2020 Fall Bulb Buy - ADR and Van Engelen
WE WILL NOT SHIP BULBS.
Delivery generally works out for pickup at the Fall Swap, depending on shipping dates. If the order is scheduled to ship after the swap, then we'll have a pickup party in Derwood, MD or possibly Frederick, MD!
It's that time of year when we start thinking about fall planting. Sure, we all but annuals throughout the summer, especially from those clearance racks, but we also start thinking about amaryllis for the holidays and spring color in our yards.
With this heat wave, it's so nice to think of planting in the fall, planning ahead for a great spring show, thinking about those wonderful Peruvian amaryllises for holiday gifts...
ADR (
www.ADRBulbs.com) and Van Engelen (
https://www.VanEngelen.com) both have great bulbs at wholesale prices. However, we need to order entire boxes/bags of bulbs. This can be as few 10 for Amaryllis Christmas Gift to 250 for Muscari armeniacum. Purchasing as a group lets us split larger quantities and share in the savings.
We've been doing this for many years, so those who have participated before know the drill... If you haven't participated before, I'll ask for your money before placing the order. Otherwise you can pay at pickup. If there are any issues with payment, just keep communicating with me. Things happen, and as long as we keep talking we can generally work it out!
This is a group buy or "co-op," so we all SHARE THE RISK as well as the reward. If something unforseen happens and we don't get good bulbs, YOU WILL STILL OWE $. We save money as a group, and we could possibly lose money as a group. I'm not a retailer and can't afford to "absorb" a loss. This has never actually happened, but I need to be very clear on this up front.
WE WILL NOT SHIP BULBS.
Delivery generally works out for pickup at the Fall Swap, depending on shipping dates. If the order is scheduled to ship after the swap, then we'll have a pickup party in Derwood, MD or possibly Frederick, MD!
Post below about what bulbs interest you. I will keep this thread up to date with pricing as people actually commit to quantities.
A note on pricing:
You won't be able to see the prices on the ADR site unless you have an account with ADR (I can see the prices, as can Jill), but we'll look up prices for you. Van Engelen shows pricing without an account. HOWEVER, when you are ready to order, please don't specify which company. As people place orders, I will bounce between both companies depending on who has the better price.
When you post an order, please make sure your post has ORDER as the first line of your post. This helps to sort through the chaff. If modifying, use 'ORDER UPDATE' as the first line. Any post without 'ORDER' or 'ORDER UPDATE' will be considered an inquiry only.
You will need to list in your post how many bulbs you are interested in per variety, how many you want and whether or not you're will to split a box/bag with someone else.
For example, if you want 75 of the Darwin 'Wedding Dress', you would put:
Darwin Wedding Dress, want 75, but could use 100
This item has minimum quantities of 50, 100 and 500. To fill your order, I would need to order at least 100 bulbs, which fills your max order of 100. But, if someone else wanted only 25, you would get your minimum of 75 and they would get their 25.
This may be a bit confusing, but please ask if you have questions.
One final note:
While ADR and Van Engelen have a 'huge' selection, they don't carry everything. If there is something that you want but don't see, let me know. I have a couple of other places that may have it.
