We just have three more weeks of open sign-up for our Garden Tour of England and Jersey Island on May 16-27, so don’t forget to send in your registration form soon! These pictures are from some of the lovely gardens that we will be visiting. One of the final stops on the tour itinerary is [...]

The Courthouse/ Post Office in Meridian, MS is inscribed with this familiar quote: “Neither rain, nor snow, nor gloom of night shall stay these couriers from their appointed task.” I know the feeling. Made it through New Orleans on the train. This is the Superdome, where the Saints go marching in. (Holla for the Saints!) [...]

The Eric Young Orchid Foundation in Victoria Village on Jersey Island has a large collection of unique and rare orchids. We will be visiting them during our tour to the Great Gardens of Jersey and England this May. These pictures from the Foundation show some of the different types of orchids that they grow.

Made a quick stop in Mobile this week, and ate at a cool new place called “The Bull” on Dauphin Street (the real home of Mardi Gras). We had pouring rain on Wednesday, and tornadoes by the farm, but I was gone. A friend drove me from Mobile to the airport in Gulfport, MS to [...]

Settled in for a visit at Meridian, Mississippi after a couple days of early morning departures (3AM wake up call yesterday!) and a long drive across the state of Texas. At least we have Buccees! One of the early morning stops was to drop off some tulip species for my friends at the Dallas Arboretum. [...]

Our spring tour through the gardens of England is right around the corner on May 16-27! One of the spots on our itinerary is the University of Oxford Botanic Gardens. This 370-year old garden was established as a “physic garden” in 1621, and contains over 8,000 plant species, including wisteria, as shown below. For additional [...]

Earlier this week, I heard a great lecture on agaves, yuccas, geophytes and more from Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery. Five years ago when I first started Southern Bulbs, I visited Tony at his location near Raleigh, NC. Tony’s lecture was part of a series sponsored by the Garden Club of Houston, and held [...]

Just returned to Texas after a quick trip to Florida – and boy am I glad to be back. I never want to move to Florida – couldn’t take the cold! We brought back a couple of coconuts as a souvenir. It’s been a frigid couple of weeks in Houston too, so I immediately went [...]