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My understanding of a place dawns slowly. Occasionally I design a garden, and it is a ponderous and effortful activity because it doesn't come easily to me. This has been [...]
This is the dominant native plant community in Southern California. It is beautiful, but it is not a garden. I am ruining the world. Because I like pretty [...]
Big rock adding textural interest (and diverse lichens) to a xeriscaped parking strip. Not the kind that goes on your finger. We're talking boulders here, folks. Specifically, one [...]
I have some thoughts on the landscapes of Nashville, Tennessee, which I visited recently and instantly loved. I could even imagine living there, but wow, I've never seen so many [...]
It may be spooky, but it's mine GardenRant welcomes its newest regular contributor - California-based garden designer Ivete Soler. Since we don't know each other very well, I [...]
City Garden I have two gardens and can barely keep up with one. The first garden is in Louisville, where Rose and I have lived for 18 years. [...]
Front garden on tour day The Greenbelt "Less Lawn" tour that I organized finally happened on Sunday and it was, by all accounts, a raging success. But before assessing its [...]
Tiny roosters watching over tiny hens I like having bantam hens for the same reason that I like having girl children: pretty. A joy to watch. It was [...]
Community garden image courtesy of Shutterstock As a fellow online writer—who happens to be called Elizabeth Licata—says, “There’s no drama like community garden drama.” We’ve written a lot [...]
Recently the weather was too glorious to resist going to the beach for the day, especially since it was mid-week and the kids were still in schools - no crowds! [...]
David Culp with co-author Adam Levine and photographer Rob Cardillo Not long ago I confessed that I was scheming to see David Culp's Pennsylvania garden, made glorious in [...]
Following up on last week's post about the construction of this here cocktail garden, I've got a few more pictures to share, along with some lessons learned. But first, this [...]
