all about daffodils [όλα για τον νάρκισσο... ]

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"I wondered lonely as a cloud 

That floats on high o'er valles and hills

When all at once I saw a crowd

A host of golden daffodils".

 William Wordsworth, I Wander'd Lonely as a Cloud

I don't remember any previous year to have seen so many daffodils blooming in the gardens of my neighbourhood, announcing the procession of spring with their bright yellow trumpets. And, they are not only massively blooming, but they all look so perfectly beautiful without any special care from us. 

flowers ideal for rock gardens (λουλούδια ιδανικά για βροχόκηπους)

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The initial aim of rock garden was to reproduce a miniature of the alpine zone in a garden. Nowadays, there are different kinds of rock garden: mediterranean, alpine, japanese, etc. There are various flowers and plants to choose, considering the type of rock garden you want to create. It's also important to choose the right place; usually a place with full light. Between dwarfs shrubs and miniature conifers, you can find many places to make small groups of bulbs: blue star scilla, glory-of-the-snow, daffodils, heather, blue anemone, other anemone species, crocus, cyclamen, iris, grape hyacinth. Most alpines grow easily with little care, as long as the conditions are propitious.