Expect some controversy on a blog named Gardenrant. Our posts on hot topics are sometimes unexpected, even politically incorrect!
A month ago I posted in this space about Daniel Hinkley, about his noted collector’s garden in Indianola, Washington, and his new book about it, Windcliff: A Story of People, [...]
The jury is still out on this. For every instance of helpful fellowship and joyful sharing, I can find equal examples of myth-based misinformation and knee-jerk snap judgements (if not [...]
I didn't need to go as far as the suburbs to get this shot. Not by a long shot. Every now and then, one of the Ranters publishes [...]
Sculpture of Rachel Carson by David Lewis, installed at Woods Hole (photo by Laura A. Macaluso, Wikipedia Commons) To me, they are little more than hunks or granite [...]
Last week, Susan Harris emailed me regarding my recent article “In Defense of The Lawn” in the July/August issue of The American Gardener magazine. “Can we use it for the [...]
The announcement from the office of Melania Trump that the Rose Garden is getting an upgrade next month came at the worst possible time. It also came from one of [...]
Marcel Proust did not overestimate the power of the senses to recall the past. As soon as the first wave of fragrance from my ‘Garden Party’ orienpet lilies hits, I [...]
Well, Elon Musk’s plan of moving some of us to Mars is looking better by the day. Photo credit: commons.wikimedia.org Were I to apply, I think I’d have [...]
Well, it’s comforting to know that in the midst of world chaos, economic devastation and unprecedented anxiety, the HOA Clipboard Police are still doing their jobs. While chatting with a [...]
Liatris, Lobelia, Pycnanthemum living happily with Perovskia at The Art Institute in Chicago. Guest Rant by Roy Diblik Every planting situation creates diverse opportunities – not just for [...]
Lurie Gardens, Chicago If one more person asks me if I have heard of or read books by Doug Tallamy, I’ll …. Well, I guess I won't really [...]
“Fasten your horticultural seatbelts.” That was the gist of what Dr. Bethany Bradley told me when I interviewed her for my podcast last month. Dr. Bradley is an invasion ecologist [...]
