GOLD STANDARD
In the stillness of dusk, the ancient moat surrounding Hindringham Hall mirrors the countless daffodils poised upon its banks, a picture that unfolds steadily as winter loosens its grip. “The wild daffodils are among the earliest, always flowering in time for St Valentine’s Day: it’s a sure sign that spring is round the corner,” says Hindringham’s owner Lynda Tucker. It is a decade since she started planting daffodils in earnest: “But I wasn’t on a mission to have great swathes – it just somehow happened.”
Today, thousands of daffodils ripple along the full length of the main Daffodil Walk, a grassy sward that blends into the
