A display of fresh daffodils

Nothing says spring quite like a bunch of daffodils, trumpeting the news with their delicate blooms in cheery hues of bold yellow, tangy orange and frothy pink. And no one appreciates it more than Betty Jean and Del Thompson of Victoria, British Columbia. The couple's love of daffodils is in evidence from one carpeted corner of their 16,000-square-foot property to the other. "We started out with a small bed of vegetables in the first years," says Betty Jean of the plot the couple has owned for more than 40 years. "But one day a lone daffodil sprang up and it completely brightened the landscape. I took its hint, and I started planting bulbs—actually, I couldn't stop. Now we have so many I can't count them!"