My Experiment with Stems – Bundled and Bound to Rebar
Amsonia hubrichtii, center right, in the fall, not long before they started falling over. When I recently wrote about which leaves it's best NOT to leave on top [...]
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Dissing “Lawn People” AND “Lawn Dissidents”? It’s DEI Day in My Lawn Class
In scrolling through the course offerings at the University of Maryland, where I've been taking classes for several years, I came upon this one: "Lawns in the Landscape: Environmental Hero [...]
Video: Pollinators in My Front Garden
In a recent post I revealed the uptick in "pollinator action" in my townhouse front garden, thanks to suggestions that GardenRant readers made (to this post) for more critter-friendly annuals [...]
Warning: Removing English Ivy from Trees May Become Addictive
Does YOUR town have English ivy covering trees in its most prominent public spots? Well, MINE SURE DOES, which I finally got sick of looking at and decided to do [...]
Orchids Belong in this Museum Courtyard
This week I got to see the 28th Annual Orchid Exhibition by Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden, and since I'm no orchid expert (understatement alert), can I just [...]
If we stop doing garden clean-up, is it a garden anymore?
Hellebores and daffodils in late winter, with leaves covering them removed. Photo and garden by Marianne Willburn. I've written about the new messaging we gardeners are receiving - [...]
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. [...]
Eternity Roses and Other Floral Valentine’s Gifts from Travis to Taylor
Sure, you don't normally see celebrity gossip on gardenblogs, but who can resist doing it when no less than Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce make floral news? "Travis Kelce's $14,000 [...]
Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage Front Gardens, and 2 Back Gardens with Pools
Marilyn Monroe in downtown Palm Springs, Calif This is my 4th and final post about my trip to California last month. That should satisfy the Western reader who [...]
Charmed by the Moorten Botanical Garden in Palm Springs, California
Photo credit: Visit Palm Springs. During my too-short visit to Palm Springs, Calif. last month I naturally hoped to visit a botanic garden and yes, there is one! [...]
Santa Monica, Calif: a Pier, a Park, 13 Gardens, and Bonus Dancers
Aerial view of Santa Monica Pier - actually two adjoining piers that have long had separate owners. My next post about the gardens of California (you didn't think [...]
The Desert Garden at Sunnylands, as Seen on a Winter Visit to California
I haven't finished unpacking from my trip to California this week, but it's my day to post so here's a quick look at the eye-popping garden at Sunnylands. The estate [...]