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SUMMARY:Daffodil Days - Daffodils in Bloom from Mid-April to Mid-May
DESCRIPTION:Spring means yellow flowers bursting forth in Rideau Lakes: a beacon of win
 ter’s end and a promise of brighter days ahead. This year, they are bound t
 o start peeking through the ground even earlier than normal!\nDaffodil Days
  in the township runs from mid April to Mid-May – an idea that has blossome
 d into something people look forward to each spring. Every fall for the las
 t two decades, residents of Rideau Lakes plant daffodil bulbs and come spri
 ng, tens of thousands of bright, yellow flowers adorn local roadsides, fenc
 es, public spaces, and private gardens.\nThe roots of this springtime feast
  for the eyes go back to 1999 when a Portland family planted daffodils to c
 elebrate the new millennium. Each year, they continued to plant different v
 arieties and locals latched onto the idea. So many people followed their ex
 ample that in 2010 Rideau Lakes launched the Daffodil Project with the ulti
 mate goal of being the must-see location for daffodils in Ontario.\nBy 2015
 , Rideau Lakes (experience/about/discover) was proclaimed the Daffodil Capi
 tal of Ontario! Rumour has it that more than 40,000 daffodils have now been
  planted within the township. Once planted, daffodils multiply and bloom an
 nually making for some lovely viewing opportunities every spring.\nThere ar
 e some prime daffodil spots throughout the Township of Rideau Lakes. See th
 e gorgeous spring florals adorning communities at:\nCalifornia:  421 Jones 
 Falls RdChaffeys Lock:  1648 Chaffeys Lock RdChantry:  1439 County Rd 8Delt
 a:  77 King (St. Paul’s Community Centre)Jones Falls:  718 Jones Falls RdNe
 wboro:  11 New StPortland:  3909 Freeland RdIn addition, inspiration can be
  found among the blooms at Stone Manor Studios in Newboro (https://stoneman
 orstudios.ca/). Daffodil Days at Stone Manor Studios offers a setting for e
 xploring passions and discovering new talents. From workshops about making-
 your-own stained glass daffodil to a celebration of terrarium art, spring h
 olds creativity and new artistic beginnings during Daffodil Days at Stone M
 anor Studios (https://stonemanorstudios.ca/book-your-class). The studio is 
 located in a renovated carriage house which has been repurposed as an exclu
 sive art space – all on the grounds of an 1860s stone manor house in the pi
 cturesque village of Newboro.\nLearn more about Daffodil Days (/experience/
 about/stories/daffodil-days) in Rideau Lakes and enjoy discovering these ch
 eery spring flowers!\n\n\n\n\n\n Learn more about Daffodil Days (/experienc
 e/about/stories/daffodil-days) in Rideau Lakes and enjoy discovering these 
 cheery spring flowers!\n\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Spring means <strong>yellow flowers bursting forth in Rideau Lakes</stro
 ng>: a beacon of winter’s end and a promise of brighter days ahead. This ye
 ar, they are bound to start peeking through the ground even earlier than no
 rmal!</p><p><strong>Daffodil Days</strong> in the township runs from mid Ap
 ril to Mid-May – an idea that has blossomed into something people look forw
 ard to each spring. Every fall for the last two decades, residents of Ridea
 u Lakes plant daffodil bulbs and come spring, tens of thousands of bright, 
 yellow flowers adorn local roadsides, fences, public spaces, and private ga
 rdens.</p><p>The roots of this springtime feast for the eyes go back to 199
 9 when a Portland family planted daffodils to celebrate the new millennium.
