artemisiawormwood - in the UK you need to plant those bulbs as soon as you possibly can. Keeping them any longer will achieve nothing at all and might even lose you next year's flowers. Nothing the UK winter can throw at daffodils will affect them adversely. They are utterly hardy and cold soil will not affect them in the least. I don't know where you heard that 'all daffodils' flowered again in the Autum but I am afraid it is nonsense. A few aberrations might have bloomed but certainly not 'all'. So far this year our Autumn has been perfectly normal weather-wise. There might be snow in a few weeks but it is perfectly possible there will be none at all for months, depending on where you live. Also it is perfectly normal for Magnolia stellata to be in full bud by now. They too are totally hardy and will suffer no damage unless there is a frost when they are fully open. I am curious about the reblooming lilies. What lilies are they exactly? Really Lilium species? It seem very odd to me that they could produce new flowering growth now. This is a guess, but I am wondering from various clues in your post if you are not a long time resident of the UK? Winters here will not remotely bother daffodils. Get them in the ground now. They should already be out in the garden producing roots and starting to shoot, not in your house in a bag. Good luck.

Mine initially sent up a few a week ago, then I harvested them because it was heading for temps. well below freezing. Had a good serving of them for a couple of meals. Just noticed today there are a few more shoots ready to bust out, but going to have more freezes later this week.

I haven't had a problem with flop. They support themselves. Wendy: Don't cut them off until they die back. Those ferns are suppling the nutrients for next year's crop. That is why after 6-8 week of harvest you let the ferns grow out, so they can gather sunlight and other nutrients to feed the roots.

I have 2 daughters and a son. Youngest daughter will be in Flordia for her stepson's graduation, oldest one will be camping and youngest will be home with his wife and and 4 kids. I already received my gift from my youngest daughter and part from the other one. I will go down to our son's for the day. We try to get together for holidays if we can. I realize they have other sides to deal with, too. We have many special days and making it for a certain one sometimes isn't possible. I talk to 2 out of the 3 almost everyday.. I have great kids all year long... This is what makes it special for me..