Our gardens, our guest ranters’ gardens, and other people’s home gardens.
July was a big month here in Buffalo. In addition to the usual Open Garden days and regional weekend tours, we welcomed 72 Garden Fling attendees from 26 states and [...]
As I walked through the garden I heard a thud. It was a particular type of thud, one that has become familiar to me over the last decade of gardening. [...]
It’s not always delightful, being in the garden at the moment here in Wales. We have severe drought. You may find plants in sudden collapse, certainly not happy, and the [...]
I've had a rather adventurous decade as a professional gardener. Lots of great experiences of course, but some difficult ones and even one that left me concerned for my life. [...]
I'm back in Maryland after a short trip to Los Angeles, where these plants and gardens got me gasping with envy, or dying to learn about, or both. All in [...]
Spring is always hailed as a joy for gardeners and almost every gardener online, apart from our wonderfully honest Marianne, shows us delightful springing plants in the pleasant sunshine and [...]
OK, more Marion Cran for you. I decided we'd look at The Garden of Ignorance this time, since we can all identify with that and it takes us back to [...]
My fellow Ranter Susan Harris said it best: “Buffalo had lots of doubters, but boy did that city shut them up!” She’s referring to the Garden Comm conference that was [...]
I don't think it's right to call yourself a plantsperson. It's one of those those words that has a sort of status to it but no actual firm meaning. Is [...]
Exhausted by a particularly bad winter? News-addicted and over-the-top anxious? Me, too! But I actually had a few moments of real bliss last week, and they cost me nothing but [...]
Adirondack and Adirondack-inspired chairs at Chanticleer Garden. Ode to the Adirondack Chair Today's collection of photos that I've tagged for various garden elements all showcase chairs, with lots [...]
OK, let’s start with the bad and the ugly, to cheer you all up. Nothing like someone else’s rotten luck to do that. Look at this: Isn’t that great? [...]
