>> Really? You want us to write your article for you? Do your research for you? Hmmm, I had a very different reaction. I thought it was kind of neat that a journalist, especially someone from a major publication, reached out to us for information. It's an opportunity for us to educate the public about bulb growing, something that I'd think we would all be interested in doing considering the amount of effort that we put into public forums like the wiki. I used to be a journalist, and asking sources for information is what they're supposed to do. How else are they going to learn anything? Anne-Marie, part of the challenge here is that you're talking to a group of people who mostly concentrate on growing species bulbs. Some of us do it because we like plants that are out of the ordinary, some of us do it for conservation purposes, and some of us because it's challenging. If something's a hybrid, and especially if it's available in a typical garden center, many of us tend to view it as a bit unchallenging, or not special enough. If you were doing an article on the amazing range of species bulbs that no one has ever heard of, and that are often nicer looking that the stuff in the stores, I think people here would be all over you. Or if you wanted to talk about the conservations status of species bulbs, I think we could talk with you a lot about that (although much of the discussion would be depressing). A third topic would be how to find bulbs that are suited to your climate, something that is an almost unheard-of topic in the US. For your article, you might have better luck asking some of the major bulb breeding groups. Examples include the American Iris Society (http://www.irises.org/) and the American Daffodil Society (http://daffodilusa.org/). I wonder if the Brooklyn Botanical Garden might also be helpful; they have done a series of publications over the years with general gardening advice, including information on hybrid bulbs. You could also ask some of the mail order nurseries that specialize in hybrid bulbs, although they may just talk to you about whatever they have available this year. Folks already mentioned a couple of good ones. Three others that I respect are: White Flower Farm (http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/) (crazy high prices, but the quality is good) Brent & Becky's Bulbs (https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/) McClure & Zimmerman (http://www.mzbulb.com/) Good luck with the article. Mike