March winds bring April showers. April Showers bring May flowers. Mayflowers bring pilgrims, or furniture, or the Colts to Indianapolis about 40 years ago.

Actually there have been a lot of flowers already, but more will come in May. The early daffodils have faded, but if you have many different varieties, there will be more daffodils to come. The bulb catalogues have arrived, so order your bulbs to plant in the fall. Be sure to order some that are labeled as early, mid-season and late-blooming, and the daffodil season could last for three months. As happens every year, someone asks what to do with the daffodil foliage after they have stopped blooming. The answer—NOTHING. As long as the foliage remains green, photosynthesis continues. This is feeding the bulb so it will bring more flowers next year. Once the foliage has turned brown and droops to the ground, it may be removed. However, it you have planned well, you could have hostas and other summer perennials coming up now. The foliage of those perennials will hide the daffodil foliage as it expires. It is also recommended to deadhead the daffodils after the blooms fade, cutting the bloom stem to the ground. Yeah, right. At Sandhill Gardens, there are thousands of daffodils, and this would be a monumental task. If you have just a few, you may do this. Left on, the blooms will form seed pods, taking energy away from the bulb, so deadheading will send more food to the bulb.

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