LATEST RANTS
Trailside gardens—a view from the handlebars
Could the definition of “garden” be expanded to include a trail system through public land? Public and private gardens each have features that lend an individual touch. I think of a garden as something that is curated—designed and cared for—so [...]
How a viral hoedown got started
It didn’t take much. As I noted in this July 7 post, Facebook removed three or four comments in WNY Gardeners, a 8k-member group I co-admin, for various uses of the word “hoe.” That doesn’t sound like a big deal, [...]
GardenComm, Thanks for the Blog-Writing Award!
GardenComm, the professional association for garden communicators, made my day last week when they announced three winners of their blog-writing award and I was one of them for my rants! (All the award winners are listed here.) Which rants in [...]
Cultivate Brings the Industry Back Together in 2021
I had promised Susan et al. to report on Cultivate a few short hours after attending this huge trade show in Columbus last week – back in person for the first time since COVID changed all our lives. But it [...]
“One of my favorites: A blend of gossip, news, crusade and, yes, raw rant, it blows the cobwebs out of gardening’s mustier corners.”
– Washington Post gardening editor Adrian Higgins
Oh Facebook, really? We can’t say hoe?
We’re in danger of losing our WNY online garden group because of one word. Hoe. Sometimes, Facebook seems to understand that this is a garden tool and leaves it be. Other times, it removes comments or posts [...]
Celebrating roses
This is a cheat. It's hardly a rant. It's just a big treat for those of us who do, in spite of everything, still fall for and indulge a love of roses. And it comes with apologies [...]
My 15 Years of Ranting about Lawn Replacement and Lawn Care
My (former) back yard in 2006. The Unlawning Begins It didn't take much research through my 15 years of posts here on GardenRant to confirm that my number one topic - dare I say beat? [...]
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GUEST RANTS
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