The Narcissus Plantings

The Laurel Hill Foundation's Narcissus Plantings offer a fine hillside display in mid spring. There are in total some 50 to 100 species of Narcissus, and a nice range of them can be seen here. The current stage is LATE — look for late-blooming exotic varieties.

May 11, 2011 Sun and bloom.

May 6, 2011 An attractive place to visit.

May 1, 2011 Still more varieties.

April 26, 2011 More to come.

April 25, 2011 More varieties.

April 18, 2011 So far, only the hardy ones are blooming.

April 18, 2011 Yellow is finally becoming widespread.

April 4, 2011 After a cold late winter and early spring, it's going to be a while.

Below are some pictures from last year. Enjoy.

April 28, 2010 All sorts of varieties are now in bloom.

April 15, 2010 The range of color is expanding, but it's still early.

April 8, 2010 The first, most-hardy varieties are already in bloom.

April 2, 2010 An early start to the season.

Below is our archive from the 2009 season. Enjoy.

May 14, 2009 The last few blooms are still here. And you can have them all to yourself.

April 29, 2009 Late in the season now — many of the common varieties are gone. So while the sweeping views of thousands of flowers are past, some stunning varieties are now in bloom.

April 29, 2009 The variety of blooms indicates that the peak is upon us.

April 26, 2009 Most varieties are now blooming, thanks to several days of unusually warm weather.

April 21, 2009 The heavy spring rains caused some damage to early blooms, but will greatly benefit later varieties.

April 17, 2009 The blooms of the hardy early varieties are the first sign of spring in this quiet landscape.

April 16, 2009 The new season has begun.