I have been a fan of planting bulbs in turf for a long time and wrote a general article about it for a past issue of the Bulb Garden newsletter. I have a section of my front lawn devoted to this kind of thing and keep adding to the Narcissus, Crocus, and miscellaneous bulbs I planted before laying the sod 4 years ago. The miscellaneous, as I've written before, were leftovers from my bulb frame that I literally threw on the tilled soil and covered with sod, and as Diana says, some real surprises succeed. On a recent trip to Azerbaijan and eastern Anatolia I enjoyed seeing natural bulb meadows in full flower just after snowmelt. This inspired me to add a lot of Puschkinia to the mix -- a genus that does well here in Oregon and is available commercially for little cost. I wish I had more Gagea, too, but seed is rarely available of this little tulip relative. Perhaps the most desirable geophyte I saw in this situation was Adonis wolgensis, and I'll make every effort to obtain seed, which must be fresh to germinate well. The only restrictions to this kind of cultivation are that you should decide when (or if) you need to mow the area and limit your selections to species that will be dormant, or at least have their foliage very low, at that time; and of course species that will do well under whatever moisture regime your turf gets. You also have to tolerate a lot of weeds, as Robin Hansen remarked in her recent Bulb Garden article. I do spot-spray dandelions and hawkweed after the bulbs are dormant and the grass is mown, but there are times, especially in June, when the scene is not pretty. Jane McGary Portland, oregon, USA