Hell-BORES No More
I have been piddling along on the Lenten rose slow lane for years. My garden is not well stocked with new breeding. Possession of my old hellebores—with downward facing [...]
Truculent gardening and make believe
Have you heard or read the word truculent used as a gardening reference? Garden Rant is often, by its nature, argumentative. They don’t call it Garden Rant for nothing. I [...]
Gardening is like a traffic light
I heard an interview, more than 25 years ago, with writer Reynolds Price, who was asked what his most important life lesson was while growing up in rural North [...]
Seed Savants
Watching a seed cotyledon (sprout) pop through the soil is heaven on earth. I am especially interested in flower and tree seeds, but Rose and I collect a few [...]