Daffodil days draw throngs to Fellows gardens

By Elise Mckeown Skolnick

YOUNGSTOWN — Sunny skies, warm weather and table after table of daffodils drew people to Fellows Riverside Gardens.

The daffodils — miniature and larger versions — were part of the annual show at the Davis Visitor Center on Saturday and Sunday. This year’s daffodil show is one of 41 shows throughout the country in association with the American Daffodil Society.

With more than 220 classifications, visitors were amazed at the wide variety of flowers on display.

“They’re beautiful, said Valerie Mackey. “I really did not realize there were so many different kinds. I think I’ve seen the white and the yellow and that’s it, so it’s educational.”

Mackey, attending the show for the first time, traveled from Grove City, Pa., with her husband and four sons to see the many daffodils.

Chase, 9, agreed with his mom, saying he didn’t realize there were so many different kinds, sizes and colors.

His brother, Quinn, 6, liked that so many varieties were displayed.

“I like all the different kinds, like the white and orange ones. They’re really pretty,” Collin, 11, noted.

Mackey said she grows a few daffodils.

“But I don’t know if they’re anything special. They’re just yellow,“ she said with a laugh.

On display were daffodils in many colors, including white, cream, pale yellow, bright yellow, peach and orange. Some had one color of petals with another color center. All were tucked into green or clear bottles with greenery.

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