Daffodils

Each autumn there are some new daffodils planted. Mostly, you will see them coming up along the main paths and, in particular, by the main gate. Over the years we have improved the site visually by adding daffodil bulbs and as they grow, so they spread. 

Cut flowers on an allotment plot are a favourite of some, but others will complain that you can't eat them. There are plenty of comments about how their appearance makes the spring, and it's also true that from mid-January their rate of growth increases and there is a palpable sense of the approach of spring.

If you have an area of rough grass at the back, or side, to your plot, consider investing in some bulbs. Because they naturalise easily, they are really no bother in this setting. As their leaves die back, they disappear and the patch of ground can be mown. There are also some clumps of snowdrops on site if you know where to look and it would certainly be possible to extend our range in this regard.