80,000 Daffodil Bulbs To Be Planted This Fall In Bucks County

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Eighty-thousand daffodil bulbs will take root this fall - double the amount planted last year, including several new locations - thanks to Doylestown-based Bucks Beautiful.

In partnership with Gale Nurseries Inc., the perennial bulbs will be planted at 11 locations throughout Bucks County as part of Bulbs For Bucks, a program inspired by board member Chuck Gale. The project is aimed at beautifying Bucks County at key locations with the first splendor of spring - blooming daffodils.

“I like the idea of planting daffodils because the bulbs multiply each year, and the project is long-lasting for future generations to enjoy,” said Gale. “To my knowledge, this is the largest bulb planting project in the state of Pennsylvania.”

Since the initiative began in 2010 more than 1.6 million daffodil bulbs have taken root throughout the county. This year’s planting schedule includes:

• Jamison Elementary School, where Bucks Beautiful will plant an array of daffodils as well as sponsor a Sensory Garden in memory of Renee Ford, a beloved staff member who succumbed to a battle with lung cancer. Students will assist with hand planting a portion of the daffodil bulbs.

• Following the success of its daffodil planting in 2017, Bucks Beautiful will return to Willow Dale Elementary School in Warminster where a new generation of students will help plant bulbs.

• Fifth grade students will assist their third grade buddies to plant 250 bulbs to brighten the school yard at Buckingham Elementary next spring.

• Malmark Bellcraftsmen in Plumsteadville is supporting an installation on its grounds. The blooms will brighten the Route 611 corridor at the location of this harmonious third generation family business.

• Prior plantings at Doylestown’s Pine Run Retirement Community were so well received that it has become an annual tradition graciously underwritten by Bucks Beautiful co-founders Jack and Carol McCaughan. This year Bob and Alice Vernon are co-sponsoring additional bulbs, creating a combined 25,000 blooms that will be a cheerful display for residents and visitors alike this spring.

• Bulbs will be cultivated across the street from Doylestown Borough Hall at the new Broad Commons Park, the future site of a playground, picnic area and entertainment space.

• Jack and Carol McCaughan are also endowing a planting to grace the grounds of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Doylestown.

• Daffodils will accompany the 50 native trees which Bucks Beautiful donated in May to Buckingham Township’s George M. Bush Park. This popular public park was developed through a collaboration between the township, the Lion’s Club and the community.

• A planting will take place in memory of New Hope resident and businessman Herb Sandor, a longtime friend to Bucks Beautiful. Co-sponsored by Bucks Beautiful and Steve Darlington, the planting takes place at the office of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Fox & Roach Realtors on Lower York Road in New Hope.

• Bulbs will be planted at Snipes Farm and Education Center, a nonprofit organization in Falls Township, which prioritizes the preservation of small farms, open space, healthy food, and sustaining the earth and its natural resources.

• Bulbs will also be planted at Morrisville’s Patriot Park and Historic Summerseat, once home to signors of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and a Revolutionary War headquarters for George Washington. The passive park benefits residents and compliments this important destination for heritage tourism.

To donate bulbs in tribute to your hero or in memory of a loved one, visit www.bucksbeautiful.org or call 215-340-3639.

Bucks Beautiful is a non-profit organization that beautifies Bucks County by coordinating events,
community projects and educational programs. It creates partnerships with like-minded civic groups to develop attractive yet sustainable vistas to foster a healthier environment.

In addition to Bulbs for Bucks, its reforestation initiative, RePlant Bucks, is restoring the local tree canopy. Bucks Beautiful also sponsors educational programs, community gardens, and pop-up parks which beautify the community.

Generous donations and its growing membership program allow Bucks Beautiful to install indigenous trees, support new school outdoor classrooms designed with native plantings, create beautiful plantings at nursing homes, parks, museums, war memorials, and more.