Return of the No-Mow-Month Meme
UPDATE: More assessments on the no-mow-month campaign since publication of this post: This article in Real Simple includes a quote from Dr. Doug Tallamy: "Dr. Tallamy sees little logic in [...]
Susan Harris
Surprise Defenses of Non-Native Daffodils
Recently I was surprised to hear a friend refer to daffodils as native here in Maryland, an assumption she'd made because they do so well in this region. And that's [...]
Humans interacting with cherry blossoms and magnolias
Including the traditional art of supporting weeping cherry trees As weeping cherry tree, planted in the 1950s, with new supports. Who knew that the building of supports to [...]
Here we show you gnomes – the charming, the comical and the vulgar!
A cover story in the Local Living Section of the Washington Post about garden gnomes? I say why not, if it's as interesting as this one, teasing us with a [...]
Miley Cyrus sure knows how to sell flowers
Screen shot from the "Flowers" video Have you heard Miley Cyrus's hit song "Flowers"? So many millions of us have, it's reached #1 on the charts in 13 [...]
I Thank these Evergreens that Get me Through Winter
With the earlier-than-usual appearance of daffodils here in Maryland, I'm pausing to appreciate the evergreens that help me get through winter, year after year with almost no effort on the [...]
King Charles’s Plant-Filled Coronation Emblem, and More Plants in Kehinde Wiley Paintings
To the surprise of no one, King Charles's coronation emblem (the existence of which probably does surprise most Americans) prominently features plants. His love of organic gardening is well documented. [...]
Will AI Apps ChatGPT and Dall-E Change Garden-Writing?
ChatGPT for Text I bet you've noticed the buzz about new apps that use artificial intelligence and their potential impacts, especially Chat GPT, which creates works of writing [...]
From Gardenblogging to Hoop-Dance Vlogging
Practicing tossing the hoop in the open area just outside my yard. You know, I've been garden-blogging a LONG time now - since 2005. Then in 2012 [...]
The Beloved MANTS Nursery Trade Show is BACK!
Photo by Kirk Brown in gorgeous lobby of the Lord Baltimore Hotel The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show at the Baltimore Convention Center is my favorite happening in January [...]
The Reigning Queen of Gardening is…Oprah?
By now I'm betting you've all seen this view of Oprah Winfrey's garden, the set of her famous interviews with Harry and Meghan. But look at another shot of Oprah's [...]
A “Brutal” Bonsai Story Gets Curiouser and Curiouser
I'm here to recommend a fascinating article about bonsai in the New Yorker - "The Beautiful, Brutal World of Bonsai" - featuring an American who undergoes a "brutal" six-year apprenticeship [...]