ENJOY SPRING FLOWERS WHILE THEY’RE HERE

It’s spring, so be sure to enjoy it! Daffodils aren’t going to appear at any other time, so make the most of them now. It’s easy to take reliable seasonal performers for granted, believing that they’ll always be there. The reason for my philosophical rambling, is that I’ve experienced the disappearance of what I thought was a reliable spring event in my town – the appearance of the oldtime ‘Pheasant’s Eye’ daffodil with its small yellow trumpet and white outer petals, which grew, until recently, along a path between my place and the bridge over the river. They’ve gone and I know not where. I wish I’d spent more time admiring their unique This column is adapted from the weekly e-zine, get growing, from New Zealand Gardener magazine. For gardening advice delivered to your inbox every Friday, sign up for Get Growing at: getgrowing.co.nz and old-time forms, but I didn’t, believing as I did that I would see them next year. My advice? Nothing lasts forever. Appreciate every spring thing, and if you think a special flower might fade from your landscape, plant it in your garden and become a keeper of spring flowers. There are worse things to be.