Alan Titchmarsh shares 'easiest' method for 'tatty' daffodils to ensure flowers next year

Daffodils are a beautiful flower and are always a sight to behold whenever you spot one in a garden. They can be a difficult plant to grow and manage, especially once they have finished flowering, but a BBC star has the best tips and tricks for gardeners on how to do just that with their yellow delights.

Alan Titchmarsh, who viewers will instantly recognise from Gardeners' World, posted a video on detailing what to do when they get "tatty". The advice had fans posting replies like "good to know, thank you", "just love these, keep them coming" and "always follow this man's advice and you can't go wrong".

Let's take a good look at the advice given by everyone's favourite TV gardener - and don't be afraid to follow his every word. After all, he knows what he's talking about.

In the short clip, Alan explains: "Daffodils are lovely when they're in bloom, but when they go over they do look rather sad and tatty. They make the garden look messy and not very nice.

"Well, the easiest thing to do is to pinch off [with your fingers] each of the heads of the daffodils with their seed pod to save the plants their energy and put them on the compost heap. They do not look nearly so bad.

"Do not tie them in a knot, or put an elastic band around them, leave them to flop for six weeks after flowering," the Yorkshire native continues."That allows the sun to go in there, photosynthesise through the leaves, make food, sends it down to the bulb for next year's flowers. Then, after six weeks, chop them off completely off the ground. Six weeks will get you flowers for next year - just no elastic bands."

Some other tips in the gardening world for what to do with your daffodils after flowering include not cutting off the leaves prematurely and avoiding what is commonly known as 'daffodil blindness'.

This is when plants that have bloomed healthily for a number of years end up only growing their green foliage without their iconic yellow flowers. There are a number of causes of daffodil blindness such as overcrowding, pests, dry soil, not planting the bulbs deeply enough, knotting the leaves together after flowering among others. For expert advice on how to manage this, visit .