Hi cottage gardener,

My local nursery has changed their buying practices because Wal-mart and Home Depot came in. So their sales have dropped big time. However there seems to be a nice selection at these other stores. I bought a bag of 70 from Costco, so I don't think they are out of style. They had quite a large selection there.

Happy Gardening,

Glads are available in more varieties than ever. I agree, however, that they are less of a favorite than in the past. There are a lot more species of tender bulbs available at reasonable prices and these have competed with glads. Glads are relatively inexpensive and their bulk availability at the box stores probably discourages some smaller garden centers from investing too much in them. In our region glads were once 'the' tender bulb in every garden...now they are just one popular bulb among others.

Our local just doesn't want to fool with bulbs. Then a lot of people think glads are a lot of work -staking etc. I came across some hardy ones and planted them just to see and last year I planted more. I like them better then the "older" type

I saw this thread, and thought I'd give Gladiolus a shot. I bought 15 'Atom' bulbs on Amazon. A little treat for my hummingbirds :) Christy

I bought some for the firs time this year. I got them from springhill and they've just arrived. They are the miniature ones, I believe. My local nursery had lots last year, but I haven't looked yet as I got a little overexcited during winter and ordered a bunch of stuff online. We'll see how that works out. :-/

I believe if you live in Zone 7 or warmer you can raise glads as a perennial plant. I have many cultivars that have not been dug for years. Although it would be agood idea to dig about every third year and replant. Steve in Baltimore county. www.gladworld.org for some good glad bulb sources.

I am new to bulbs. But 2 years ago I harvested 1 Red Glad from my neighbors fence that came to visit me. I moved it to another location, (uhh, in my yard specifically). I now have about 40 Glads. Feeling guilty now. I plan to plant them back along the fence line so my neighbor can enjoy them again. They are very hardy here.