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Over the last two winters, I’ve been engaged in a curious pursuit which has baffled some visitors but thrilled others – precisely the way I love to garden.  I’m building habitat nests – and it’s one of the most satisfying and artistically fulfilling projects I’ve worked on in some time. The newest nest (still [...] The post Building Habitat Nests – For Wildlife and For Me appeared […]

Last year, garden writer Jennifer Jewell published the wonderful The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants. A little over a year later, she’s come out with an extraordinary new book: Under Western Skies: Visionary Gardens from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast (in bookstores May 11). Featuring

Yellow Island I am, floristically speaking, a sybarite.  Though I will attempt to enjoy the occasional long weekend at an Oberoi or Four Seasons, especially so as the guest of a wealthy friend, and will suffer through multi-course meals that are as unsettling to my wallet as the mucosa of my digestive tract, [...] The post Exploring Yellow Island appeared first on GardenRant.

Perfecting the art of container gardening is no mean feat but Sarah Raven, the Sussex-based author, grower, cook, and lifestyle guru, has built a business on her skill in combining plants. She also has an idiosyncratic brilliance for color, as recently illustrated by her Color Cutting Garden at last year’s Chelsea Flower Show. At her

When I saw this quote/paraphrase from Sir Mixalot's 1992 hit in my local gardening group, I thought, “Finally. Somebody gets me.” My gardening life is punctuated by love/hate relationships with plants that have to be cut back and selectively pulled out on a regular basis. Trumpet vine, wisteria, anemone canadensis, sweet woodruff, lily of the [...] The post I like thug plants and I cannot lie […]

You might be surprised to know that jasmine holds up quite well in a vase as long as you follow a few conditioning procedures. Where I live in Portugal, it continues to bloom in the depth of summer, which gave me the idea to bring a bit of fragrance and romance indoors with jasmine-only bouquets. Read on

A guest rant by Kelly Baldry Our towns and cities are made up of thousands of individuals, many of whom will never pay to visit a garden, and perhaps have no garden to call their own.    The reality of everyday life is somewhat different to the designed spaces of historic buildings, legacy plantings around [...] The post Shared-space plantings don’t have to be boring appeared first on […]

The word “fishbowl” came to mind the first time designer Julie Farris of XS Space visited a client’s townhouse backyard in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. “Visible off to the right was the back of a full-on apartment building—with window, window, window looking out toward this garden,” she says. “The client definitely wanted some more privacy.” The solution? An airy

I'm blaming Twitter. My feed of pundits and reporters pointed me to this clip on Newsmax, a channel I've never dared look at. It shows a host mocking Joe Biden for picking a dandelion and giving it to his wife. Oh wait, "bizarrely" giving her the dandelion. So worthy of being mocked as a phony [...] The post In White House Garden News, it’s Dandeliongate! appeared first on GardenRant.

Spring is a time for fresh ideas. Always thought of yourself as a neutrals person? Now may the time to shake things up and try more color. Never met a hue you didn’t like? Consider paring your palette to just a few shades. Every color story has its appeal. Below, some color inspiration from Remodelista

Drew Barrymore Sells Lawn Care    Suddenly my social media feeds are showing me videos of Drew Barrymore ecstatically hugging bags of grass seed and telling us to Lawn Differently with "Choose Instead,"  Bag-hugging aside, I'm totally open to celebrities being hired to sell products if they're good ones and the message to consumers is [...] The post Katie Couric and Drew Barrymore make money […]

British gardening and cookery writer Sarah Raven is fortunate in being scientific as well as artistic. She is also a busy person who likes to eat so her kitchen garden is organized in a way that gives maximum output while avoiding the look of a messy market garden. Quite the opposite. She shares her logical

This just in: Goodee—a Black-owned business, certified B-Corp, and our go-to source for eco-minded, ethically made, cheerful wares for the home—is venturing out of doors with a new collection of purposefully made goods for the garden. The online marketplace, founded by twin brothers Dexter and Byron Peart, is committed to environmental and social change, fair trade,

Pink Breath of Heaven, Coleonema pulchellum Fragrance is such an important component in gardening. Not only does scent perfume the air and lure pollinators but it can conjure nostalgic memories. Honestly, when I see a lovely flower my instinct is to get my nose right in there and sniff. Luckily, fragrance isn’t limited to just

The ancient Greeks loved symmetry for a good reason. As do Ken and Jean Victor Linsteadt–for the same reason. By adding stone walls and a staircase to bisect and subdivide their sloped backyard into a series of mirror-image garden beds, the Mill Valley, CA couple have created a calming sense of balance. Both the house and the

Where would we be if we couldn’t complain incessantly about the weather? Such whining is harmless, as it has zero effect, and it’s fun. I do it all the time. I love the four seasons, but I don’t like being cold. I was taken aback recently, however, by the major weather-related freakouts that occurred when [...] The post Relax, it’s just weather appeared first on GardenRant.

