Near Forres, Morayshire From the north of Scotland to northern Africa, lore associating the daffodil with new beginnings and prosperity is found wherever these jolly harbingers bloom. A place to see hosts of the golden flowers is Brodie Castle in Morayshire which has been associated with daffodils since it held its first specialist exhibition in 1899. Over the next decades, Ian Brodie, the 24th laird, developed over 400 varieties. Many of Brodie’s were subsequently lost, and the National Trust for Scotland is still recovering what varieties it can. A few years ago, two extremely rare types were returned after being discovered in Australia, and now spring visitors can enjoy more than 100 varieties in the grounds of the rose-coloured turreted castle, which is also home to the National Collection of Narcissus.