The Phytophactor

 Like many other people the Phactors have pretty much stayed hunkererd down although the new propane patio heater has been used to keep the ...

 A friend gave TPP several new plants, all part of a decorative pot of succulents.  All of the plants have some features associated with liv...

 For whatever reason, our gardens are very colorful this fall.  Here are several examples: above are leaves on some lower branches of a suga...

Sir Richard Attenborough is 94 years old and seems as sharp as ever.  He's certainly seen more of this planet than most, and it is clear...

OK lost track of the calendar but there must be a friday somewhere around.  It's also late in October, so except for tree color, and the...

  Our kitchen garden was a great success this year, although it took some watering to make it happen.  Our successes were tomatoes, Asian eg...

 TPP went out to a nursery area to collect some seeds, and this rare species, Sanguisorba canadensis , was still in flower. The common name ...

Today's FFF is perhaps one of the rarest plants in our gardens.  It probably isn't all that uncommon, but it still is rarely seen, a...

  A friend once brought a picture of this plant to me and asked why don't the flowers ever open.  An interesting question surely.  TPP o...

There is no good time to have a birthday, and certainly not during a pandemic.  TPP's usual birthday celebration involves feeding a lot ...