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Plant Some Sunshine
Written By: Susan Gregory, Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce | Issue: September 2024
In the dirt in the Fall for a sunnier Springtime – the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce has revived its Magic Daffodil Trick.
The Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce is achieving something close to magic by planting daffodil bulbs in the fall to brighten the Springtime landscape.
This Retail Roundtable initiative will once again light up the heart of our community with the return of the joyful Yellow Carlton Daffodils and add some extra cheer to our community next March.
In the fall of 2019, local businesses around the Crossroads in Cashiers got together to plant over 1,500 daffodil bulbs in roadside beds. When the flowers burst into bloom at the end of Winter during the tough Spring of 2020, their sunny yellow color became a powerful symbol of our community’s strength and unity in the face of challenges.
The Cashiers Area Chamber’s Retail Roundtable organized the wholesale purchase, courtesy of Dargan Landscape Architects, and installation of the many bulbs, creating a dramatic visual cue that spring had arrived in the mountains. The Daffodil Days effort not only showcased our community’s dedication to beautifying our surroundings but also represented our collective effort to enhance the area, and with it, a new community tradition was born.
Once again, the Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce is leading this community-wide project, offering Yellow Carlton Daffodil bulbs to Chamber members for its Daffodil Days Streetscape Initiative this fall.
The cheerful daffodil is typically among the first botanicals to sprout among the high-elevation flowering species in the Cashiers area. Despite cold temperatures and occasional snow flurries in March, the flowers push their distinctive blooms to signify that the verdant season is just around the corner.
As Southern Living notes, Daffodils are long-lived and resilient to various weather conditions and play a crucial role in the local ecosystem. Their minimal care at planting and ability to thrive without further attention make them an ideal choice for our community’s environmental stewardship efforts.
Chamber members may visit our website for the Daffodil Days event page to order their bulbs.
General Business, Nonprofit, and Associate memberships for individuals are available. If you are interested in joining the Cashiers Area Chamber, please get in touch with our office by phone at (828) 743-5191 or by email at [email protected].
