The people of Thriplow like their daffodils. There are thousands of them all over the village, from the grandest of gardens to humblest of verges and hedgerows. Since the late 1960s they've held a Daffodil Weekend to raise money for local charities, but if you want to really enjoy the flowers then go on a day in mid-week and avoid the crowds - though even then you'll not be alone.
There's still some bunting and the information caravan left over from last weekend's event. So won't you join me for an hour or so's gentle wander around this lovely Cambridgeshire village on a perfect spring afternoon?
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There are said to be well over a hundred different varieties of daffs growing here, including "Thriplow Gold" which is named after the village. Who knew there were so many kinds?
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What an idyllic village. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteWho knew indeed that there were so many varieties of daffodils! Thanks, John for a wonderful tour around the village of Thriplow. It must have been nice to walk without all the visiting crowds and enjoy the beauty.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific event! It is lovely to see so many beautiful daffodils.. Thanks, John!
ReplyDeleteI've certainly never seen anywhere near that many daffies. I love those little bright harbingers of spring!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to celebrate spring and open one’s village to the country. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous! I've never seen so many of them.
ReplyDeleteI would very happily wander through that golden glory with you. And would probably want to go back the next week. And, as a bulb obsessionista, I do know just how many varieties there are. I plant hundreds of them each year and only yesterday ordered some more.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds as though you're just the kind of person who'd be very welcome to move in to Thriplow.
DeleteWow, very impressive seeing all those daffodils and the beauty they bring to the village.
ReplyDeleteA perfect celebration of spring!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delight -it lifts the spirits whatever the news.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cheery sight.
ReplyDeleteA perfect village! It would be a dream to live in such a beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteIt's not fair! Your spring is SO far ahead of ours!
ReplyDeleteThey are cheerful.
ReplyDeleteNo daffs here until May.
Oh my goodness, how beautiful! I just love daffodils.
ReplyDeleteWow, John, I had no idea there were that many different kinds of daffodils... and all so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThese daffodils must bring so much pleasure and a smile to the faces of all who encounter them as they travel through the village.
ReplyDeleteHi John - such a great range of photos of such an English village. Brilliant to read they raise funds for local charities. Daffodils are so beautiful ... thank you - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteWonderful views of the village and its flowers, John. I think if I had planned to drive through, I would stop for a while and enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteOh, how wonderful! Daffodils grow here but with nothing of the brilliance and abandon of Thriplow’s.
ReplyDeleteI do love daffodils and planted some last fall. Not a one has poked through here yet. Too cold and ground too frozen still. What is behind the name of that village?
ReplyDeleteWhen you see -low in an English place name it usually refers to an old burial mound, in this case one belonging to a man called Tryppa. And it is pronounced Triplow, by the way, not Thriplow.
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DeleteInteresting!
DeleteWhat a wonderful sight. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely post, your photographs are a joy to see.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
They look glorious. The more the better with daffodils.
ReplyDeleteAll that yellow is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing. Hugs, Edna B.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful stroll this was...I bet it was even more wonderful to be there in person. I could not pick a favorite view if I had to.
ReplyDeleteThis was such a calm and peaceful walk. I truly wish I lived in such a place. Here it is car horns and loud music, exhaust, and hurry hurry here and there. Mostly I stay home and appreciate my backyard birds. Loved this walk. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful tour, John. What a lovely place with all those daffodils... and other flowers as well.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had much success in growing daffodils, besides there's more than half a metre of snow here and still counting :)
Thank you for your comment today. The translation continues to make me giggle.
I was happy to hear from you. Stay safe!
Absolutely splendid.
ReplyDeleteLove the way everything is maintained so well, and that "school lane"
ReplyDeleteThis Daffodil village is picture-perfect. How lovely to stroll through sunny-faced daffodils! I often wonder how daffodil and narcissus differ. In Japanese they are all called “suisenn” literally meaning water-nymphs. Until some years ago, I thought the yellow trumpet-shaped are daffodils while smaller white ones narcissuses, but not for sure now. Japanese Narcissus is white and winter-blooming from late December through February.
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Narcissus is just the scientific Latin name for all the many varieties of the plant. When I was young a lot of people referred to the yellow ones as daffodils and the white ones as Narcissi or Narcissuses, but nowadays it seems they are all called "daffodils" in normal speech.
DeleteIt's interesting that in Japanese there is an association with nymphs and water as the term "Narcissus" comes from a character in Ancient Greek myth. Narcissus was a young man who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool and even the beautiful nymph, Echo, could not entice him away. He eventually died from lack of food and water, but where he died bright yellow flowers sprang up.
Thank you for this reply. When I found “narcissus” in the dictionary, it rang a bell. “Narusis” in Japanese, the name of a beautiful hunter in Greek mythology stories I used to enjoy reading. The narcissuses at the edge of water always remind me of Narcissus staring at his reflection on water.
DeleteWow beautiful and amazing variety
ReplyDeleteYou really have the spring, it looks very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen so many daffodils. Such beauty.
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