My adventures in lawn-killing in Wild Ones Magazine
My photos from (L) somewhere near Toronto and (R), in beautiful West Seattle, GardenRanter Lorene Edwards Forkner's very own garden. If you're a member of Wild Ones, you [...]
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My visit to the Reflecting Pool this week, and some real and AI alternatives
My photo of the Reflecting Pool at 8:30 a.m. on June 24, 2026. Nobody comes to GardenRant for political news or opinion, so this is my best attempt [...]
Obama Presidential Center’s Gardens, plus a Stunning New Portrait, with Flowers
The Obama Presidential Center opened Friday, fittingly on Juneteenth, and even from afar, the opening ceremonies were a welcome palate cleanser. And for a gardenblog, there's plenty of plant-related news [...]
Don’t blame Baby Boomers for the conventional American garden style you hate
Intro to r/BoomersBeingFoolish subreddit. Boomer-Bashing is IN! As a Baby Boomer, I don't go looking for examples of the Boomer-bashing that seems ubiquitous these days, sadly. I see [...]
Gardener access in garden borders – a design feature that’s forgotten or just out of fashion?
When I moved to this yard 14 years ago I replaced the back lawn with mixed borders of trees, shrubs and perennials, deeper-than-usual borders like this one (coz, no more [...]
Cues to care in order of effectiveness, for upcoming yard inspection
Update on cues to care: I wrote this article for the members of my townhouse co-op as we face our next spring yard inspection. Here cues to care are prioritized, [...]
Thugs, aggressive spreaders, and possible invasives in my garden and what I do about them
Most of the fast-spreading plants in my garden arrived as local weeds. Here they are (plus a couple that I planted deliberately) and how I'm dealing with them. Creeping Jenny [...]
Flower Still Life Paintings by Rachel Ruysch were Teaming with Life – and Death
"Flower Still-Life" by Rachel Ruysch Ever hear of the Dutch Golden Age painter Rachel Ruysch? (1664–1750) I sure hadn't, until my U. Maryland art history professor showed us why she's [...]
Chartreuse foliage – apparently I can’t get enough of it.
Here in the Mid-Atlantic Azalea Belt, our big spring show is fading fast. Even my beloved crossvine blooms are pretty much gone. But the chartreuse leaves of my 'Ogon' Spireas? [...]
IS this a “gardening show”? I’d call it “Growing Stuff with Zach Galifinakis and Some Kids”
Click to watch the trailer. Have you checked out Netflix's new " gardening show" called "This is a Gardening Show" and starring comedian Zach Galifianakis? Well, I have and I [...]
State Flowers Exhibit at the U.S. Botanic Garden Reveals an Odd Assortment
I attend every one of the U.S. Botanic Garden's media previews of new exhibits, like their latest - America's State Flowers. Here you see Senior Communications Specialist Devin Dotson talking [...]
THIS is plant material. And THESE are plants.
Yard waste - what I think of when I hear the term "plant material." Have you ever noticed that people in the plant business refer to plants as [...]