Gladioli keep better in the ground all winter than any way else that they can be stored, but it must be in a dry loamy soil. It would be a risk if your soil is heavy and wet. We have left thousands of them in the beds all winter in East Lothian, in fine open loamy soil, and never saw bulbs keep so well in any other way. It is necessary to spread some litter over them to prevent severe frost from reaching them. If your soil is heavy, we would recommend their being lifted at once and stored in some dry place where frost will not get at them.