Sometimes we Ranters have other things to say – maybe about life – because we don’t JUST garden, ya know.
The last time I saw Williamsburg, Va. was waaaay back in 1969, with my parents and my boyfriend Bob, who was visiting from Connecticut. My one souvenir is this obligatory [...]
For better or worse, I thought I’d spend a moment ranting upon something petty in the garden that drives me absolutely insane, has done for years, and which will probably [...]
Maybe the snail sex scene went too far? I have another report from campus, this time about a wildlife documentary assigned to my "Ecomedia" class. I'm happy to report no [...]
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 [...]
Never mind how many years I’ve been digging in this garden I still don’t think of myself as an “expert.” Experienced, long-suffering, and a relentless optimist, yes. Expert? Not even [...]
I know people move their homes because they have to. For their work, for their partner, to downsize, to be closer to friends or relatives, maybe for a change. And [...]
“I garden with two main motivations: to encourage wildlife and to grow edibles.” You will all hate me for this, but this appeared on my screen and my heart plummeted. [...]
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 [...]
Legend has it that Inuit have more than 100 words for snow. A friend told us yesterday that we need a similar number of words for gardening. She had just [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
You can see I love names. If you want to know more about these, see here. I love names, they are full of history. Even the terrible Latin [...]
