Decorating With Miniature Daffodils
At the end of last year's winter season, my wife started getting the urge for her favorite pastime, which is gardening.
As she thumbed through countless magazines looking for some ideas she came upon an ad for miniature daffodil's.
Her goal was to do something a little different this season and the flower seemed to offer her the versatility that she was looking for.
Miniature daffodils like their regular size cousins feature a bill shaped bloom and fingerlike foliage.
What's really cool about these plants is that some of the blooms are no bigger than a quarter enter stems are rarely longer than 8 inches.
Also you are not limited to a particular color choice because these miniature daffodils come in over 100 varieties.
They're very easy to work with and will add a very unique accent in many small places such as window boxes that the full-size variety just couldn't fit.
Just like the full-size daffodils miniature daffodils should be planted in the fall.
Check a growth chart of the United States or were you live for these bulbs will thrive in zones four through eight.
Miniature daffodils are very easy to plant.
Just dig a hole about 3 inches deep little touch of old fertilizer and each hold and then cover the bulb during winter.
Just remember to place each bulb in a hold with the pointy end facing up.
Some experts recommend adding another touch of fertilizer during the fall.
Not all species of this type of daffodil will grow naturally only to the varieties that set their own seed such as the Little Gem and the Little Beauty varieties.
If you would like this type of variety to grow while on its own choose locations near trees like at the edge of the woods or long hill sides.
Basically any area that gets very little traffic and does not need to be mowed will work just fine.
Miniature daffodils can be used to add a unique and beautiful natural border to walkways, or as delicate little accents throughout the home or garden.
They also look fantastic planted in front of their full-size cousins.
Since the miniature variety only grows from about 4 to 6 inches tall, the contrast in size makes for a stunning visual effect.
Like most plants that grow from a bulb they will not survive winters in areas where temperatures fall below 30° on a regular basis.
If you are in such an area you will need to cover the bulb's with approximately 4 inches of mulch during the cold winter months.
As the weather turns milder in early spring simply rake away the mulch from the bulb's and let them bloom naturally.
As she thumbed through countless magazines looking for some ideas she came upon an ad for miniature daffodil's.
Her goal was to do something a little different this season and the flower seemed to offer her the versatility that she was looking for.
Miniature daffodils like their regular size cousins feature a bill shaped bloom and fingerlike foliage.
What's really cool about these plants is that some of the blooms are no bigger than a quarter enter stems are rarely longer than 8 inches.
Also you are not limited to a particular color choice because these miniature daffodils come in over 100 varieties.
They're very easy to work with and will add a very unique accent in many small places such as window boxes that the full-size variety just couldn't fit.
Just like the full-size daffodils miniature daffodils should be planted in the fall.
Check a growth chart of the United States or were you live for these bulbs will thrive in zones four through eight.
Miniature daffodils are very easy to plant.
Just dig a hole about 3 inches deep little touch of old fertilizer and each hold and then cover the bulb during winter.
Just remember to place each bulb in a hold with the pointy end facing up.
Some experts recommend adding another touch of fertilizer during the fall.
Not all species of this type of daffodil will grow naturally only to the varieties that set their own seed such as the Little Gem and the Little Beauty varieties.
If you would like this type of variety to grow while on its own choose locations near trees like at the edge of the woods or long hill sides.
Basically any area that gets very little traffic and does not need to be mowed will work just fine.
Miniature daffodils can be used to add a unique and beautiful natural border to walkways, or as delicate little accents throughout the home or garden.
They also look fantastic planted in front of their full-size cousins.
Since the miniature variety only grows from about 4 to 6 inches tall, the contrast in size makes for a stunning visual effect.
Like most plants that grow from a bulb they will not survive winters in areas where temperatures fall below 30° on a regular basis.
If you are in such an area you will need to cover the bulb's with approximately 4 inches of mulch during the cold winter months.
As the weather turns milder in early spring simply rake away the mulch from the bulb's and let them bloom naturally.
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