I had the chance to tour a house in Central Texas that went back to the 1850′s and that was located along one of the old Spanish roads. The original walls were two feet thick. They had ‘Red Baron’ peaches, clumps of crinums ready to explode with summer color, and blooming white cemetery iris. What [...]
Archive by Author
The Deed Went Back to 1849
Last week we went on a bulb hunt. I had a friend here shooting some video and pictures, so I of course took him to the blooming field. This is the same field where I lost my truck keys two Saturday’s ago (http://www.bulbhunter.com/2011/03/05/where-are-my-keys/) While in the field, we saw a truck stop on the side [...]
Last Week Things Were Blooming
Where was I last week!? Things are in bloom and we have been busy. I have posted many of these photos on Facebook, so be sure to become a Bulb Hunter fan to stay up to date while I’m traveling. The week ended with a talk I gave with Dr. Bill Welch at The Arborgate. [...]
Found the Keys Next to the Texas Stars and Jonquils
For those of you who watched the last film, you will have noticed that I dropped my keys with a distinctive sounds of keys clinking against each other, right next to a clump of Texas Star blooms! Texas star is a jonquil hybrid botanically known as Narcissus x intermedius. You can see Rebecca filming me [...]
Where Are My Keys?!
I am so sorry to all of our blog subscribers who only received no text in their e-mails for the blog mailer! As an experiment, I simply posted a video of some old bulbs blooming down a country road, but I did not include any text. This resulted in many of you only receiving the [...]
Kids with Daffodils: Are Daffodils Poisonous?
Thank you, Stacy, for sending us some more photos from this weekend. I really need to invest in a new lens for my camera. Mine is so 2009. The main question many of you are wondering, with the daffodil so close to Cece’s mouth, is “Are Daffodils Poisonous?” Let me be clear, children, adults, and [...]
What People Enjoyed Most From My Talks on Saturday…
Last week many of you know I canceled my trip to San Francisco to speak to a garden club, and my trip to New Braunfels, TX a few days before that was canceled as well. I had the flu. A week of rest gave me just enough time to recover for a visit from my [...]
Stay Connected
About the Bulb Hunter
Chris Wiesinger, the Bulb Hunter, founded The Southern Bulb Company to share his finds with the world. Read more about Chris, or bring Chris in to speak at your next event.
Bulb Hunter Sponsors
Favorite Spots