  Each year, they continued to plant different varieties and locals latched 
 onto the idea. So many people followed their example that in 2010 Rideau La
 kes launched the <strong>Daffodil Project</strong> with the ultimate goal o
 f being the must-see location for daffodils in Ontario.</p><p>By 2015, <a h
 ref="https://www.rideaulakes.ca/experience/about/discover"><strong>Rideau L
 akes</strong></a> was proclaimed the Daffodil Capital of Ontario! Rumour ha
 s it that more than 40,000 daffodils have now been planted within the towns
 hip. Once planted, daffodils multiply and bloom annually making for some lo
 vely viewing opportunities every spring.</p><p>There are some prime daffodi
 l spots throughout the Township of Rideau Lakes. See the gorgeous spring fl
 orals adorning communities at:</p><ul><li aria-level="1">California:&nbsp; 
 421 Jones Falls Rd</li><li aria-level="1">Chaffeys Lock:&nbsp; 1648 Chaffey
 s Lock Rd</li><li aria-level="1">Chantry:&nbsp; 1439 County Rd 8</li><li ar
 ia-level="1">Delta:&nbsp; 77 King (St. Paul’s Community Centre)</li><li ari
 a-level="1">Jones Falls:&nbsp; 718 Jones Falls Rd</li><li aria-level="1">Ne
 wboro:&nbsp; 11 New St</li><li aria-level="1">Portland:&nbsp; 3909 Freeland
  Rd</li></ul><p>In addition, inspiration can be found among the blooms at <
 a href="https://stonemanorstudios.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><stro
 ng>Stone Manor Studios in Newboro</strong></a>. Daffodil Days at Stone Mano
 r Studios offers a setting for exploring passions and discovering new talen
 ts. From workshops about making-your-own stained glass daffodil to a celebr
 ation of terrarium art, spring holds creativity and new artistic beginnings
  during<a href="https://stonemanorstudios.ca/book-your-class" target="_blan
 k" rel="noopener"><strong> Daffodil Days at Stone Manor Studios</strong></a
 >. The studio is located in a renovated carriage house which has been repur
 posed as an exclusive art space – all on the grounds of an 1860s stone mano
 r house in the picturesque village of Newboro.</p><p><a href="https://www.r
 ideaulakes.ca/experience/about/stories/daffodil-days"><strong>Learn more ab
 out Daffodil Days</strong></a> in Rideau Lakes and enjoy discovering these 
 cheery spring flowers!</p><div class="row" data-wf-columns="1"><div class="
 col"><p><img src="https://www.rideaulakes.ca/images/stories/Daffodils_at_St
 one_Manor_Studios_in_Newboro_Spring_2022_credit_Photo_by_Kim_Lulashnyk_Full
 _Permissions_21_Vertical.jpg" width="321" height="428" alt="Daffodils at St
 one Manor Studios in Newboro Spring 2022 credit Photo by Kim Lulashnyk Full
  Permissions 21 Vertical" /></p></div><div class="col"><p><img src="https:/
 /www.rideaulakes.ca/images/stories/Daffodils_at_Stone_Manor_Studios_in_Newb
 oro_Spring_2022_credit_Photo_by_Kim_Lulashnyk_Full_Permissions_15_Vertical.
 jpg" width="323" height="431" alt="Daffodils at Stone Manor Studios in Newb
 oro Spring 2022 credit Photo by Kim Lulashnyk Full Permissions 15 Vertical"
  /></p></div><div class="col"><p><img src="https://www.rideaulakes.ca/image
 s/stories/Daff_Hartsgravel_Rd.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="Daff Harts
 gravel Rd" /></p></div><div class="col"><p><img src="https://www.rideaulake
 s.ca/images/stories/Spring_time_along_Freeland_Road_William_Freelands_stone
 _barn_in_the_background.jpg" width="1000" height="1333" alt="Spring time al
 ong Freeland Road William Freelands stone barn in the background" /></p></d
 iv><div class="col"><p><img src="https://www.rideaulakes.ca/images/stories/
 Chantry6.JPG" width="1224" height="1632" alt="Chantry6" /></p></div></div><
 div>&nbsp;</div><p><a href="https://www.rideaulakes.ca/experience/about/sto
 ries/daffodil-days">Learn more about Daffodil Days</a> in Rideau Lakes and 
 enjoy discovering these cheery spring flowers!</p><p><img src="https://www.
 rideaulakes.ca/images/Article_in_Review_Mirror_-_Daffodil_Days_20252025.jpe
 g" alt="Article_in_Review_Mirror_-_Daffodil_Days_20252025.jpeg" width="510"
  height="780" /></p>
CONTACT:Marie White at mwhite@rideaulakes.ca 
X-EXTRAINFO:https://www.rideaulakes.ca/experience/about/stories/daffodil-days
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