The post could have two titles: What is the best way to transplant red spider lilies? or How do I move my flower bulbs around? The quippy answer is “Move them when you have time.”  I suppose after giving this answer the flower bulb lecturer could drop the microphone and exit stage left. It is […]

Can I grow bulbs from seeds? Yes. Well, some but not all.  Can I grow one of my favorite pink rain lilies from seed? Yes!  And quickly… Yesterday I was in North Dallas at a 125 year old Victorian home, and I was surprised to see an already bloomed pink rain lily (Habranthus robustus).  I […]

This is one of our favorite crinum bulbs, and we value it for the open blooms, good fragrance, nice foliage, repeat blooms, and strong stalks that don’t fall over when loaded with a big bloom. We never seem to have enough! However, our one gallon potted crop is coming along nicely and we are releasing […]

I’ve written about my favorite pink rain lily quite a bit in the past, but unfortunately some of my old blog posts have been deleted. As we head into the summer months, this is a good time to mention it again. About now, many of our spring bloomers are wrapping up and we’ve all been […]

Happy Thursday! Just wanted to give everyone a heads up on Chris’ speaking engagements that are open to the public this month!  – Saturday, September 14, 10:00AM Tomball, TX– Bulbs and Buddies – The Arbor Gate The Arbor Gate’s Bulbs and buddies event kicks off at 10AM with a seminar presented by Chris and Heidi Sheesley […]

The rain really has the crinums blooming on the farm for another spectacular round. We haven’t seen a great second bloom out of Crinum ‘Bradley’ but the milk and wine lilies (Crinum x herbertii) and ‘Carol Abbott’ bulbs are all on their 3rd bloom! Of course, the ‘Ellen Bosanquet’ bulbs, which are in their prime […]

How many grasshoppers can you count on this one stalk of crinum blooms?! Our milk and wine lilies continue to bloom, but the grasshoppers are starting to have a field day with the blooms. Does anybody have a suggestion for controlling grasshoppers?

We’ve begun to harvest our main rows of oxblood lilies and the crop is really looking great. Most of them were up by the morning. It’s getting to be the time of year where a bulb exposed in the direct sun for more than an hour can cook it right away. Oxbloods can be especially […]