Our gardens, our guest ranters’ gardens, and other people’s home gardens.
Of all the mistakes I've made in my garden over its 26 years under my direction, there are two that I won't be repeating in my next garden. (Here's my [...]
Breaking news - to anyone who knows me and assumed I'd never, ever leave my garden - I'm selling it and the house it surrounds. Time to move on. Selling [...]
So? That’s what many of you reading this will be thinking, as well as “why not?” and “everybody should have a vegetable garden!” And “why is this a big deal?” [...]
An urban community garden Guest rant from Chris/Flatbush Gardener In New York City, every square inch of space is scrutinized, and land use discussions often devolve into war [...]
In two days, 70 of YOU will be filing into my garden, with (I am sure) highly critical eyes. It’s not the first time, though; every year I open my [...]
Michele's rant about landscapes in her home town prompted me to take a closer look at the photo I took recently of the house I lived in for my first [...]
All the vegetable gardeners in my part of the world are complaining about what a weird year it's been, thanks to a late frost followed by a hot spell followed [...]
I know, Elizabeth has already published a photo of this Buffalo garden in an immigrant neighborhood, but it's worth revisiting because it breaks every rule of good gardening taste--and transcends [...]
Now that gardening (more and more) equals a.) a bigger focus on growing your own vegetables, and b.) not watering, feeding, or otherwise unnaturally fussing over your super-hardy, sustainable (native [...]
Am I jealous of the wealthy owners of this pool and garden? Gawd, yes. I imagine my life lolling around this gorgeous pool as pure bliss. (Notice that's lolling, not [...]
Here's a story that made me think about change—even upheaval—in the garden. In this month's Horticulture, Irish gardening celebrity Helen Dillon writes "The Great Unclutter," which starts out "Imagine buying [...]
Some things I love about GardenWalk Buffalo, the book and DVD: It's gorgeous, classy, and very personal, with looks at real gardens - the best of the 260 - and [...]
