Beautiful bulbs grown at Glengarry for more than 30 years

Tas Daffodils is family-owned and run by Mr Waldron at Glengarry, his horticulturalist wife Carol, and daughter Donna.

Mr Waldron said he grows most of the bulbs they sell himself, with the main offering being their namesake – Tasmanian daffodils.

He said it takes a lot of work.

“There’s not too many varieties, but there’s only small lines of them, that’s the problem,” he said.

Daffodils fall under the narcissus genus of spring perennial plants in the amaryllidaceae family.

They have been cultivated from as early as the 16th century in the Netherlands.

Mr Waldron said Tasmanian-grown bulbs were popular with gardeners from interstate.

“Being Tasmanian bulbs, it gives them quite a good marketing edge,” he said.

Mr Waldron said the Tasmanian branding hiked popularity.

“I’ve just come back from the plant collectors’ fair in Sydney.”

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The Collectors’ Plant Fair took place at the Hawkesbury Race Club on April 7 and 8.

More than 90 specialist plant growers display their wares at the fair, which has become the largest rare plant fair in Australia.

Mr Waldron said his favorite part about growing and selling bulbs was seeing what they grew into.

“The best part is seeing the bulbs flower every year,” he said.

“That’s really nice.”

Mr Waldron said despite selling countless varieties, he still had a favourite.

“I like the double daffodils,” he said. “They’re really nice.”

Double daffodils have double rings of petals, and colours can range from yellow and white to peach, pink, or orange.

Some may be so packed full of petals they look like smaller peonies.

Mr Waldron’s bulbs are sold throughout the state, and can be found at markets such as Harvest Launceston.

The business has also been selling bulbs at Tasmanian agriculture festival Agfest for somewhere between 20 and 30 years.

Mr Waldron said he has no plans to stop growing and selling anytime soon.

“It’s just what you do, isn’t it,” he said.

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