Fisch and I went outside today to say good bye to a group of garden club women. From my tractor, I told him to sit until after they had driven off. He listened and then we headed off to the front field to pick up some pallets. Fisch ran ahead. As I turned the corner, [...]

Tiger lilies are something that we can grow all over the state of Texas. People in Missouri always talk about them growing in the ditches, and here they are blooming in Rhode Island! It’s like seeing a friend that makes you feel at home. Mr. Brown Thumb recently wrote about them and I think you [...]

Thank you to John and Brad who are managing to harvest the bulbs from the field. I am in Rhode Island for filming of a PBS segment called Cultivating Life. Waiting for the food people to be done, and then I’m on. Saw some tiger lilies blooming (Lilium lancifolium) and am amazed at their adaptability [...]

I was on a ranch southwest of Ft. Worth this week and enjoyed a spectacular showing of a Texas native grass, little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium). Also had a chance to wear Fischer down, and took a picture of him in front of some nicely manicured oak trees in a pasture. Heat treating bulbs this morning [...]

The rain has let up on the farm for quite awhile and Brad and I are furiously trying to do what needs to be done, as the fall is almost upon us! That means less time inside and more outside, and that equates to shorter blog posts.A quick tidbit on what is blooming. Our Philippine [...]

The summer is moving into a whole new phase, with different Crinum bulbs blooming and others continuing to grow larger. The rain has let up some and we are hoping for about a week of dry weather to accomplish all that we need to accomplish. This grasshopper here became a little too waterlogged on his [...]

Many times in passing I have mentioned the Isle of Jersey, but here I hope to do it full justice. My shortcomings on the subject, and more especially on the gardens, are made evident by the wonderful work Dr. Welch composed to capture the beauty of the homes we visited.It is amazing how similar many [...]

I have been treading water keeping up with e-mails and phone calls and I apologize. We’ve had a few sunny days in our midst of rain and we’ve had to hit it hard. Did manage to snap this photo from our parrot gladiolus (Gladiolus dalenii). Enjoy! Blogger isn’t letting me post a title, so we [...]