Back in my home territory! Hope to see you at one of these. See my website for all upcoming events. Sunday, June 14, 2 pm Book Passage Corte Madera, CA Tuesday, June 16, 7:30 pm Discussion & Booksigning Reader's Books Sonoma, CA Wednesday, June 17, 10-12 Master Gardeners-only Event Santa Rosa, CA Wednesday, June 17, [...]
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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. […]
Portland? Seattle? See you there. Confirm dates & times with the venue before you go. See my website for all upcoming events. Saturday, June 6 6:30 pm 'Daisy Chain' garden event Location TBA For details, email kbryant at SpiritOne dot com Portland, OR Sunday, June 7 2 pm Discussion...
Read more in: What's HappeningActually, we’ve got nothing but raves for the city, the organizers, the other garden bloggers who have gathered here (there are about 50 of us) and what we’ve seen so far: the Chicago Botanic Gardens (above) and the Lurie Garden. Here are Susan, Carol/May Dreams Gardens and Mary Ann/Idaho...
Read more in: What's HappeningI feel strongly that botanical gardens are about more than pretty scenery. A botanical garden is a living museum with a story to tell. I met the president of Brooklyn Botanic Garden a couple years ago and he was treated to a rant on this subject from me while...
Read more in: What's HappeningGardenRant edition. Here's the whole issue. In the News A survey of all those "green" products finds that only 2 percent of them are legitimate. 98 percent greenwashing. The Greener Gardens Act would offer homeowners a tax credit up to $1,000 to turn in their gas-guzzling lawn and garden equipment...
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Read more in: What's HappeningThe Wicked fun continues on the East Coast at the end of May. Stop by and say hello. Please confirm dates & times with the venue before striking out. See my website for all upcoming events. Thurs, May 21 11 am Flower Confidential Discussion & Booksigning Peabody Essex Museum...
Read more in: What's HappeningHere's an exciting tip just received from Hope Taft in Ohio: Dayton Power and Light will be turning their 1,000 acres of lawn into meadow, resulting in reduced maintenance costs, drastically reduced use of gas mowers, and lots of new homes for Ohio's wildlife. Brilliant. Here's the story. Let's...
Read more in: What's Happeningby Amy And so it begins: the book tour madness. Please do come see me if you're in the area–book tours truly are lonely, and I would so love to meet a Friend of Rant. Check out the full schedule here, and expect my posts to be sporadic, weird,...
Read more in: What's HappeningRemember the big news about the USDA rejecting the revised zone map it commissioned the American Hort Society to do for it? And then it was tweaked a bit and released by the Arbor Day Foundation. And of course the USDA denied that the new map was rejected for...
Read more in: What's HappeningGardenRant version. The whole newsletter, with off-topic sidebar, is here. In Your Garden What to prune now and how includes links to videos and more. And here's more: Pruning Chores for Early March Lawn look like crap? Now's the time to follow the simple, organic lawn care regimen of...
Read more in: What's HappeningWaaay back in June of 2007 I started the first Gardening Coach Directory on my website, with just the four coaches featured in the New York Times story that, I believe, started the whole media rush to cover this new service. But with the media attention came more coaches...
Read more in: What's HappeningRemember how much we like science-based gardening information? Not to mention Master Gardener programs? Well, Master Gardener Magazine is the publication that puts all that together and it may be shut down due to budget cutbacks (by the Washington State government, which pays for it). So editor Linda Chalker-Scott...
Read more in: What's HappeningHere's my dilemma: The Philadelphia Flower Show is the mother of all American garden shows and it's produced by the venerable Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Even in a recession, the show attracts 250,000 attendees willing to fork over $22 each just to get in the door. Plus, the show fills...
Read more in: What's HappeningAny Friends of Rant in Visalia, Fresno, or thereabouts? On Saturday I'll be at the Tulare & Kings County Master Gardeners annual extravaganza. Should be fun–details here. Check it out.
Read more in: What's HappeningGeez, how could I have missed THAT news? I'd attended the premiere and was on filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy's email list, for crissakes. Anyhoo, what a treat to see Scott on the big Oscar screen in a montage of nominated documentaries, then to see him nervously hearing his name...
Read more in: What's HappeningFor years I've enjoyed Richard Fagerlund's "Ask the Bugman" column, which runs in the San Francisco Chronicle and in Albuquerque where he lives. It strikes me as the sort of old-fashioned newspaper column we won't see much more of: I can just imagine an editor adjusting his green visor,...
Read more in: What's HappeningOne more item about government officials greening their landscapes. This one from last June has been sitting in our "drafts" file since then but seems as timely as ever, so what the heck. "All the cool kids are food gardening – or at least they're thinking about it," says...
Read more in: What's HappeningGardenRant edition. The complete edition with off-topic sidebar is right here. In the News This is kinda disappointing: A California study concluded that the energy savings from growing shade trees on the west and south sides homes can reduce homeowners' summertime electric bill by about $25 a year. That's...
Read more in: What's HappeningKetzel Levine, bouncing back from being laid off by NPR, is leading a horticultural tour of Turkey in late April and she writes to tell us that spots are still available. So this underemployed garden writer wonders: Wouldn't GardenRant readers benefit from some Rant on the Road action straight...
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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
Commented on Roses redux { Susan - Years ago, I read somewhere (maybe Organic Gardening magazine; can't remember) to plant peonies near your roses to curb Japanese beetles. I tried... } – May 19, 11:11 PM
Commented on OG Mag on Wildlife-Friendly Gardens: What's Wrong with this Picture? { It is unfortunate that a very good article is being overshadowed by the "cat" issue. Sometimes we have to save our criticism for another time... } – May 19, 10:00 PM
Commented on Kale-a-Rama makes me Wonder: Is Veganism the Next Big Thing? { You're welcome! Dr McDougall has a very informative website and a forum with free access if you need more information. His focus is on low-fat... } – May 19, 11:18 AM
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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