Just when Texans feel they have had it and cannot take any more of the heat and humidity, a breath of cool air descends from the north sending the temps into the low 80’s for the highs and the 50’s for the lows. Energized by the cooler temperatures, Chris and I were working almost until [...]
Archive | September, 2010
Neighborly Spiders, Red Spiders That Is
Yesterday afternoon was the end of a long day of paperwork and answering e-mails. When I went to the small engine shop in Mineola to pick up some repairs, I was delighted to see a patch of lycoris radiata blooming at an old home just down the road. Arriving back at the cabin, I contemplated [...]
Red Spider Lily BUZZ – Lycoris radiata
The following is a customer service question about red spider lilies: “Please see if you can give me a suggestion with my spider lily that don’t blossom. About two years ago I purchased some red spider lily bulbs from your company and I planted them in a flower bed in my backyard after receiving them. [...]
Bulbs and Buddies
Chris and I loaded up both the truck and trailer with crinums, narcissus, rain lilies and more last week and headed for Tomball for “Bulbs and Buddies” bash at The Arbor Gate. With so much cargo we rode squished next to each other in the truck’s cab. Must have made a comical sight because a [...]
Salvaging Rain Lilies
One of my duties today was to clean up from the mess the cows made of our rain lily pots. After eating the foliage and strewing the pots across the lawn behind the cabin, my job was to salvage what I could of the dry bulbs. Which the cows hadn’t touched, I might add. As [...]
Rain Lily Casualties
Rain lily casualties of this magnitude rarely happen to us. Upon returning from the Bulbs and Buddies bash at the Arbor Gate yesterday, we were greeted by the destroyed remnants of these rain lilies and spider lilies grown in pots. These made great party favors at the Get Together at The Cabin we hosted the [...]
General News
Our days are consumed with processing fall orders – which is definitely a good thing! Chris harvested these Crinum – Ellen Bosanquets for the last few orders we have coming in for our summer bulbs. I thought these pictures were nifty. I am slowly taking on more responsibilities as bookkeeper and the shipping go to [...]
A Wednesday Update
Houston hosts one of the best garden clubs in the nation. Chris spoke to The Garden Club of Houston last week, and here are some shots from the event. Many of the members took advantage of the discounts given on flower bulbs, Ann Swan’s prints, and pre-ordered copies of Heirloom Bulbs for Today. I just [...]
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