I heard on springwatch last year (I think it was spring watch, may have been QI) that you can "watch" spring travel up the UK as the daffodils flower.
I bought some a while ago (cut ones) they were grown in Britain but presumably in a polytunnel. I love daffodils. I love all those flowers you associate with a time of year. It's like seasonal fruit and vegetables... it's really nice when you only experience something good once a year, brings back lots of memories.