Hello, David Ryle wrote > I've been told by my dutch colleague's that the orders for gladiolus > in 2007 have been higher that at any tine since 1992!!!! I have noticed in the last few years Costco, a large membership store here in the USA, occasionally sells large bags of (somewhat) season-appropriate bulbs. They sell out very fast. Among the usual spring bulbs are bag after bag of hybrid gladiolus, usually sold in multiples of 50 or 75. Leo Martin Phoenix Arizona USA