LATEST RANTS
Welcome to The Suburban Outback
It’s happened again. The quizzical stare – the wide smile – the head cocked to one side, all ending with the tentative, half-apologetic question. And even though the asking of it vaguely irritates me, I cannot fault my latest inquisitor. [...]
Large effects in small spaces
World population is approaching eight billion and humanity is congregating in cities. As cities get bigger, gardens get smaller. Green-space has also contracted in suburbia, where most of us do our gardening. The horticultural canvas of today is tiny compared [...]
Thanksgiving Day on the National Mall
Suddenly there’s lots more to see and do in the tourist center of D.C., an easy subway ride away for me. And boy, was it ever great to be back on a subway train after all these months. It was [...]
Do you think you are sufficiently decayed?
End of season It’s autumn at the moment, (just?) and it seems the garden is blazing in glory with the autumn colours, even when the sun fails to shine. But amongst that are the beginnings of end of season [...]
“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
Agent Hash and the Sichuan Peppercorn
The USDA agent introduced himself as "Mr. Hash.” I worried I was having a flashback. I struggled to avoid asking, "You’re f#@*ing kidding me?" This is a follow up to last month’s story Sorrow and Solace in [...]
Why am I JUST Discovering Zinnias in Borders?
Zinnias at the Delaware Botanic Garden Zinnias - I'm reading everywhere about their fabulousness in attracting pollinators, especially butterflies. In fact, when I googled the topic I surprised myself by finding my very own post, [...]
Houseplant (and Magazine) Madness
I am that friend/relation/rando who, fascinated by the snapshot of prevailing culture that characterizes a periodical, will happily accept your grandmother’s stack of fifty-year old magazines she couldn’t bear to throw away, and which you are too [...]
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