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This is an apple but it's also a mystery. It's known on the Swedish island of Gotland as stenkyrke, meaning 'stone church', but its real name is currently lost to time. Malus 'Stenkyrke' is distinctive enough, but what's its [...]
I found more flowers still colorful in October, plus some rant-worthy plants
Continuing our discussion of what's still blooming in October, I found a few instances of floral action in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware this week. While on my usual slow cycling around town, these Knock-out roses definitely had their intended effect on [...]
An Amazing Conversation with ChatGPT
I recently had a most peculiar experience. To do with conversations about gardens, Chatgpt and the famous garden at Rousham. This post is a result and is not really about Rousham, for those to whom that is a distant, unattainable garden. [...]
Digging Holes to China and Easing an Aching Mind
The first holes I dug were a bold six-year-old boy’s solo attempt to reach China. I felt certain that I could find kids on the other side of the world who would wander along with me in fields and [...]
“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
An Amazing Conversation with ChatGPT
I recently had a most peculiar experience. To do with conversations about gardens, Chatgpt and the famous garden at Rousham. This post is a result and is not really about Rousham, for those to whom that is a [...]
How I’m Tricking Nature For Early-Fall Color
Not a fan of brown in the garden? Pining for color in early fall, before the trees put on their big show? Me, too! Here's how desperate I am for color. Buying plants with delayed blooms Last [...]
Gardens As Art
Much to my shame I cannot draw. Give me a pencil and a ruler and there's a moderate to fair chance I can give you a straight line, but beyond that I am hopeless. I like the [...]
GardenRant Voices
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GardenRant welcomes “guest ranters” who want to take over our little piece of cyberspace for the day. Whether you’re in the plant industry or just an ordinary gardener with an axe to grind, you’re invited. Find out more here.
