Menards also had some nice little pots with Hyacinths, Daffodils, and Tulip plants in them. I bought a couple of the Hyacinths to put in bigger pots and grow indoors this Spring. There’s a south facing glass block window in the bathroom with a bit of a ledge — a couple of my wife’s succulents and a couple Vicks plants reside there. I think I can squeeze in the Hyacinths. The fragrance when they flower (they look to be only a couple days away fom flowering) should be nice. :-)
We have some tulips coming up, and tons of daffodils, so, I passed on those. The daffodils here got bit” somewhat by last weeks 18 deg. temps, but we still have “some” flowers on them.
The “Yellow Daffodils” were also labelled “Narcissus”. Are there any yellow daffodils with a nice sweet fragrance? All ours (that have a nice fragrance) are white petals.
I got up a bit early just in case our temperatures were running lower than forecast, and, wow, NWS really blew this forecast!
Luckily, they blew it in the negative direction: Instead of 33 deg. F, it looks like we will bottom out at 39 deg. F.
I’m not complaining: NO frost, still a little breeze — The plants, the hoses, etc., should be ok, and maybe we’re burning a little less electricity to heat our house. My shop’s heat I left off anyway. I’d have preferred NOT dragging in a bunch of the garden plants, but, it’s a pretty good tradeoff compared to having it having gone 6 degrees colder than forecast.:-)
You got a lot of great deals at Menard’s. Not sure why I got the better deal on mulch, though I did buy the absolute cheapest they were offering. ;)
Dickie’s socks really hold up for Beau. I am the Official Sock Washer and he will wear a pare until threadbare, so I swap out socks for him on a regular basis from my ‘sock stash’ which means I steal all the socks he gets at Christmas and dole them out as needed, LOL!
I was temped by the forced bulbs, too, but didn’t buy any. I used to take any leftover bulbs from fall sales at the Garden Center and pot them up and keep them in cold storage over winter, then we had similar forced bulbs to sell in the spring. They always sold well. Waste not, want not! :)
As for true ‘Daffodil’ that smell sweet - I haven’t come across any. Narcissus are the fragrant ones. I love the scent, but Beau says they smell like cat pee - so you’re either a fan or you’re not!
Any search I did for ‘Fragrant Daffodil’ all recommended varieties in the Narcissus family, so there ya go.
In the past I have purchased 10” pots with various forced spring bulbs in them, for something cheerful to look at while I’m waiting for Spring. Then after they’ve finished blooming, I remove the bulbs, let them dry out, and plant them in the ground in the fall.
So far it has worked wonderfully for a few bare spots on our front walkway. Crocus, muscari, small daffodils, hyacinths, and a couple of tulips were in that planter. I did that a few years ago, and it looks like most everything is coming up again! I haven’t seen another planter like that offered so far this year, and they’re usually offered right about now. I’m guessing that was a one off. Wish they would do that again. I would buy several of those if I could find them.