As of Sept. 15, 2010, my postal address and phone number will change to: Jane McGary 4620 SE View Acres Rd. Milwaukie, OR 97267 503-786-2579 E-mail remains the same. Replanting the bulb collection is proceeding, though more slowly than I had hoped. I've now situated the fall bloomers (some have already produced flowers, just 10 days after planting), the desert irises, the deep growers (Calochortus, Tulipa, Themidaceae. Erythronium), and the taller Fritillaria species, and am working today to finish up the shorter Fritillaria and perhaps start on Narcissus. Then come the Hyacinthaceae, miscellaneous, and finally the spring crocuses. Each species gets set at what I imagine to be its preferred level, covered with mixed-size sharp sand, and permanently labeled. The larger species have their own spots, but there will be some overlap among the smaller ones, which I hope will be attractive. There is compost at the base layer of the beds, but for the rest I have only time to use the sand and will apply soluble fertilizer as I have in the past, which seems adequate for now. Once all the bulbs are in and covered, I'll top-dress it with small gravel; I have a choice between grayish pea gravel, which is heavy, and crushed red scoria, which is lighter but artificial-looking. The scoria (similar to pumice but denser) has significant nutritive value and holds some moisture, but it would look pretty bad with the flowers. I suppose I should add some prilled lime, as well, though it's never seemed necessary when the plants were repotted biannually. Jane McGary