Our gardens, our guest ranters’ gardens, and other people’s home gardens.
Baltimore may be best known nationally for its murder rate and The Wire on HBO, but in horticulture circles it's known for plants and gardens. So I happily signed up for [...]
The townhouse I moved into 6 years ago came with a rather junky spot just beyond my back yard, marring my view from the house, porch and garden. So began [...]
My good luck began this spring with a three-year-old thoroughbred named Justify. I was smitten the first moment I saw the beautiful chestnut-colored horse walk onto the Churchill Downs track [...]
In the end it came down to a pair of ornamental tin chickens, both of them, no doubt, created in a distant and dangerous land soon to be confronting more [...]
Looking for inspiration and information? Catch a glimpse of Kentucky's Secret Gardens. Author Tavia Cathcart Brown hosts the documentary, sponsored by Kentucky Education Television (KET). I was flattered to be [...]
Cecropiamoth caterpillar at the Wildflower Center More than 90 garden bloggers got together for three days of garden touring in Austin last weekend. It is a return to [...]
For decades I gardened on the edge of a wooded valley, which I could see best - for views like this one in the spring - standing at the edge [...]
It’s not 12/21 yet, but winter has officially begun in Western New York; I had gotten my final bulbs in just a few days before the season's first major snowfall [...]
Goldenrods and Boneset (I think) blooming in Asbury Park this week When I go to the beach it's in the spring or fall, and even in glorious weather [...]
Mirbeau Vacations are always busmens’ holidays for gardeners. Whether it’s a tropical paradise, a stateside resort, or a European capital, gardeners can’t help but notice what’s planted, where [...]
The other day, a visiting friend gasped when he saw a rat run across a corner of the suburban Connecticut yard where I garden during the week. I shuddered when [...]
Labyrinths are on the rise, especially at schools and churches, but ones in home gardens like this will never catch on, I predict. That's because it needs weekly careful mowing, [...]
