Our critiques of books, movies, anything we have an opinion about.
Dear readers, I went through my in-box and discovered some delicious hate-reading! Ready? First, from somehow actually hired by Scotts Miracle-Gro to promote them, pasted below with commentary in brackets. [...]
a cozy moment in a garden that echoes the living room inside. Is this too much? Holy Sissinghurst, Batman!!! There is a way of making gardens that [...]
I skipped Black Friday again this year. I shop at Christmastime only under duress, but as days grow shorter, my noose tightens. Yuletide suffocation draws nigh. There is no way I’m going to the [...]
I attended a talk by the amazing New Jersey meadow-maker Larry Weaner at the Annapolis Horticulture Society. I'd heard Larry talk on the subject years ago but this talk was [...]
At a used-book sale to benefit the local elementary school, I found two gardening books old enough to pique my interest. First up is the Home Owners' Complete Garden Handbook [...]
Wandering around Pittsburgh I came upon this fabulous mural depicting cherry blossoms in bloom and a charming collection of old homes. It was off the beaten track, enlivening not a [...]
Image by San Francisco Planning Department. This year's international Park(ing) Day falls on September 19, a mere two weeks from now. On that day, individuals, groups, and businesses [...]
As many Rant readers must know by this time, in Buffalo we have a yearly free garden tour called Garden Walk. Started in 1995 by two urban gardeners who wanted [...]
One of many fabulous hellstrip gardens on Buffalo's Garden Walk. How could I NOT love Hellstrip Gardening? The subject is fun and inspiring, and I'm a long-time fan [...]
Recording the soundtrack in my front room with Boise Blues Society Directors. Thanks, guys!!Left to right: Randy Reese, 'Mojo' Mike Witmer, James 'JT' Tyler, and Bobby Peters. Though [...]
a little bit of snark, a touch of bitchiness, and a big eye-roll I was recently made aware of something that I had no idea about - it [...]
It would be nice to see these again. Pardon the delay in my 2014 wish list. Here it is with one caveat—it’s really more of an impossible [...]
