Expect some controversy on a blog named Gardenrant. Our posts on hot topics are sometimes unexpected, even politically incorrect!
A Rose…By Any Other Name?
The beauty of Latin, the gorgeousness of it, is that everyone despises it. Equally!
No love for street trees
Especially not from utility companies. The image above was taken on a street on the east side of Buffalo, but this scene, or something similar, is common throughout the US, [...]
10 Greenest U.S. Presidents
From the GardenRant Archives Originally published 1/21/09, the day after Obama's first inauguration. Teddy Roosevelt, the winner! Whatever may happen over the next months and years, this has [...]
Why we have a Ministry of Controversy
Do politics belong in the garden or in a garden blog? I suggest that the answer to this question doesn’t matter much; politics are there already and have been for [...]
Plant Delights 2021 Catalog Sparks Outrage
Tony Avent's beloved garden and his Plant Delights Nursery in North Carolina have many mentions here on GardenRant, all favorable. We've reported on visits in person, and we were thrilled [...]
Temporal disobedience
Hate turning your clock back? You’re not alone. Here’s guest Ranter James Roush’s opinion of it: That's it. Professor Roush has had it! I'm done with the stupid seasonal time [...]
Who Says Native Plants have Longer Roots?
"Secret Life of Roots" exhibit at the U.S. Botanic Garden Still Ranting about Generalizations Over my 14+ years of garden-ranting here, my number one target has been sweeping [...]
PBS Documentary on Norman Borlaug’s “Green Revolution”
Norman Borlaug had long been on my radar for starting a "Green Revolution" in farming that no one today would call green. But in his day the term referred to [...]
‘Stay Safe’ Just Ain’t Possible Round Here.
I cannot be left with my thoughts these last few days. I emerge from the experience in a ratty mood that doesn’t benefit anyone, least of all myself. Plus I [...]
Red? Blue? What if you’re Purple…Or Green.
With all due respect to fellow garden industry bloggers, columnists, authors, speakers, and social media influencers who choose a different path, I chose long ago not to bring politics into [...]
Is Naming Your Garden Pretentious?
Ever ready to object when I hear the word ‘pretentious’ used to condemn something that might warrant a deeper conversation and a bottle of wine, I have recently found myself [...]
Now it’s Cultivar Shaming?
Admittedly, mentioning a trivial controversy in the gardening world today - with everything that's happening!! - seems ridiculous, but that's exactly what I thought when I saw this graphic posted [...]