Does anyone know if there are any retailers left in the Toronto area who are selling a decent variety of bulbs that are not pre-packaged??
With the demise of White Rose, I've been increasingly frustrated in shopping for anything different in spring bulbs. Only the most common varieties of tulips and daffodils seem to be available in bulk anywhere!
Not only do I not appreciate haveing to deal with all the extra packaging materials, but I'd really like to be the one deciding how many bulbs I'm going to plant. More and more the bulb companies are forcing me to buy in multiples of 6 or 8 or whatever THEY decide is the appropriate number for a grouping. And frequently at much higher prices and for smaller bulbs!!
Imagine if the grocery stores went back to the days where they decided the package sizes of your fruit and vegetables??? They'd have a small riot on their hands. Why are we going the opposite way with bulbs?? I can understand the difficulties with verifying counts, or getting them mixed up, but I'd be OK with slightly slower check-outs and the occasional spring "surprise".
I want my freedom to choose back!