A few years ago I spoke to a Beaumont, Texas garden club named The Magnolia Garden Club. My talk was not long after Hurricane Rita had blown through, and they mentioned that they had lost something like almost 80% of their old trees. I might be exaggerating some, but not by much. Shade gardens had [...]
True Southern Hospitality
We have a great friend in Dallas who has opened up her home to me and my friends on several occasions. I love visiting her garden because there is a gate leading into a walled garden. Every time I walk in there I am taken back by a magical world of blooming plants, a pond [...]
Columbus Rest
Rebecca and I hit the road hard earlier this month. She was able to spend some time in Austin as I was tied up in some commercial filming and book writing, but we were able to spend a lot of it together. While on the road, we try our best not to eat out. Rebecca [...]
Sewing and Stew
I never fully knew the meaning of “making do with what you have” until my cabin life began. Living without a washer and dryer causes me to rely heavily on the hospitality of others. One of those people is my neighbor, Sammie, who helped sew the lace curtains for the cabin. She has turned her [...]
Brad and His Boots
Do any of you remember Brad who worked with The Southern Bulb Company for two years? His new boss was extremely enthralled with his former job, so she purchased a crinum from us. We made sure that it was going to have plenty of sun and irrigation to grow fast and healthy and give her [...]
Ahhh, Sweet Success
Unfortunately, I have been in this business for six years, and sometimes forget that Rebecca has been thrown into a whole new world. I share with her in bits and pieces as much as I can remember about the past four years, our victories, and defeats, but I take the most pleasure in showing her [...]
My! How Time Flies
So, what do you do to pass the time on a warm summer’s evening? Earlier this week, Chris had me harvesting these pink rain lily seeds. It’s pretty amazing to think that over 1,000 pots were grown from one small brown bag of seeds. During the dating days of last summer, the Bulb Hunter and [...]
Conversation Pieces
Several years ago, a wise person once told me of the importance of having conversation pieces displayed around your home. Just yesterday I was describing to Chris how we need to be collecting interesting items from our various adventures to display in the cabin. Little did I realize that the cabin itself is a great [...]
Back at the Cabin Again!
Just thought you all might like to know just how creative the Bulb Boy is. We inherited all kinds of interesting goods when John and Erin moved from Tyler this month, Quick Shine all purpose floor cleaner, cilantro in a squeeze tube (new one for me), and sugar free canned cocktail just to name a [...]
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