Lin, I got my bulbs from Bill in the spring as well. They did very well and I was very pleased with what I got. They are also in containers, as I also have no room to put them in the ground. The last 2 winters here, the coldest it has gotten overnight was 36, so I'm hoping for another winter like that. According to most zone maps, I am in zone 10a, so I think they'll be OK.