Slog - Comments on Why I Love Being A Member of the International Bulb Society http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna Yes, I am a member of the International Bulb Society. My membership was purchased for me by a friend who knows I planted 90 bulbs last fall in a frenzy. I also love non-bulb plants and flowers, but there is no society like the International Bulb Society (IBS). It is run by a man named Herb Kelly, who goes to bed at 1 am every morning, but welcomes calls at any hour in order to be at your service around the clock for any bulb-related matter. He makes this clear when he calls personally to welcome you to the... Copyright 2008 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:06:25 -0800 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:21:47 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by homage to me That's lovely.

]]> homage to me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994637 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994637 Life Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:45:10 -0800 Comment by angelfish that tulip is gorgeous.

]]> angelfish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994662 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994662 Life Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:49:42 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe IBS? No, that's lovely.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994706 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994706 Life Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:17:50 -0800 Comment by don't break the oath IBS = Irritable Bowl Syndrome

]]> don't break the oath http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994711 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994711 Life Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:28:50 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt (soon to be Balt-o-matt) Jen--If you like bulbs, check out oldhousegardens.com. They've got some fantastic historic bulbs that you can't get anywhere else. I've been a satisfied customer for years.

]]> Michigan Matt (soon to be Balt-o-matt) http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994714 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994714 Life Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:34:28 -0800 Comment by cochise. there are no tulips in skagit this year (so far).

]]> cochise. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994731 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994731 Life Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:08:51 -0800 Comment by Laurence Ballard Ms. Graves--you are a wonder! (I have some beautiful scarlet hippeastrum in mid-bloom in my yard here in Savannah.) This native of the PNW is still swooning over the fact that there are gardenias budding in the parking strip...

Thanks for the 'heads-up' re: IBS; and thanks, too, to Balt-o-matt for 'oldhousegardens.com.' Gardening can be one of the best forms of meditation. Join a P-Patch!

]]> Laurence Ballard http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994734 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994734 Life Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:17:22 -0800 Comment by kuzibah What a great post. I think the IBS may soon have another member.

]]> kuzibah http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994890 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994890 Life Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:06:39 -0800 Comment by kmonkey That was fantastic. As a student applying to med schools, I have no idea where I'll wind up living next year, so I have to make do looking after other people's gardens. I can't wait until I have my own!

]]> kmonkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994922 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/why_i_love_being_a_member_of_the_interna#c994922 Life Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:21:47 -0800