Bedner's Farm & Greenhouse
  • Collecting Flowers, Grasses for Fall Arrangements

    Barbara Wittman Alsip was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, of German, Austrian and Prussian grandparents. Her father was a horticulturist, (Texas A&M, Class of 1919), and her mother was active in garden clubs and flower growing. She has two grown sons and two grandsons. She received her BA...

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  • Annuals that Bloom All Summer and Fall

    Barbara Wittman Alsip was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, of German, Austrian and Prussian grandparents. Her father was a horticulturist, (Texas A&M, Class of 1919), and her mother was active in garden clubs and flower growing. She has two grown sons and two grandsons. She received her BA...

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  • Two Historic French Roses

    Barbara Wittman Alsip was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, of German, Austrian and Prussian grandparents. Her father was a horticulturist, (Texas A&M, Class of 1919), and her mother was active in garden clubs and flower growing. She has two grown sons and two grandsons. She received her BA...

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  • Native Wildflowers for Shade

    I’ll miss the native wildflowers at my old place, as I had abundant shade. (Starred items  [*] are the ones I’ve grown in Pennsylvania.) Others I’ve seen in local parks. Next year, when the trees have grown a bit, I’ll have some. In the meantime, let me tell you about...

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  • Dahlias

    Here’s another summer flower that you need to buy and plant in the spring. Dahlias produce flowers from midsummer until frost, and, oh my, the colors: red, pink, burgundy, white, coral, yellow, purple. There are even bi-colors. The more you cut them, the more they flower. So, they’re great for...

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  • Lilies

    It will soon be time for the earth to warm up, so we can actually think about planting flowers and bulbs in the ground! Some of my favorite summer bulbs are lilies, which bloom from early to late summer, depending on which variety you plant. They will grow in full...

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  • Gardening In My DNA

    We welcome our first guest blog post by our long-time customer and friend, Barbara Alsip. Although we lived in San Antonio, we had gardens at home and also farm property in Derby, Dilley and Boerne, Texas. My father was a horticulturist, Texas A&M, Class of 1919. Daddy loved the culture...

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