Rain, rain, rain...DON'T go away. We are recharging here in Texas after a terrible drought. Yes the bulbs will be fine, but from a mental health standpoint, I don't think we could have taken much more.

The Houston Bulb and Plant Mart was a great success and Ben enjoyed the first annual "In the Garden" down in Fort Bend County. We all met up in Houston, exhausted but happy to be together for awhile. We are all back at work right now, busier than ever and not slowing down. We are unfortunately sold out of some of our favorite bulbs, like the Byzantine gladiolus and the campernelle. I do encourage many of our first time bulb buyers to still try the 'Grand Primos' (Narcissus tazetta 'Grand Primo')and snowflakes (Leucojum aestivum). Attached is a picture of Grand Primos that have contended with falling limbs, droughts, and mowers, yet still come up year after year--no fertilizers, no soil amendments, etc. The same would go for the snowflakes. They are just all around tough.

I am in Houston again today and tomorrow, not sure of where I will be the next day. On one hand it really bothers me not to know where I will be and what I will be doing from day to day. On the other hand, such a flexible schedule allows for last minute dinner plans and wonderful stays at guest houses tucked back behind some of the most beautiful homes in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, etc. I should start taking pictures and writing about the guest houses also. They really add such a welcoming dynamic to any home and allow a vagabond like me to meet wonderful people.