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After what has felt like a long dark and for much of the UK extremely wet winter,

a metrological spring has finally arrived.

Across parts of the country, a few brighter, sunnier days are beginning to break through,

and in our gardens things are beginning to stir.

Delicate crocuses are poking through, as grape-hire samps for Sifier are bursting

into clouds of bright yellow and daffodils too are out in force.

Daffodils really are remarkable. There are thought to be about 32,000 recorded daffodil varieties,

and we reckon about 1700 are available for sale every year in Britain.

They're available in almost every shade of yellow, orange, green, pink, white and red,

and not to mention the extraordinary range of different petal and cup or corolla formations.

For many of us they become the ultimate symbol of spring, longer days, warmer sunshine, and

the sense that the garden is waking up again.

But building a clearer picture of exactly what daffodils are growing where across the UK

is something the RHS science team has been working on for the past couple of years, and it's

an important step in helping to safeguard the future

of this much-loved flowering bulb. So we'd love your help. If you spot daffodils in your

local area, get involved with our nationwide daffodil diaries project and log your sightings on the

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