Ah Spring......
The first day of Spring has arrived in West Texas just as it should, warm and windy. And what better way to greet this first day of the new season than to have my 150 caladium bulbs arrive via FedEx from Mrs. G.K. Spauldings Caladium Farm in Sebring Florida.
Our yard is very shady in most spots so rather than trying to plant flowering varieties of flora as I usually do, and watch them slowly wither, this year we are opting for the caladiums that do wonderfully in the summer heat and shade. We were steered to Mrs. G.K. Spauldings Caladium Farm by my old childhood chum Bill Bynum and the brains behind the outfit....Carol Bynum. They've been ordering massive amounts of caladiums from Mrs. Spaulding for years. We ordered 100 white and 50 red of the species, the white to standout vibrantly in the garden in the front, and the red to compliment the Mexican tile patio in back.
Planting will come soon, when the nighttime temperatures consistantly start to moderate in the 60+ degree range. However there is a problem. Dr. Brown, ace cardiologist, has told me that I can do almost anything in my post operative condition except plant large amounts of caladiums. Therefore if you would let me know in the comments section when you might be available to come perform this chore, I would appreciate it. I have politely asked Carol and Bill Bynum if they would come to show me their tricks to caladium planting. They respectfully declined.
News Note: Sports car legend John DeLorean dead. DeLorean died late Saturday at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, of complications from a recent stroke. More interesting to me than the fact that Delorean later developed his own sports car, was the fact that he was the father of the "muscle car" having developed the Pontiac GTO in 1964. One of my best friends, Ron Hunt, had one of the first '64 GTO's in West Texas in which we used to tool around town at the amazing driving age of 14 years old, legal back then. Coincidentally, my sister was born at Summit Overlook Hospital.
The first day of Spring has arrived in West Texas just as it should, warm and windy. And what better way to greet this first day of the new season than to have my 150 caladium bulbs arrive via FedEx from Mrs. G.K. Spauldings Caladium Farm in Sebring Florida.
Our yard is very shady in most spots so rather than trying to plant flowering varieties of flora as I usually do, and watch them slowly wither, this year we are opting for the caladiums that do wonderfully in the summer heat and shade. We were steered to Mrs. G.K. Spauldings Caladium Farm by my old childhood chum Bill Bynum and the brains behind the outfit....Carol Bynum. They've been ordering massive amounts of caladiums from Mrs. Spaulding for years. We ordered 100 white and 50 red of the species, the white to standout vibrantly in the garden in the front, and the red to compliment the Mexican tile patio in back.
Planting will come soon, when the nighttime temperatures consistantly start to moderate in the 60+ degree range. However there is a problem. Dr. Brown, ace cardiologist, has told me that I can do almost anything in my post operative condition except plant large amounts of caladiums. Therefore if you would let me know in the comments section when you might be available to come perform this chore, I would appreciate it. I have politely asked Carol and Bill Bynum if they would come to show me their tricks to caladium planting. They respectfully declined.
News Note: Sports car legend John DeLorean dead. DeLorean died late Saturday at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, of complications from a recent stroke. More interesting to me than the fact that Delorean later developed his own sports car, was the fact that he was the father of the "muscle car" having developed the Pontiac GTO in 1964. One of my best friends, Ron Hunt, had one of the first '64 GTO's in West Texas in which we used to tool around town at the amazing driving age of 14 years old, legal back then. Coincidentally, my sister was born at Summit Overlook Hospital.