So many gardeners these days are looking for ways to be more eco-friendly, but they are also searching for creative ways to save money.  The reality is that the choices we make in our gardens affect the environment, all living creatures, and our bank account. Fortunately though, certain pricey materials and high-end design choices can

I reported here last October that the American Horticultural Society had decided to sell its historic River Farm headquarters, and mentioned some blowback from the community. Well! Since then the blowback has turned into a tsunami of opposition, including from local legislators, and now half of the AHS board itself!  Yes, despite being told not [...] The post Huge Rift at American Hort Society […]

We often look to chef’s kitchens for small, smart details, borrowed from professional cookspaces, that make cooking seamless: think easy-reach utensil storage, warming areas, and multi-basin sinks for easy cleanup. But we’ve yet to see the same principles applied to outdoor kitchens—until now. In warm weather, and especially now, we love the idea of not

Why won’t a reluctant wisteria bloom? There are lots of possible reasons. Bad attitude, for one. This is a vine that wants its way in the garden. Show it who’s boss–and persuade it to flower–with proper care. And prune it hard. Despite its reputation as an invasive bully in the garden, wisteria can be finicky

This week I cycled around downtown Washington and stopped to see my favorite garden there - the Smithsonian's Ripley Garden, created and maintained by Janet Draper. (Janet's profiled and mentioned several times here on the  Rant.) There I was gobsmacked and inspired by Janet's use of orange tulips, which she wrote to tell me are [...] The post Wow’d by Orange Tulips in the Smithsonian’s […]

Remodelista editors spotlighted bold, bright designs this week—and now we’re inspired to head to the paint store and color in our homes. Plus: 10 Things Nobody Tells You About Painting Kitchen Cabinets Steal This Look: An Interior Designer’s High/Low Scandi Living Room, Ikea Sofa included 10 Easy Pieces: Black Pendant Lights Sculptural Minimalism: A Winery

Winston Chiu, Anastasia Cole Plakias, and I all are passionate about eliminating waste. For Chiu and Cole Plakias, who host the annual Compost Dinner at the Brooklyn Grange, it’s because they have lofty dreams of saving the planet with sustainable gardening, thoughtful food purchases, and efficient kitchen techniques. For me, it’s because I would love to

We are big fans of Bloomist and their championing of artisan-made wares and environmentally-sensitive faux flowers. They recently wrote to share news of a new collection: live plants. “Live plants were always a part of the original vision when we conceived of Bloomist,” says co-founder Alex Bates. “But finding the right grower that aligned with

  A book is commissioned. (not mine)   I was recently talking with a friend who has just been commissioned to write a book about a specific genus of plants. He and/or his commissioning editor had had the idea that he might add a section at the end with comments from other people about – [...] The post Fifty Cheers for Garden Rant! appeared first on GardenRant.

But, in the end, I think the only message here is how much life wants to live, what a miracle it is, and how amazing it is to observe and to be a part of.  The post Resilience! appeared first on GardenRant.

There are more ways to use roses in a garden than there are roses—and as you know, there are many thousands of kinds of climbing, rambling, heirloom, floribunda, hybrid tea, and miniature roses. Are you designing a new rose garden, reviving a neglected collection, or just trying to decide which scented climber would be the

  Even the name makes me smile.  And now I am on a mission to document a floricycle at every stage of its development. In 2019, the final step in the restoration of Buffalo’s Darwin Martin campus—a Frank Lloyd Wright residential estate consisting of seven structures, including a Gardener’s Cottage—was completed with the installation of [...] The post You gotta love a floricycle appeared […]

Cucumber, Cucumis sativus You can toss cucumbers in salads, enjoy them pickled, flavor water with them, and even slice and rest them on eyelids to reduce puffiness. Cucumbers are, indeed, a multitasking fruit. Wait, what…a fruit? That’s right, while in the culinary world they fall under the vegetable category, they’re botanically fruits as they grow

Guest post from Heather Olsen It was March 17. We had to leave the park earlier than the four-year-old wanted because the one-year-old needed a diaper change and a nap. Much whining ensued. I wouldn’t stop to buy an ice cream cone at the burger joint, the mile-long bike ride home was all uphill, and [...] The post Step away from the sprinkler appeared first on GardenRant.