So disappointed

Conifers dry out the soil. I would just get a few more and plant them elsewhere. All mine are in tubs. And sack your gardener lol!

How long do you have to keep the dead leaves on for Jane? I ask because to have a lot of freesias coming up in a walled bed that I can see from the kitchen window. As soon as all the freesias, which are beautiful, die off, I miss them and want put something cheerful in there.

They may have been very dry, particularly under the trees.

Daffodils are unpredictable. In a garden in my village a row of them newly planted last year flowered well and then got cut off down to the ground immediately after the heads died. This year they are again in full flower, against what I would have thought!
I hope you will have more success if you persevere.

Did you let the leaves stay on the bulbs last year OP? That’s important because they nourish the bulb in readiness for next years flowers.
I wouldn’t dig them up, I’d give them another chance but give them a good covering of compost as well as leaving the leaves on.
Different varieties flower at different times - the only ones that are out in my garden right now are February Gold.

Thank you so much for all your replies. It seems there could be a number of reasons. I bought them from a local garden centre and I live on the south coast. Neighbouring gardens seem to have good displays but it could very well be that they are near to a large conifer and don’t get a lot of sun. I’m fortunate to be able to have a gardener once a month and he planted them for me so would have hoped he knew how deep to plant them. Ah well, thanks again, maybe I’ll put them in tubs next year! do you think if I put a bit of compost around them they would perk up?

A few of mine are out, but not all yet. Some came up blind last year - I suspect they were old bulbs I planted.

It could be the soil, the depth of planting, the amount of light and water, the time of planting and even the quality of the bulbs themselves. My instinct would be to buy fewer, but order from a reputable supplier. Mine are not out yet either. I bought mine from B&Q!

Where are you in the country? I think that depends a lot. Here in the south west the daffodils have been out for a couple of weeks. Just hoping they will last.

Mine certainly aren’t out yet it’s very early and we ve had some rough weather I d wait and see you might be surprised

What I am wondering is that it is relatively early in the daffodil season, as you can get daffs from December through to June, and they may be a later type. I think jonquils are later.

According to Mr Google it's possible that you haven't planted them deep enough.

I thought bulbs were full proof. The flowers are developed the previous year so the first season is guaranteed - at least that is what I always thought.
Could it be your soil? Is the area in the shade?

What types of daff are they?