New Daffodil Project Memorial Garden at The Alder Hotel (VIDEO)

MONTICELLO Volunteers gathered at the Alder Hotel at Resorts World Catskills in Monticello on Sunday to plant 25,000 yellow daffodil bulbs for a new Daffodil Project Memorial garden. The planting is part of a worldwide living Holocaust memorial. Sullivan County s ambassador for the Daffodil Project, Hope Blecher, was overwhelmed by the large number bulbs, which ultimately capped planting at 15,000 because they ran out of space. Still, Resorts World is looking for another spot to plant the balance. This is the single largest planting of daffodils for the project this year, Blecher said. U.S. Representative Josh Riley stopped by to lend support and plant some bulbs.  I think this is the best of upstate New York and the best of our community pulling together, doing something truly meaningful, something that is rooted in hopefulness and resiliency. Assemblywoman Paula Elaine Kay lent a hand planting alongside a couple of dozen volunteers. Twenty-five-thousand bulbs are going to s