Sometimes we Ranters have other things to say – maybe about life – because we don’t JUST garden, ya know.
The Salt River started acting up last Saturday morning after overnight rain. The ground was saturated. The forecast did not look good. The governor declared a state of emergency across [...]
Winter is better when you lean in, physically and mentally. And up until last week’s instruction on pruning at The Great Dixter Winter Symposium -- this season, I hadn’t. [...]
Have you heard or read the word truculent used as a gardening reference? Garden Rant is often, by its nature, argumentative. They don’t call it Garden Rant for nothing. I [...]
"A quirky garden created by self-confessed 'Bad Tempered Gardener' Anne Wareham. The hedges alone are worth a visit and there is much to learn about the use of plants in this [...]
My Scheme for Healthier Eating So I'm trying to eat healthier, like probably lots of you. But how to achieve it? Over a lifetime of unhealthy eating I've tried lots [...]
I had a rather nasty accident at work last week. I'll spare you the details, save to say that it was with a log splitter and could have been so [...]
As my local Facebook groups are filling up with photos of snow, I'm singing the praises of ice as photography subject, thanks to a friend who showed me her images [...]
On Tuesday morning – the last of 2024 – I had a phone conversation with Scott Beuerlein, one of my co-editors here at GardenRant, checking in on his mobility after [...]
Members of Company 1360 of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Photo credit coming soon. I recently reported on the Norfolk Botanical Garden researching and celebrating the African American workers [...]
This is the big season for traditions. Some are widespread and popular, while others stay within our families. Some might even be personal to us as individuals. Near my home [...]
My Christmas was a mixed bag for a long time. Mother was all in on the spirit of the season. My father not so much. The push-pull seemed destined [...]
