Monthly Archives: February 2012

Garden shows in the Home of Happiness

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

I haven’t had any reason to visit Denton, home of the University of North Texas Flying Worms, since my best friend moved back to Dallas a decade ago while fleeing a hipster infestation. After reading about next April’s Redbud Festival, … Continue reading →

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False Spring

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Want to drive a gardener insane? Drop the poor schlub off in North Texas this time of the year and watch the reaction. Oh, sure, it may SEEM that winter is over, with ridiculously warm temperatures and only the threat … Continue reading →

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Have a Great Weekend

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Three garden shows in two weeks, the pollen is so thick outside that you can watch it fall through a flashlight beam outdoors, and I have to mow the lawn and get the greenhouse set up for spring. Yeah, there’s … Continue reading →

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Plans for Next Year: The Arlington NARBC

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

It all started innocently enough. It started as a request from very old and dear friends Martin and Jen, asking for advice on a frog enclosure. Jen is a bit of a frog enthusiast, so in the midst of a … Continue reading →

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The first Triffid Ranch show of 2012: ConDFW

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

In previous years, I’ve avoided attempting plant shows before April with good reason. In 2010 and 2011, for instance, we had such foul weather through February and March that I wasn’t worried about the plants freezing on their way to … Continue reading →

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There’s always time for orchids

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

It’s always amazing what shows up at Gunter’s Orchids in February. (This is why the Czarina doesn’t worry about me when she goes out of town. Other wives take off on a week-long vacation in San Francisco and worry about … Continue reading →

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Have a Great Weekend

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

You know, this could be my theme song for the last decade.

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No Sleep ’til ConDFW

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

It may be a little early in the season, but the first Triffid Ranch show of the year starts February 17 at ConDFW in Dallas. Naturally, this is just when my voice goes out (I’m at the point where I … Continue reading →

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Peering upon Hello Kitty hell

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

So far as I can tell, and as far as the chronicler of Hello Kitty Hell can attest, almost nothing in this universe is too foul, too sacrosanct, or too pure to be turned into a licensing tool for Sanrio’s … Continue reading →

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Once more into the breach, once more

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

For those who didn’t know me in the black days known as “the Nineties,” I used to be a writer. Specifically, I used to write nonfiction for a plethora of science fiction magazines, culture zines, weekly newspapers, and other gathering … Continue reading →

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