It's best not to tidy your garden too much as dead leaves provide a welcome shelter for useful pest eating Insects like spiders and beetles, and slug eating Hedgehogs.

Before using Narcissi in flower arrangements, soak the stems in water for 4 hours; as the stems contain a 'slime' which can cause other blooms to die. Alternatively dousing with water containing a 2 drops of bleach will have the same effect. (be careful with the bleach)