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The Daffodil Dilemma in My Wildlife Sanctuary

4/10/2023

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 Reposted with permission, by Laura Markson, Nurture Native  Nature 
(Editor's note: Though Laura isn't from LI, she helped me sort out my own daffodil dilemma.)
In early spring my yard becomes a carpet of naturalized daffodils thanks to the hundreds of bulbs I strategically planted years ago. So far, they’ve been given a reprieve from my ruthless efforts to replace the non-native plants with natives to maximize the value of each plant adds to my wildlife habitat yard.
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This daffodil bud is one of hundreds in my yard and the universal sign that spring is on the way! You can see the blurry tangle of dried native plants it is growing through.

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