> Mary Sue asked, > >I will report on my garden, but won't some others join in? Jane wrote: it is very tempting to spend several hours a day just looking at > them, but I have to get back to work! Dear All, The following species are grown naturally in the ground and are flowering now: Anemone coronaria*, blanda, fulgens, Chasmanthe bicolor*, floribunda 'Ducketii', Cyclamen pseudibericum, coum, persicum, Crocus tommasianus, vernus, dalmaticus, Ipheion 'Rolf Fiedler'*, 'Alberto Castillo, Froyle mill, Charlotte Bishop (since early december!), Iris unguicularis, lazica, Oxalis obtusa*, versicolor, Nothoscordum dialistemon, Narcissus tazetta italicus*, x medioluteus, bulbicodium, Moraea vegeta*, bipartita, loubseri, comptonii, Romulea subfistulosa, tetragona, diversiformis, grandiscapa*, flava, clusiana, columnea*, Leucojum aestivum*, Hesperantha cuculata*, vaginata, bachmanii*, Geisorhiza inaequalis*, Gladiolus tristis*, splendens*, Tulipa praecox*, clusiana*, bakeri. The species marked with a * spread particularly well, some even tend towards being invasive. One can understand that around midday I just have leave the paperwork to go outside. Greetings -- Lauw de Jager BULB'ARGENCE, 30300 Fourques, France Site: http://www.bulbargence.com/ Région: Provence/Camargue, Climat zone: 9a Mediterranean, dry July-August, peak rainfall in autumn, minimum temps -3-7°C (28-21F) Reference vegetation: Arbutus unedo, Olea europeaea,