On 24 Apr 07, at 14:26, Leo A. Martin wrote: > I've been growing bulbs from seed only a few years now, in a somewhat > difficult climate. > > Believe me, once I have some seeds/bulbs to send, they'll be on their > way. > > Leo Martin > Phoenix Arizona USA Ah, but for some plants, Phoenix is probably the ideal climate. I'm thinking particularly of difficult middle eastern irises, oncocyclids in particular. It's one of the deeper wisdoms of gardening not to fight your climate and soil, but to find out what does well under your conditions and then grow lots of it. I suspect that every one of us can grow easily and well plants that others find difficult or impossible. Case in point: our east-coast-of-the-USA contingent bemourn their inability to keep tulips going for more than a couple of years. Around here, the gardens are currently masses of tulips that have clearly been there for a long time. Nothing too rare afaict, mostly big red & yellow affairs, but I did see a nice patch of Tulipa clusiana in front of one house. Even in my own ex-swamp, some tulips hang in there thanks to careful placement to avoid the worst of the wet. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island