Sunday 21 March 2021

Daffodil Solution Found!

Hello Friends!

Jumping back a short while now, and as promised a quick little update on the vase of top heavy daffodils that kept on lying down for a rest. You can read about it here.  I feel I should say that, despite the original difficulties, now that a solution is found, they are very definitely worth the effort, as they are so very pretty.

Thank you to everyone, on here and Instagram, for your suggestions to cut the stems and put in a different vase.  However, as this has happened before, I know that is not a solution as the bend just reoccurs further up until there's no stem left to bend.

I found an empty passata jar, recently thrown in the recycling bin, which looks rather like a quaint, old fashioned glass milk bottle, and I had an idea.  I put the daffodils on the counter, shaping the big, double blooms into a pompom, tied them securely together, but not too snuggly, with some garden twine, trimmed the stems, and put them in the passata jar with plenty of fresh, clean water.  Four days later and they still look fresh as a daisy, well, daffodils, not daisies, but you know what I mean!




They were still beautifully fresh on Mothering Sunday to sit alongside this photo of my lovely mother, taken for her twenty first birthday.  Thanks to Covid, this is the first year every I did not buy special flowers, but I think she would have loved these just as much, and I know that, as she watches over me, she understands.


Until next time
Stay safe, stay well

19 comments:

  1. Perfect solution.
    I love how in the past people had special photos taken for 21st birthdays and engagements, now we take so many photos none seem special

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    1. I had a proper, formal evening reception for my 18th, the works. It's more a pub gathering these days. No one seems to print much these days either, although there are more novelty options now. I shudder to think what people will think in 100 years, looking back at Instagram!

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  2. Your lovely daffodils look beautiful next to the pretty photo of your mother, Deb. Such a nice touch for Mothering Sunday. I too save containers for just the right flower. Yours is perfect for the daffodil that wants to bow her head. xoxo

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    1. Thank you, yes, the jar has now taken up it's place ready to be called upon again, if needed. xoxo

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  3. It appears that your jar is just the ticket for daffodils! Such cheery flowers that announce to us that spring is near! Happy day to you, Deb!

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  4. A dash of sunshine next to your mum's picture. I think she will be pleased you remember her every year.

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    1. I remember her every day, the grief is still close. Yes, a dash of sunshine is exactly what it is!

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  5. The daffodils look wonderful, great idea to save them this way. Your Mother was indeed very beautiful. Glad you could honour her remembrance this way. Have a great week, take care, hugs, Valerie

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    1. Thank you, and yes, she was very beautiful, inside and out.

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    1. Thank you. Where there's a will and all that.

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  7. They look beautiful and great news you found a solution. Your mum would have loved them coming from the garden :)

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    1. Thank you. She loved flowers from the garden.

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  8. The daffodil solution seems to have worked perfectly and nice that they are also lasting longer now. They looked lovely next to your late mother's photo.

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  9. You found the perfect solution for your daffodil problem. How lovely they look next to your beloved Mum. They are almost as sunny as your Mum's smile!

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    1. Thank you. Yes, Mum had the most beautiful smile, and like good wine it seemed to get even better with age. Certainly more precious. xo

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  10. She understands, Deb. I'm pretty sure she adores the daffodils -- so cheery and upstanding beside her. A lovely woman. And lovely blooms.

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