Check any of the online bulb websites. I just got a catalog today from a place called Breck's (brecks.com/fallsale).

One of the things you want to do is to get bulbs that naturalize easily also. If you get enough bulbs to fill out an area for a good display next year, you may find your bulbs all getting crowded sooner than later. Though of course, that's no problem if you don't mind digging and dividing.

Vanengelen.com is related to Scheepers but has larger quantities that are less expensive per bulb. I've gotten great quality bulbs from them. Breck's list price is very expensive but they often have deals.

Brent and Becky's has a very good selection. It always pays to contact the supplier about quantity pricing, too. Some will have it but not advertise that they do. The sooner you check in the spring the better selection you will have. If you have a favorite local nursery, you may also find that they will do special orders for you, or not, but if so they will need to know very early, and you will probably have to prepay.

Van Engelen is the sister company of John Scheepers. You can buy larger quantities for a better price. I've always received nice quality bulbs from them. They send them to me at my planting time which is around the first two weeks of October.

Once I received a smaller quantity John Scheeper's bag in my Van Engelen order. When I called about it, the woman said, "they must have pulled from the wrong side of the warehouse." So they really are one in the same. You get a bit of a cost break for bigger quantities of bulbs from VE. If I ever want to try something in a smaller quantity I order from JS.

I'm sure the other companies mentioned are also good, but I've been so happy with my VE orders that I haven't tried any others, except the occasional boxed bulbs from Sam's Club or Costco.

Awesome. Thanks for the info on Engelen sandyslopes, that's just what I needed!

Van Engelen is my favorite as well.

A new good one is Dutch Grown. Otherwise, as mentioned, Van Engelen, Colorblends, Brent and Becky's all have sent good bulbs. I also gotgood bulbs from the wholesale part of Van Bourgondien's, but some have complained about the retail part.

Has anyone purchased from TulipWorld and BulbsDirect?

I've ordered ranunculus from BulbsDirect and they were fine.

I do see quite a few negatives about BulbsDirect on Dave's Garden.