It is a good think Southern Gardeners have a sense of humor. Yesterday, I got sunburned from working in the…
Today, I was popped in the forehead by a popping Purple Ruellia. Literally….Popped in the head with a plant seed.…
Sternbergia….The Fall Crocus. I actually don’t use the “official” name of this bulb when describing it to people…..”Sterm-berga-what????” I rarely…
“Just keep digging.” I have collected Southern Bulbs for 25 years, and the small phrase “Just keep digging” has continuously…
Small towns in Central Texas are notorious for amazing clumps of old bulbs, so my eyes are always searching for…
What is it about the Oxblood Lily that is so endearing? Some gardeners love the Oxblood Lily for the rich…
I’m not really a “pink” kind of person, and I’m definately not vivacious. I never wore pink….not even as a…
There she was…..blooming with her full southern charm. W.C. Harvey are old Crinum that grace the garden during the hottest…
And just like magic……they appear. Sometimes I get impatient, and try to fool them with the water hose, but they…
I’ve broken at east five shovels over the years….It always happens when *trying* to dig up a Crinum. Crinum are…