Ann Swan coming to Texas!

Published Friday, September 15, 2006 by Chris | E-mail this post

We have just released the first piece of work from Ann Swan titled "Bulbs in a Line." It is truly amazing and we are proud to offer it first on our website. Next week she will be in Texas to observe more of the bulbs in bloom and be introduced to some of the other varieties. What an honor it will be to welcome her here to our state and show her what we are all so proud of.

I continue to read about the British during the Napoleonic Wars, a time when botany was alive and well. In some small way, with this series of drawings, I feel a unique link to our past when the old world met the new. Perhaps that is the best way to describe our company. An "old world" company with a new world edge. There is still a sense of adventure in all of us, something that doesn't go away simply because there is no new land to discover. Such a capital thought.

One of our favorite bulbs continues to bloom. Ben took this nice picture of one of our Sternbergia clumps from South Carolina, a state where they seem to thrive. I was told yesterday by a Houstonian (where I am right now) that Sternbergia will actually perform really well down here. I haven't seen any blooming yet, but perhaps I am a little too early!