City offers cut-rate prices on daffodils
Ahh, it’s getting to be that time of year. The colder weather will soon begin to subside as the warm sunshiny days awake our scenery. The dreary lifeless trees will once again be green and flowers will be abloom.
One of the first flowers to make its debut in the spring is the daffodil, or as some people may call it, the buttercup. Seeing this flower in bloom is a sure sign spring is on its way.
Daffodils are perennials and grow in a variety of sizes but usually are a shade of yellow. Gardeners say daffodils are easy to grow and require very little maintenance from year to year so they make a good flower for even a novice gardening enthusiast.
For gardeners residing in the city limits, Urban Forester Nick Kuhn has a planting endeavor which might interest you.
As part of the America the Beautiful project, the city of McMinnville has been able to obtain about 10,000 bulbs of daffodils for a discounted price of 10 cents a bulb.
America the Beautiful is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the natural wonders of America. America the Beautiful receives its bulbs and seeds through donations from flower growers such as White Flower Farms who have seeds left over from the previous year.
The city would like to offer that same discount to city residents interested in purchasing and planting these flowers. The flowers must be planted where they can be viewed from the road and in 100-bulb bundles which will cost $10 each. These bulbs usually cost about $1 a bulb.
Kuhn encourages homeowner associations, subdivision representatives, and developers to take advantage of these bulbs to dress up entrances and areas near the roads of their properties.
Kuhn will also be having a planting at the greenway, weather permitting, and will demonstrate how to plant these bulbs correctly. Time is running out to get these planted for this season. Anyone interested can call Kuhn at the Department of Urban Forestry at 474-3435.