Spring is in the air--with Granny's daffodils

Granny Sorrells daffodils are my first real sign of spring is here.

Such a gorgeous day outside today,
and Granny's daffodils are getting thicker every year.

Spring is in the air

When we first bought the property we now live at I planted crocus on the bank at the road. We bought the property in 2004. I had forgotten about the crocus, until this year, when they finally decided to bloom.
They are scattered across the 300 yards of road frontage.
Hopefully they will get thicker over time.

On that same embankment I also planted extra daffodils. They have been doing very good and begin blooming every year before the ones in my yard bloom. This is due to the way the sun hits that small hill.

But when Granny Sorrells' daffodils begin blooming is when I really get excited.

This row of Granny's daffodils is the width of an old style tiller. Jimmy tilled 140ft strip to plant these numerous blubs in. Then I sat and planted one bulb in each hole I made. These were planted in October 2004. One week after the closing of property purchase. After all, I have to keep my priorities in order. Notice Jimmy also lined both sides with a brick border.

Here is last year's post about Granny's daffodils. The daffodils were further in the season than they are right now, so they look alot thicker.

Mason (at 2 years old) loves his Granny's daffodils. Someday he will know they are actually his Great-Great Granny's daffodils. I hope he (and all my grandchildren) will cherish them as much as I do.

Granny Sorrells' daffodils

My Granny Sorrells' had daffodils all the way around the edge of her farmhouse yard. The daffodils were between the yard and the barbed wire fence that kept the cattle in the fields and not in her yard. Her daffodils were the first flowers I have memory of. So when I got my first house I had to have some of those bulbs. I sure am glad I got a couple of clumps and brought them to Tennessee. I have moved them with me everytime I have moved over the years, each time having more of them to move.

If you have followed my blog very long you might remember when I was tagged. I spoke of my Granny Sorrells twice in that tag. Click here to see that post. When we bought the property in October 2004 we transplanted all my daffodils that originated from those clumps I dug back in the early 1970s. My husband took a tiller and prepared a 140 ft long one tiller wide 'trail' for the bulbs. He lined the 'trail' with bricks on both sides. I sat and scooted along and planted all those bulbs. Well over a thousand by that time, one at a time. It took me 2 weeks, my left thumb has not been the same since.

So this is their fifth spring to bloom in this location, and they are prettier each year.

This photo is still Granny's daffodils, but this clump was planted on the bank at the road. They always bloom before the yellow trail.

I have not been able to photograph the whole row. This photo does start at one end, but you can see the left side goes on over the little hill and I couldn't get both ends in the photo.