Daffodils bloom in Aotearoa at the opposite end of the year to St David’s Day, but they spark memories of Welsh spring. An unplanned pair popped up next to our path this week, and we showed Sprocket a meadow full at the Botanic Gardens.
Daffodils bloom in Aotearoa at the opposite end of the year to St David’s Day, but they spark memories of Welsh spring. An unplanned pair popped up next to our path this week, and we showed Sprocket a meadow full at the Botanic Gardens.


Sprocket looks like he appreciates the show, but would prefer to dart off and flatten a clump or two of those glorious daffodils! In Wales the appearance of the daffs, just after the snowdrops, is the first sign of spring. Yours are making me smile even in our near-autumn!
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