John Moore, Author at GardenRant

John Moore

John Moore is a retired healthcare attorney. He and Joni, (also known as “Da Missus”), have been happily married for 45 years. They live in Charleston, WV and have raised two nicely settled daughters. John gardens and Joni reads and knits, both trying to spend the daughters’ inheritance on plants, books and yarn. John has now de-lurked from being a faithful Garden Rants reader to share some thoughts about our behaviors as gardeners.

Articles by John Moore

Seeing Gardens Differently

Seeing Gardens Differently

By John Moore|2024-04-19T06:46:52-04:00April 19, 2024|

Do you really “see” the gardens you visit? I mean, do you see what the creator of that space wanted you to see? Do you see it the same way [...]

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Got Garden Ornaments?

Got Garden Ornaments?

By John Moore|2022-10-02T09:10:46-04:00October 2, 2022|

Google images for "Garden Ornaments" Does a well planted, well designed, garden need ornaments? You could say that gardens are pretty enough. In fact, we refer to aesthetically [...]

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In the garden, it takes time

In the garden, it takes time

By John Moore|2022-08-18T14:29:51-04:00August 18, 2022|

'New Dawn' rose in the author's garden after 25 years Time adds an important dimension to gardening. Nobody told me about it. I just had to learn it [...]

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On Gardening Alone

On Gardening Alone

By John Moore|2022-07-31T09:55:58-04:00July 31, 2022|

The author is happy alone in his garden. I believe we gardeners (home hobbyists, not including farmers or those teaching others to garden), are mostly alone when we [...]

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