Who, Where, and Why
Who: The Texas Triffid Ranch is a very small nursery specializing in carnivorous, prehistoric, and otherwise exotic plants.
Where: As the name implies, the Triffid Ranch is based in Dallas, Texas. http://www.txtriffidranch.com for details.
Why: I used to be a professional writer, but then I got better, and the plants are a major factor in this.-
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Tag Archives: triffids
Thursday is Resource Day
The first week after two big back-to-back shows (one of which was purely the Czarina’s play) gets a bit crazy, especially when you look over the back lot and realize that it’s starting to resemble a location set for a … Continue reading
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Tagged back to the linen mines, nepenthes, Sarracenia, Thursday is Resource Day, triffids
Introducing Euphorbia flanaganii
At Triffid Ranch shows, one of the big draws, obviously, comes when I introduce passersby to the plants. All that I need to say is “Nearly everything here is carnivorous. Guess which ones aren’t.” Suddenly, it becomes a Gahan Wilson-designed … Continue reading
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Tagged Euphorbia, Euphorbia flanaganii, gahan wilson, medusa head, Observations, succulents, triffids
I get by with a little hemp from my friends
One of the greatest gifts I’ve yet received in the past ten years is the collection of friends, cohorts, and interested bystanders gathered together through a mutual love of plants. I get calls and E-mail at all hours, asking “Do … Continue reading
Posted in Hard Science, Introductions, Personal Interlude
Tagged cristate, evil experimentation, head explodey, road trip, thistle, triffids
“Poised, Keep Cutting Away”
Ken Thompson at the Telegraph recently wrote a column that hit a personal spot of white-hot rage in my heart: the constant portrayal of gardeners, horticulturalists, and botanists in fiction as dull and dowdy. Naturally, he’s absolutely right: even with … Continue reading
The horror, the horror…
Lots of hyping of this weekend’s Discovery Days show at the Museum of Nature & Science in Fair Park in this blog’s future, and I hope everyone can deal with it until after the show is over. In the interim, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fran Drescher, interviews, Mike Kinney, television, things to do in Dallas when you're dead, triffids
Have a great weekend
A particularly appropriate song, considering that the heat and the pollen count are both going to be insane this weekend:
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The Triffid Ranch in the news
For those in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, a quick heads-up. CBS DFW is running a short segment on the Triffid Ranch during its 4:00 newscast today, and it may run later. Either way, when the segment is available online, I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged television, triffids
Have a great weekend
In the tradition of acquaintance and force of nature Jack Bogdanski, have a good weekend. (For me, it’ll be the first free weekend in well over a month.)
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Tagged triffids, weekend
