Just a heads up... This weekend will be absolutely ideal for planting species tulips. Species tulips are the small tulips from the "Stans." (Northern Pakistan, Kurdistan, Uzbekistan, etc... the Near East countries along the Silk Routes from which all tulips trace their heritage.) Species (or "wild") tulips are tough as nails, reproduce by offsets and by seeds, and are about the size of crocus. Most bloom early here (April-ish, depending on the weather and the tulip). And yes, now is the best time to plant! The ground is moist and workable, and species tulips can go in the ground very late. I have planted them as late as Thanksgiving with success. They like crappy soil, hot and dry summers and freezing winters. These are conditions we can provide quite easily! I called around and found that Durango Nursery and Supply has a few: Tulipa chrysantha and T. clusiana (slim, elegant tulips with red stripes on the outside of yellow flowers – 9 inches tall) and some T. saxatilis- pink flowering and best grown in confined spaces, such as between or against some rocks. Saxatilis require dry in summer and incinerating heat. Seriously. These bulbs demand a harsh conditition. When happy, they will spread via roots, forming happy colonies that last for years. At Native Roots, there are T. turkistanica (tiny white and yellow multiflowering and very early bloomer - in the first photo); T. batalinii 'Bronze Charm' (a May-blooming delightful bulb colored sulfur and with very modest leaves that lie flat to the ground. They like it dry and like lots of sun. It is in the second photo above with the giant leaves of Salvia argentea or silver sage); and T. 'Lilac Wonder' (which looks like the Saxatilis tulip, but is less demanding and with a sunny yellow interior.... a great friendly tulip!)