Group To Plant 20,000 Daffodils In Bucks County

DOYLESTOWN, PA — A nonprofit organization will plant 20,000 daffodils in Bucks County this fall to honor healthcare employees, first responders, essential workers and loved ones.

The nonprofit organization Bucks Beautiful, in partnership with Gale Nurseries, will plant the spring-blooming daffodils at three locations:

• 5,000 bulbs at Trinity Buckingham Church in remembrance of Joanne Phillips. The flowers will be planed at the historic Trinity Chapel and graveyard, the resting place of American anthropologist Margaret Mead
• 10,000 bulbs on the grounds of The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm
• 5,000 bulbs at Pine Run's Health Center in recognition of healthcare workers

Bucks Beautiful launched the program in 2010 when 40,000 daffodil bulbs were planted along the Route 611 bypass near Doylestown. In subsequent years, daffodils were planted along the Delaware Canal State Park towpath, the Route 202 Parkway, the Bucks County Tourist Center in Bensalem, Buckingham Green Shopping Center, the Michener Art Museum, Fonthill Castle and areas around Newtown and Perkasie.

To date, over 1.6 million daffodil bulbs have been planted throughout the county.