Last week I had the honor of speaking to the Herb Society of America Pioneer Unit in Brenham, TX. I had a wonderful time in the Round Top area, including a very nice margarita at Los Patrones (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Patrones/266211846746281) followed by a twilight tour of Fesitval Hill (http://www.festivalhill.org/) and the Cloister Garden. Hard to believe all of this is tucked away in the middle of a rural Texas community with a population of around 90.
![The Family Snow People - by Bobby Green Easter lilies at the Cloister Garden.](https://bulbhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img0.jpg)
![The Family Snow People - by Bobby Green A quiet pathway through the garden.](https://bulbhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img2-2.jpg)
![More Easter lilies](https://bulbhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img3-2.jpg)
![The Family Snow People - by Bobby Green The Cloister Garden.](https://bulbhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img5.jpg)
![The Family Snow People - by Bobby Green The chapel at Festival Hill.](https://bulbhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img6-2.jpg)
The Cloister Garden, thanks to many volunteers and the hard work of Henry Flowers and staff, looked wonderful. I was delighted to see a stunning patch of Easter lilies in full bloom. Most folks think Easter lilies are only for pots during the Easter season, but if you plant them outside in the Southern US they will normally get into a rhythm of blooming in early to mid-May around Mother’s Day.
Also, below you’ll see a nice display of Allium bulbs from my host’s garden. They were stunning. The white crinum are from the Southern Bulb farm that we cut and took home for the week. It was almost chilly here in Tyler, so we had a fire and enjoyed them outside!
Easter lilies on a patio in College Station.
![The Family Snow People - by Bobby Green Allium close up.](https://bulbhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img8.jpg)
![The Family Snow People - by Bobby Green Nice planting of Allium at in my host’s garden.](https://bulbhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img9.jpg)
![The Family Snow People - by Bobby Green Of course, I was digging bulbs on this trip as well.](https://bulbhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img10.jpg)
![The Family Snow People - by Bobby Green Bouquet of white Crinum powellii album from the farm that Rebecca andI enjoyed this week.](https://bulbhunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img11.jpg)