“Pithy, hysterically funny, with poignant news and views of all aspects of the garden world. Don’t miss their Manifesto!” That’s what Garden Design says about Garden Rant in their March issue. Referring to us as a “national blog,” writer Maureen Gilmer introduces readers of the magazine to the world of garden blogs, and—this is the [...]
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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. […]
Over on Transatlantic Plantsman, Graham is ever-so-helpful to his newbie blog-readers back home in England. It’s Blogging 101, plus some more advanced details I’m still confused about myself. (Feedburner "Subscribe Here" creates emails to readers of your new posts? And how’s that different from using a blog-reader?) But Graham...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsMariana Greene, garden writer for the Dallas Morning News (one of the top five newspapers in the U.S.) doesn’t just say nice things about Flower Confidential; she also writes that she first discovered Amy right here on GardenRant and is a regular reader. And in the seventh paragraph –...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsAfter a year of scheming via email and only one phone call, I finally met GardenRant’s illustrious instigator, Ms. Amy Stewart. In D.C. to promote Flower Confidential, Amy wowed ‘em wherever she went – the flower-craving crowds at the U.S. Botanic Gardens and Four Seasons Garden Club, book-buyers at...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsDon’t miss the terrific piece about Ranter Amy Stewart in the New York Times today. The author of the delicious and delightful new book Flower Confidential, Amy spends a morning with Charles McGrath in New York City’s flower district, and shows him the weird combination of natural beauty and...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsThanks, Don, for selecting GardenRant as a Top Pick. Those are some mighty kind words. Back at ya.
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsBBC’s classy, glossy Gardens Illustrated mag has recommended GardenRant and even sent us a hard copy for our perusal. And sure enough, in their Mixed Media column we see this mention: Gardenrant.com – an American site, very to-the-point, by people who are "in love with real, rambling, chaotic, dirty,...
Read more in: Everybody's a Critic, Who's Ranting About UsWe appreciate this nice endorsement from Kathy Bond Borie, New England Editor for the National Gardening Association, under "Web Finds": Garden Rant Okay, now that you’ve ordered your seeds and plants, repotted all your houseplants, and readied your supplies for the seed-starting race in a few weeks, what to...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsHey, guys, remember my recent post called "Me and My Landscape Architect"? Well, here it is again, reprinted as a 3-page spread in a classy national magazine. Yes, Landscape Architecture Magazine bought it, along with some photos, and it’s now appearing in their January issue, including the credit line: "Excerpted...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsAnd you already know her – it’s Elizabeth Licata of Gardening While Intoxicated, author of our Hottest Rant of 2006. We invited her to join us because we love her writing and her nose for a good story; plus we’re impressed as hell by the important work she’s doing...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About Us“Well written and funny as hell.” Starre Vartan of Eco-Chick. “The Greatest Garden Site on the Web. Garden Rant, oh yes. That’s what it’s about. Plain talk that is honest. The Garden Ranters are farther along on the continuum of my own journey in gardening and I am in...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsHey, Dave Connell – editor of the American Society of Landscape Architects website – thanks for recommending us to your readers, and back at ya. I couldn’t help giving you a poke about the spirited discussions we’ve been having lately about design. And yes, we’d love to hear from...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsA few months ago, I had a chance to do a live radio broadcast from the Santa Fe Farmers Market with Bob Ross, landscape architect, garden design consultant, and host of KSFR’s "Gardens, Food, and Santa Fe." (Well, actually, I was live, and he was live, but the show...
Read more in: GardenRant Airwaves, Who's Ranting About UsSo there I am at the grocery store, flipping through O, the Oprah magazine, when I see the face of a friend: our own Michele Owen’s story on flowers appears in the November issue, right after a story on the fashion secrets of famous designers. So if you’re not...
Read more in: Unusually Clever People, Who's Ranting About UsLorraine Flanigan at Canadian Gardening magazine named GardenRant her site of the month for October. (I always wanted to be Miss October!) She says: "Garden Rant has its pulse on the gardening world and views it through a passionate, and often wacky, lens." Passionate and often wacky. Put that...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsA quick shout-out to GreenGirl at the Star Tribune for her kind post about GardenRant. Eco-nerds, indeed! She’s got lots of interesting links and other stuff over there–check it out.
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsThanks to garden writer Maureen Gilmer for her kind words about GardenRant. She says, " These chicks are smart and witty, and have obviously been around the garden…" You’re damn right. But here’s what we really wanted to tell you: Mo has produced a cool new e-book all about...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsWill readers indulge me in a quick off-topic plug? The Queen of Elderbloggers, Ronni Bennett, invited me to write a review of the indie movie "Boynton Beach Club," and the results are up now on her outstanding site, Time Goes By. The back story of how this guest-blogging thing...
Read more in: Who's Ranting About UsDespite Amy’s newness to the subject, I was finally convinced by the chapter called "Manual Labor" that I was reading the story of a real gardener. Real gardeners do serious work and sometimes wrench their backs so badly they fall in pain onto the ground, immobile "like a plant,...
Read more in: Everybody's a Critic, Who's Ranting About UsBut you knew that already. Every now and then, the GardenRant IT Department emerges from its dark, chilly room filled with servers and whirring fans to deliver a cryptic message like this one. We wish these people would get a hobby, like–oh, I don’t know–gardening, perhaps? We’re getting behind...
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Commented on Kale-a-Rama makes me Wonder: Is Veganism the Next Big Thing? { Thank you! } – May 18, 8:54 AM
Commented on Kale-a-Rama makes me Wonder: Is Veganism the Next Big Thing? { I am nearly vegetarian also. I like how you put it. But I do find that it requires a little more effort in the kitchen.... } – May 18, 8:38 AM
Commented on Plant Ideas Needed for Biodiverse Lawn { I see many stories in print and on the web about this issue and wonder why no one ever mentions that most of the choices... } – May 18, 6:58 AM
Commented on Kale-a-Rama makes me Wonder: Is Veganism the Next Big Thing? { Hello Garden Rant please look at the 3 links I provided above, hope you find them helpful. } – May 18, 4:00 AM Commented on Kale-a-Rama makes me Wonder: Is Veganism the Next Big Thing? { Susan, maybe you'll find these 3 links helpful (examples of food + protein in grams, provided in 2nd link) "The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for... } – May 18, 3:59 AMWe are:
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