Well, guess who came to visit? Yep, it’s Marianne. Thinking about making trouble. We had lunch, a good gossip, and then a quick garden tour. And we went to see my latest brilliant idea: What’s the point of wonky posts, I hear you ask? Hm, well, – I have begun to think about how dodgy … Read more
I’d planned a leisurely morning. A bit of gentle pottering around in my own garden, then out later to deal with something at a garden I look after. My phone buzzed: fellow Ranter Marianne was in my area, should we meet up? Wildside We visited Wildside, a small but interesting garden near the romantically named … Read more
LIME TREE MARIA IS THE WINNER! Thanks for playing. As I noted, I will be compiling many of these wonderful comments/tree stories into a tree post. Longtime Rant readers know the name of Amy Stewart as one of this blog’s original founders. But I have to assume many reading this know Stewart even better for … Read more
A year ago, my daughter and I drove to Vancouver and made the rounds. Molly lives in Bellingham, Washington, near the Canadian border. The first stop was the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden for a walk around; the second stop was Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside for my introduction to the healing powers of auricular … Read more
Summer self-loathing was triggered weeks ago by kinked hoses and endless swearing. The heat and drought were beating me down. Crabgrass and broadleaf plantains couldn’t care less. Ariel, in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, was right. “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” It’s not unusual to feel a garden’s burden by mid-late Summer in … Read more
What else did I like in the Pacific Northwest other than hydrangeas? Not sure anyone here has been holding their breath about it. Let’s be honest: Nobody wants to hear other people’s travel stories. Next thing you know, I might be inviting you to my slide presentation. And really great trips are the ones people … Read more