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Bye-Bye Fall… Hello Winter!!

October 26, 2020 Keenan

It is a good think Southern Gardeners have a sense of humor. Yesterday, I got sunburned from working in the…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: flower bulbs, heirloom bulbs, Southern bulbs, Southern Heirloom Bulbs

There’s A First Time For Everything

October 16, 2020 Keenan

Today, I was popped in the forehead by a popping Purple Ruellia. Literally….Popped in the head with a plant seed.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: heirloom bulbs, Mexican Petunia, Ruellia, Southern bulbs, Southern gardens

The First Fall Crocus of the Season

September 24, 2019 Keenan

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…

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Posted in: Bulb Hunting, Sternbergia Filed under: fall crocus, Fall Garden, heirloom flowers, Southern bulbs, Sternbergia

Just Keep Digging

September 17, 2019 Keenan

“Just keep digging.” I have collected Southern Bulbs for 25 years, and the small phrase “Just keep digging” has continuously…

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Posted in: The Garden Project Filed under: heirloom bulbs, Southern bulbs, The Garden Project

Salvaging Spider Lilies with a Toilet Brush

September 15, 2019 Keenan

Small towns in Central Texas are notorious for amazing clumps of old bulbs, so my eyes are  always searching for…

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Posted in: Bulb Hunting, Spider Lilies Filed under: flower bulbs, heirloom bulbs, Lilies, Old bulbs, Salvaging Spider Lilies, Southern bulbs, spider lilies

The First Oxblood Lily of the Season

September 9, 2019 Keenan

What is it about the Oxblood Lily that is so endearing? Some gardeners love the Oxblood Lily for the rich…

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Posted in: Oxblood Lilies Filed under: Bulbs for the south, Chris Weisinger, Flowrr Bulbs, Grent Grant, heirloom bulbs for the south, Heirloom Gardening for the South, Oxblood lilies, Oxblood Lily, Scott Ogden, Southern bulbs, Southern Gardening, Texas Gardens

The Vivacious Ellen Bosanquet

July 10, 2019 Keenan

I’m not really a “pink” kind of person, and I’m definately not vivacious. I never wore pink….not even as a…

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Posted in: Crinum, Heirloom Bulbs Filed under: Crinum, Ellen Bosanquet Crinum, heirloom bulbs, Southern bulbs

Warm Greetings from W.C. Harvey

June 30, 2019 Keenan

There she was…..blooming with her full southern charm. W.C. Harvey are old Crinum that grace the garden during the hottest…

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Posted in: Crinum, Heirloom Bulbs Filed under: Crinum, heirloom bulbs, Southern bulbs, W.C. Harvey Crinum

Disneyland Gardens and Stardust Lilies

May 9, 2019 Keenan

And just like magic……they appear. Sometimes I get impatient, and try to fool them with the water hose,  but they…

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Posted in: Crinum, Heirloom Bulbs, Oxblood Lilies, Spider Lilies Filed under: #oxblood, Crinum, flower bulbs, Lily, Old house gardens, Oxblood Lily, Pink rain lily, Rain Lily, Southern bulb company, Southern bulbs, spider lilies, White rain lily

Digging up Crinum Bulbs (without breaking a shovel)

January 19, 2019 Keenan

I’ve broken at east five shovels over the years….It always happens when *trying* to dig up a Crinum. Crinum are…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Crinum bulbs, Crinum Lily, Flower bulbs for the south, Heirloom bulb, heirloom bulb girl blog, heirloom flowers, Heirloom gardening, heirloombulbgirl, Southern bulbs

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