When we moved into our house we planted daffodil bulbs by the sackful. The result each spring is phenomenal - our drive is flanked with gold.
When we moved into our house we planted daffodil bulbs by the sackful. The result each spring is phenomenal – our drive is flanked with gold. But at this time of year, when delivery vans and friends visit, the emerging daffodil shoots are often squashed.
I’ve developed a very cost-efficient system of protecting the young daffs from destruction. I take a handful of bamboo canes and some bright orange baler twine. I drive the short bamboo canes into the edges of the drive and tie the twine to the tops. Even in the dark, visitors can see the marked edges of the drive and avoid trampling on my daffodils.
But this year I've been spectacularly disorganised. I feel like the white rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, checking my watch every five minutes exclaiming that "I'm late! I'm late!" I've lost the canes and have already started to notice some casualties on the drive.
I must get out there and start protecting the remaining shoots as soon as possible. If I can't find the canes I'm sure I'll be able to forage for some sturdy twigs, anything will do!
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