I had a boyfriend in elementary school. Technically I allowed a boy to call me his friend and he…read moremay have given me a daisy he plucked on his way to school - so yeah, I had a boyfriend. Some years later a boy I liked sent me flowers, not roses, flowers. I was thrilled to receive a beautiful arrangement that was delivered by an actual florist delivery guy. That arrangement was placed on a console table and sat there for a whole 10 minutes. Then I placed it outdoors for nature to enjoy because darn it, that arrangement included Stargazer lilies, the scent of funerals. The fragrance of that lily cultivar sends me to places in the Upside Down, always has, always will. That putrid smell is the single ridiculous reason why I cannot attend funerals. I'm certain the Upside Down smells of Stargazer lilies. You know what doesn't smell like Stargazer lilies? Tulips. Sweet glorious spring tulips. Pink, peach, white, purple, red...a rainbow of colors depicting the beautiful Right-side Up and the dawn of a new year. Auging holes for bulb planting can be tedious work, but because I like to pack tulips into bunches, I can place about 4-5 bulbs into one hole, making the work much faster. Colorblends has THE most beautiful bulbs (they'll even pre-chill them for you!) Opening the boxes and seeing those mesh bags filled with large, firm bulbs is almost as breathtaking as the spring blooms themselves. My growing zone 10 means I can plant them well into December, but I like to get my bulbs in the ground by November's end so all I have to do is watch and wait (and add a little water now and then) for the spring show. Can't wait for the 2022 Colorblends catalog to arrive. But first I'll enjoy my spring tulips show with a nod to all things beautiful in the Right-side Up.

I've ordered from them for at least 15 years and have always been satisifed. The bulbs have always…read moreproduced well-the daffs have multiplied every year! As for their service, I needed to call them & a real person answered & dealt with my question-a rarity these days! I order early & always I am charged the day that the order is shipped, not before. Here in the NE USA I can be sure that when I'm notified that they have shipped my order I'll have it on my steps tomorrow. Love Colorblends!