“I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
The Daffodils, William Wordsworth (1804)
My living room is brightened by my first vase of daffodils ……. especially so as the weather still thinks it’s December!
If you’re interested in the daffodils which inspired William Wordsworth the ‘Petal Peek bulb watch’ has been set up by the Lake District National Park Authority.
The bulb watch special is the brainchild of Lake District National Park Authority online media adviser Helen Reynolds who wanted to share the area’s botanic bounty with a world-wide audience.
“With the quirky timing of spring across the country, I thought the website would be the ideal way of telling visitors what’s blossoming here in the Lake District,” said Helen.
Snowdrops, aconites, crocuses, narcissus, tulips and the all important daffodils will feature, leaving Wordsworth’s yellow prodigies besides the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing on the keys.
Helen was prompted into her floral foray after being asked by friends in London last week when daffodils were out.
“They were very surprised when I said late March, as they bloom much earlier in the south,” she said. “I also heard of a North Yorkshire photographer arriving a fortnight too early to capture our magical autumn colours and encountering a sea of green.”
If you want to check out the progress of the daffodils – like the 90,000 online in January visit Petal Peek
