I'd like some ideas about what to plant in a new project. A neighbour left a pile of new red clay drain tiles (12 cm across by 30 cm long) at the roadside, with a sign saying "FREE". I took them all because I thought they would be good for growing bulbs. I now have them standing up, braced with some slightly larger red clay chimney flues (20 cm square by 30 cm long), ready for planting. However, I'm not sure which of my many pots of bulb seedlings should be planted in them. Nothing tender, as we do get frost. This year was a bad one, with temperatures down to minus 9 C. We seldom have rain between May and October, so bulbs that require summer drought don't really need a special place, other than to keep them separate and labelled. The tops of the tiles could be covered to keep off winter rain for bulbs that require dryness then. Any ideas - not necessarily specific, just general will do. Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate mild rainy winters, mild dry summers