Thanks Arnold. Good thinking, they would look better in clumps. I have all the narcissus I am going to plant this year and will put them in in clumps like you did. You are right, in the past mine look like soldiers - and it does look silly. Arnold wrote: The hole was wide enough for three to four bulbs. I placed them carefully in the bottom of the hole shoulder to shoulder. I feel the key is to make them look somewhat naturalized and not planted like soldiers at attention. They have been the ground for two seasons and so far the bloom has increased each year. Cathy Craig EA your Essential Advisor