Middle Tennessee Daffodil Society

Don't miss the great article on our own Susan Basham!

Susan Basham: Hostess of Golden Daffodils For a garden-variety gardener, daffodil season delivers about a week of cheerful yellow ostentation, before golden trumpets fade, leaving only sturdy stands of foliage and the promise to return in

Almost missed this post that someone at Cheekwood made of our 2026 MTDS Show!

Southern Bulbs (Chris Wiesinger) in Texas is offering Narcissus jonquilla, the very fragrant species, this week for half price. Also Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the very early blooming "Lent Lily" for half price. He ships these freshly dug and they should bloom for you next year. Order by Monday, April 6 and sign up for his weekly newsletter to read about what's blooming now on his farm, growing tips, and his Weekly Specials on rare and heirloom bulbs!

Heirloom Jonquils 10/$10 (normally 10/$20)

Heirloom Lent Lilies 10/$10 (normally 10/$20)

The sale will run through Monday, April 6, 2026

Heirloom 'Jonquil' - 10 bulbs The Southern Bulb Co. offers the heirloom daffodil Narcissus jonquilla "Jonquil", a solid gold narcissus with a strong and sweet fragrance. We are proud to sell Southern perennial bulbs. Our focus is to provide bulbs that will do excellent for the warm climate gardener.

HOW to HOLD OVER Blooms for a show? You may have noticed that daffodil blooms don't like those hot temps like we had last week in middle TN. (90's in March? Really?) This cool spell now will slow things down, not a bad thing since our show at Cheekwood is March 28-29.

I've put daffs I've picked out some nights when the temps are above freezing to keep them fresh longer. Do you have a cool spot in your house? Basement, garage? I have ousted one veggie drawer of the fridge so far to try to save a few of the best flowers there. I'll try a damp towel underneath so they don't dry out.

My florist fridge is not working and I don't have another non frost-free fridge. Maybe get a dorm fridge for the minis? Keep flowers in a cooler with some ice or an ice pack? There are lots of ways to save those blooms for the show (or any other occasion). Please comment if you have other methods.

Our MTDS meeting is tomorrow, March 15, at 3:00 at Cheekwood in the Frist Learning Center, the Bradford Room. Enter through the back gated entrance off Cheek Road. No entrance admission is required to attend the meeting, just tell the gate person that's what you're there for. We will have Show Schedules available and will address and questions about daffodils and about the upcoming show on March 28-29. Photo of very early daffodils picked on March 3rd. Bouquets were gifted and others saved for daffodil talks.

Please note that the Cheekwood brochure just mailed has the incorrect date for our 2026 show, but the website has the correct date which is March 28 and 29.

Middle Tennessee Daffodil Show - Cheekwood Tableside tea service with seasonal teas and traditional sweet and savory bites

Qdaffs catalog is open for orders! A few choice ones are sold out already. What a lot of beautiful daffodils to chose from!

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https://fox17.com/news/local/nashville-residents-invited-to-pick-up-free-daffodil-bulbs-for-public-planting-this-fall

Nashville residents invited to pick up free daffodil bulbs for public planting this fall The Metro Beautification and Environment Commission, part of NDOT, is giving away free daffodil bulbs for Nashvillians to plant in public spaces this fall.

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