Newport, RI – Newport’s Daffodillion is living up to its name. On Monday, Nov. 19, City leaders will join with organizers of the Newport Daffodil Project to officially plant Newport’s 1 millionth daffodil bulb outside of City Hall. Philanthropist Ronald Lee Fleming, the founding benefactor of the Newport Daffodil Project, is due to plant the […]
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Daffodillion: One millionth daffodil bulb to be planted in front of City Hall on November 19th
Newport, RI – Yes, it’s finally a DAFFO-DILLION. At 10:30 am on Monday, November 19, Newport’s one millionth daffodil bulb will be planted on the front lawn of City Hall in Newport, RI. Newport’s daffodil program had its start twelve years ago when Tree Warden Scott Wheeler originated what was called Newport’s Parks in Bloom program, created to […]
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Daffodillion will give away more than 50,000 daffodil bulbs this weekend
Photo: Daffodils along the Cliff Walk near Salve Regina University Newport, RI – Daffodillion, a civic beautification effort to plant one million daffodils around Newport, will be distributing free “Dutch Master” daffodil bulbs at two locations this weekend: Saturday, October 20, from 9-noon: Easton’s Beach RotundaFriday, October 19, 4-7pm and Saturday, October 20, noon – 5 […]