Plant Bulbs in a Dry Area?

Do I plant bulbs in a area that will be out of the way of sprinklers, so that they aren't over watered in the hot times of the year? And they get rain water only? Or does it matter?

I suppose it depends on a lot of factors. Usually the soil at six inches depth probably stays at least a little damp through June, when Asiatic lilies would bloom in your area, if I guess correctly. So maybe those you wouldn't have to water. Soon after blooming, they will die to the ground anyway. Oriental lilies bloom some weeks later, and maybe that time will make a difference. I never think of lilies as being thirsty plants, but I lost a few this year here in AZ because I failed to water. The LA lilies seemed much more drought tolerant than the Oriental ones which quickly burnt to a crisp.

If you're talking about spring bulbs, the spot will be ideal for most of them. So many spring bulbs prefer dry summer baking, tulips often require it to rebloom well, and some say the same for Hyacinths. I never give spring bulbs suplimental water. Many are native to mountainous aeas where melting snow in spring is about all they get, and they often grow in gritty, sharply drained soils. In '07 and '08 we had terrible droughts, and I didn't water any of my Lilies. They were real troupers, and seemed uneffected. Come to think of it, I did have a few Orientals that didn't seem to return as strong as I expected, and I attributed it to soil that is neutral to slightly alkaline. Could be that they were showing signs of stress from the droughts. Asiatics, OTs, trumpets, LAs, and LOs all have performed well in the face of drought.