Nature, wildlife, and how gardening affects the environment.
Yes, this is a thing. When I posed the question to a few close gardening friends, I got either or both of these responses: “Huh?” and “NO WAY!” However, I [...]
I’ve rarely been as deeply affected emotionally as I was this fall when I attended a pair of demonstrations by young people -- teenagers and pre-teens – calling for climate [...]
What does “gardening like there’s no tomorrow” really mean? Do you think your garden, and earth, can avoid the ongoing sixth mass extinction? The U.N.’s recent “bleak” climate report may [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a very interesting symposium, “Rooted in Place,” sponsored by the Berkshire Botanical Garden. The focus of the symposium was new trends in environmentally-based [...]
Guest Rant by Helen Yoest Fall is back, and winter is near; thank goodness! This might sound odd coming from a rabid gardener and outdoor enthusiasts who would rather spend [...]
Somewhere near the bottom of every writer's artistic license, a clever wordsmith will find the following recommendation: Monty Don "Comically exaggerating the position of one's opponent is encouraged [...]
The car was invented 135 years ago, and all that time we have needed a place to put them when we run into the grocery or the bank. Trouble is, [...]
Temple Gardens, Salt Lake City As soon as I arrived in Salt Lake City for the national conference of garden communicators last month I heard from multiple sources [...]
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, [...]
Louisville Climate Strike There were student-led Global Climate Strikes all over the world last Friday, inspired by the lovable 16-year old Greta Thunberg. An estimated two hundred people [...]
Tree saps are head over heels for red maples... Natalie Jeremijenko's "Tree Logic" at Mass MoCa, North Adams, MA. Hayly Fisher is a barista. She waters humble sidewalk [...]
Facebook has its negatives, but does offer insights. Without running a formal poll complete with statistical analysis, you get a feel for the general population’s reactions to certain things. Some [...]
