Every season I notice certain trends in the world of gardening. Not like the ones that the marketing people write about—mine are more personal. These have to do with how I interact with other gardeners and bloggers, how I find new plants or learn to appreciate old ones, and how the cityscape around me gets [...]
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Body: Posted by Bert CreggLast week I posted about some horticultural disasters I witnessed in the Czech Republic. This week the chamber of horrors. […]
Biodiverse Lawn by Coalition Member Thomas Christopher Like other members of this group, I believe that the contemporary model of lawn has got to go.. […]
Body: Posted by Linda Chalker-Scott If you've been following us for a while, you might remember a post from August 2009 when I got cranky about a pot. […]
As I write this, we have 100 responses to our first-ever flash fiction contest, and I have a feeling they will continue to roll in long after our winners are announced. What a literary bunch you are–and how inclined toward sex and murder in the garden! Gracious. So the...
Read more in: The 78th Annual GardenRant AwardsThe paper I write for just held a short fiction contest. 99 words or less. I didn't enter the contest–not only do I work for the paper, I'm sleeping with one of the judges. But I did try my hand at a few pieces of short horticultural fiction, and...
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Commented on Kale-a-Rama makes me Wonder: Is Veganism the Next Big Thing? { Kevin, Well said. Also read The Vegetarian Myths by Lierre Keith, whose health was permanently damaged by her determination to stick to a vegan diet... } – May 20, 1:40 AM
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Commented on Kale-a-Rama makes me Wonder: Is Veganism the Next Big Thing? { If veganism becomes more mainstream, it will be by necessity and not because it's the healthiest diet for most humans. Forks over Knives was a... } – May 19, 12:43 AMWe are:
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