Hi My neighbour has an old clump of Amaryllis belladonna against a low south facing wall. It had only 1 flower stem this year (just finishing) (4 last year) and has a number of bulbs exposed level with the surface. The soil is stoney chalky with many exposed flints. A few leaves are just showing, ~3 cms high. Would it be a good idea to lift and bury deeper? When should this be done? Another dry year here in SE England. This is the third year in a row that my Sorbus aria has had no fruit and the leaves have dried up prematurely. Some trees and shrubs tolerate it or I water enough to keep them going. I am seriously considering diverting all the house roof drainage from its formal soak-a-ways to the garden surface. Recent showers with added sulphur from the La Palma eruption might acidify it just a bit ;-) Had to hose the car down a few days ago after a shower to remove the "flowers of sulphur". Brian Whyer, SE UK _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>