Optimistic about my garden this fall
Niagara River rapids in October It’s time to breathe a sigh of relief—one tinged with melancholy, perhaps. Aside from getting a few hundred bulbs in the ground before [...]
Elizabeth Licata
The silence of birds
Chickadee photo by Jay Burney Maybe I’m the only one who saw the recent articles and posts detailing a shocking loss in the North American bird population. Somehow, [...]
Houseplant mania reaches Buffalo
Exact name of this begonia coming soon For years I’ve posted about my indoor gardening scene and endured the derision/indifference of my fellow Ranters about my love for [...]
What butterflies, bees, and clickbait have in common
This was taken at a local nature preserve (the most recent butterfly image I had). This weekend I will be moderating a panel on how, I quote, “the [...]
Even the weeds are better in Britain
This green and pleasant land (from the train) Whether or not you prefer British garden writing or the Stateside variety (I just like good writing wherever it originates), [...]
England’s Eden Project: not paradise, but it’s not supposed to be
On this side of Atlantic, we tend to avoid conservatories in August. There’s no need to seek out a conservatory to get even hotter and sweatier. February is a much [...]
How to survive having your garden on tour
Think this is Little Quickfire If I wasn’t part of a huge garden tour every year, I wouldn’t make too big a deal of plants that don’t perform [...]
At a Frank Lloyd Wright-built home, a historic landscape in Buffalo is recreated
Buffalo's Darwin Martin Complex, designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright, no longer needs any fixing up. Three buildings (Martin House, Barton House, Gardener’s Cottage) have been completely restored and [...]
In Colorado, seeing lots of right rock in right places
I’ll never consider attempting a rock garden again. Not after visiting the superb spaces of Denver, Fort Collins, and Boulder, all part of a recent garden bloggers’ trip that some [...]
For the love of begonias
A few of the varieties Some gardening veterans—writers, industry, or otherwise—tend not to get too worked up about bedding annuals. They might use them in places where they’re [...]
Gardening know-how at a crossroads
Our weed album (just a screenshot, not the actual album, sorry) As our local gardening Facebook group advances into actual gardening weather, we are getting flooded with member [...]
Truth in plant labeling
Is one of my office plants "Dumb cane" or Dieffenbachia? I know what I prefer. Ah, the joy of being an older, ever-more-crotchety gardener. You can actually watch [...]