With the new year came some excitement on the home front. Netflix‘s new $4.95/month deal casts a wide enough net to snag even me, the most regular of movie-goers, and my very first Netflix movie was the surfing documentary "Step into Liquid." Called "insanely gorgeous" by the NY Times and "spiritual" by the NY Daily [...]
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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. […]
Naturally any rant about leaf-blowers is bound to provoke collective outcry from readers and this one didn’t disappoint. It’s called Let’s All Go Hollywood Hoping to milk those leaf-blower passions, we asked Christopher C. if he had anything to add in defense of landscape workers and boy, did he. ...
Read more in: Grab BagThe only problem with the iBulb is that eventually the batteries run out. Fortunately, they’re rechargeable! Just the occasional application of some iBulb Energy Granules and it will last for years and years. It will even get bigger and produce additional smaller iBulbs of the same type (thus making...
Read more in: Grab BagIn other news: Hollywood’s trademark palm trees are being replaced by native species. Oh, sure, they’ll keep a few around to placate the tourists, but between the lack of shade and the high maintenance costs, they’re outta here. The city might want to do the math first: horticulturalists at...
Read more in: Grab BagNow as a long-time garden club president, I picked up on the Human Flower Project remark that garden clubs of 40 years ago were "more leisurely noblesse, less grunt" and that today garden clubs have switched from beautification to serious endeavors like conservation. And "The cult of loveliness has...
Read more in: Grab BagSomething nice happened in Los Angeles and 20 other communities in California during the ’90s - they quieted down. Stars like Peter Graves and Meredith Baxter lobbied politicians to prohibit those gawd-awful leaf blowers. This year Palo Alto joined the quiet movement with a ban that went into effect...
Read more in: Grab BagThis New Yorker article is damn relevant to our decisions about water usage, in the garden or anywhere. Items: Nearly half the people in the world don’t have the kind of clean water and sanitation services that were available 2,000 years ago to the citizens of ancient Rome. Simply...
Read more in: Grab BagLord knows I hate to rain on the parade of this important exhibit at D.C.’s National Building Museum: "Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design." And you know I’m all aboard the sustainable train myself. And to echo all the good press the exhibit’s been getting, I...
Read more in: Grab BagHere’s a disturbing report, and we thank Robert and Michael for alerting us. Populations of birds, bees and bats have demonstrably declined in North America and Europe. The cause? Loss of habitat and the use of herbicides and pesticides, the usual culprits. And a new one – global warming...
Read more in: Grab BagWhat’s a scientifically challenged gal like myself doing joining the D.C. Science Writers Association? Well, when my friends invited me to join I said sure, writing about horticulture for UDC means I qualify, so why not? [Translation: I grasp the complexities of fertilization sufficiently to write fact sheets on...
Read more in: Grab BagAlso worth mentioning is the site that featured this guerrilla gardening event – Eco-Chick. Intead of a Manifesto they have a Raison d’Etre, and it includes this: For too long environmental blogs have catered to men and moms. It was either diatribes about peak oil or recipes on how...
Read more in: Grab BagBy Guest Blogger Elizabeth of Gardening While Intoxicated In July I attempted to entice other garden bloggers into attending Garden Walk Buffalo, and failed miserably. Fine. I’m over it, and now I have a new challenge: why not start your own walk? Garden Walk Buffalo was started as much...
Read more in: Grab BagIt was through Kathy Purdy’s Directory of Blogs that I found my way in the online gardening world and became part of it. And following her debut here as a guest blogger, let’s see what’s happening over at her place – Cold Climate Gardening – where she’s celebrating its...
Read more in: Grab BagI bet you think I’m going to recite the tenets of garden photography for you. No such luck. What I’m offering instead is this intriguing article about travel photography – and here I’m veering perilously close to off-topic – but let’s see how they translate to our world. The...
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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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