Our gardens, our guest ranters’ gardens, and other people’s home gardens.
The Hydrangea’s Decay
We've covered hydrangeas a few times here at GardenRant, like this post and this one too, but we're now in what has slowly become my personal favourite part of the [...]
“Clean-up” by untrained co-op grounds crew leads to cries of “Massacre!” and “Makes me wanna move!”
The front yard captured in a 2022 Google map photo. There's a red brick house behind all the vegetation, and it's one of the 1,600 units in my [...]
More raves for the gardens of Puget Sound
What else did I like in the Pacific Northwest other than hydrangeas? Not sure anyone here has been holding their breath about it. Let’s be honest: Nobody wants to hear [...]
Chincoteague Island has Funky Gardens and Wild Ponies, too!
Ever read the book or seen the movie "Misty of Chincoteague"? They're about wild ponies living on barrier islands off Virginia and Maryland, the destination of my latest road trip. [...]
From bird bath to succulent dish garden, and a new one that attracts birds!
Bird Raccoon Bath Some years ago I bought a bird bath and followed all the rules for getting the most bird visitors - like placing a perfectly shaped pan at [...]
Not *Just* Knockout Roses! Beachtown Hits and Misses in Late May
When I told a friend who lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware that I was blogging about the roses I saw blooming there last week she said, "Oh, all the Knockouts"? [...]
It took 3 years but these vines are finally providing screening, and peak bloomtime is thrilling!
Visitors' first sight of my front garden - before. I have a happy update to a rant about hating my arborvitae hedge, which I had removed in late [...]
Packera aurea Bloom Combos I Hate
Packera aurea (a/k/a golden groundsel or golden ragwort) in my garden; azaleas at the National Arboretum Ever been excited about a new plant until you saw what was [...]
Sir Roy Strong’s Garden at The Laskett
We live fairly near The Laskett. So seeing it was open, we thought we'd have an afternoon out and went to visit. And we took lots of photos - so [...]
Recreating the Garden at Auschwitz
I don't recall ever seeing a garden so prominent in a movie, with most of the scenes set in the garden, as in the Oscar-nominated film The Zone of Interest. [...]
I’ve been cheating on my garden with an 11-speed Cervelo
We have been together for going on 4 years and thousands of miles." Do you remember the first time you got on a bike as a kid and [...]