Cathy wrote "Anyone here today that can tell me the finer points of planting Eremurus? I have taken Arnold's advice and mixed half grit (gravel and sharp sand) with the amended dirt in the bed. This bed is in full sun under the eaves so they should get all the sun available and the eaves will keep them pretty dry (ha ha, like we have rain here). Now I have them sitting on the planting area, how much soil should I cover them with? They are flat with the roots spreading out flat and surely the roots need covered but what about that dome like growing point? Should it be above the soil level or covered and if covered, by how much?" The old Victorian gardeners used to swear by putting the plant onto an old baked clay roofing tile and cover with the very minimum of soil - if the growth points of the dormant plant are just peeping, or almost peeping, out of the surface with the roots covered, so much the better. the tile probably keeps the roots warmer as the plant sits in the sun and good drainage is certainly a must. KenK mentioned problems with peony. This is another plant that needs to sit in the surface of the soil so that the sun gets at the rhizome to give you next year's flowers. Regards All Hamish