next time I’ll see you over on Instagram. Be well friends!

As I sit in the Chalet while snow falls - I thought about something that even on the grayest day can brighten our homes - Eucalyptus. Its such a simple touch of greenery and it smells yummy too. Silver Dollar is what I usually grab at the market but I always look for the Seeded variety (they have been harder to find in the last few years) and even my mother included the most common Spiral variety in our home while I was growing up. To view varieties click here. I’ve collected images from over the years - enjoy.