I can't believe I neglected to take a photo of the pallet before unpacking it, but I got distracted once I realized there were several varieties that had been double-delivered, and I was anxious to check the rest of the order.
The bulb sorting party was yesterday, and it was a great success! 3 participants (including 2 who weren't able to make it to the party) came by last week and spent a couple hours each helping sort the varieties, so we had maybe half a dozen varieties left to sort yesterday... took about an hour, then another hour to pull and check all the orders.
BOY am I glad I didn't offer to do mail orders! Not that I don't like "spreadin the love," but I can only imagine how overwhelming it would have become. Between some who were having their bulbs delivered by other participants and some of my neighbors/family who participated, we had 17 people in this group buy. Everybody (including me) was really pleased with the size & quality of the bulbs. I told folks I'd be happy to help organize another such order, since I think I've got a pretty good system figured out, but somebody else would have to volunteer to take delivery and host the bulb sorting!
Now, it's time to turn my attention to planting these bulbs along with too many pots of perennials!
