in the process of digging up ancient gardens here in the hope of growing something besides wildly invasive perenniels & weeds, i've been digging up loads of bulbs. i'm not good at bulb ID. i know some are daffodil/narcissus, but none of what i've dug up so far looks like a daffodil or narcissus bulb. the bigger bulbs so far actually look like tulip bulbs, but in 5 years i've not seen a tulip bloom. most of the bulbs are tiny, 1/4" to 3/4". those might be squill or snowdrops? then there are some kind of squat ones with a fiberous covering, again very small, under an inch. i have seen snowdrops, squills, a few crocus & daffs blooming, but these bulbs are really huge clumps, so maybe they're too crowded to bloom? anywhere on the web that has good photos of bulbs? or should i take some pictures & post them? i'm going to divide & replant as many as possible (i have a 5 gallon bucketful already & i've only done one 3'x5' corner...)but i'd like to have some idea which are what so i know how to place them. oh, and do astilbe transplant well? i've been moving them to a temporary garden until i'm done. lee
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19 years ago