Mark, just thought you'd be amused to know that here in Southern California, Gazania and Arctotis are perennials. I never thought to plant them over bulb beds, though. Good idea! Na > >I have just finished clearly my raised beds of South African annuals. These >are planted to give in-your-face colour after my bulb collection has died >down. I plant Gazanias and Arctotis during April when the Tulips are still >looking good. The annuals take a few weeks to get going and soon hide the >dying leaves of bulbs. > >Mark >N Ireland -- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Nan Sterman Plant Soup (TM) PO Box 231034 Encinitas, CA 92023 760.634.2902 (voice) Talkingpoints@PlantSoup.Com 760.634.2957 (fax) +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=