CAMDEN — Bring your family to enjoy the beauty and share in the bounty of Merryspring Nature Center's Daffodil Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Pick your own bouquet for $1 per stem, or choose from pre-cut blooms.

A free daffodil will be offered to each child to give as a special gift to their moms on Mother’s Day weekend. If you’d rather buy a bouquet than pick your own, there will be a table set up with some precut daffodils along with information on how to pick and make your own bouquets for purchase.  

Some year ago, the Maine Daylily Society started planting daffodils among their daylily display garden to showcase unusual daffodil varieties. These are now proliferating in cheerful and colorful spring blooms.

"Daffodil bulbs are healthy and easily grown in our climate.,"  said Merryspring, in a news release. "They are planted in autumn and, unlike other spring flowers like tulips, deer and groundhogs leave them alone."

After choosing or picking your bouquet, meander down to enjoy the living Daffodil Sculpture – more than 850 yellow daffodils planted in the North Meadow. Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy’s Land Art, Merryspring’s installation was created in 2023 with help from board members and students from Rivers Alternative Middle School. The golden daffodils bloom for several weeks in front of the Tom Hopps memorial bench.   

"Another fun spot during your Merryspring Mother’s Day Daffodil visit is the Vernal Pool, where families can spot frogs and salamanders in full swing, making their special spring music, and maybe you’ll see jellies full of eggs," said Merryspring.

"Bring a picnic and enjoy the beauty among the daffodils and other growing things," said Merryspring. 

All proceeds will be split between the Maine Daylily Society and Merryspring Nature Center.

Information on the upcoming Annual Plant Sale May 16 and 17 will also be on hand. 

Merryspring is your community nature center offering walking trails, cultivated gardens, wildlife, and ecology and horticulture educational programs all year round. The park is located at the end of Conway Road, just off of Route 1 in Camden behind Hannaford Shopping Plaza. For more information on this program, please contact info@merryspring.org or call 207-236-2239.