There are times

There are times in the career of a creative person that things go well and other times that … well…. not so well.
I have to tell you I’ve done the well and the not-so-well in the garden writing business – from having that first book published to watching a writing career crash and [...]

Next Gen Publishing

My head is whirling this week. More so than usual I’m afraid as I look at the entrails of websites – past, present and future. It’s an interesting garden publishing world out there right now and I don’t know if I can even begin to summarize it in one “swell foop” (more [...]

Mud Gloves Contest

I’ve been sent a few pairs of MUD gloves to share with readers. So here’s the deal.
Write me a poem.
I don’t care if it’s a limerick – a haiku – a four-versed saga in iambic pentameter – or even doggerel. Just write me a poem.
The only rule is that it has to [...]

Garden Biodiversity

I’ve just finished reading and absorbing one of the most fascinating research reports in recent memory. It has to do with biodiversity – how different species all manage (or not) to live together in an environment.
Traditionally, we’ve thought that an environment has a certain carrying capacity (the ability to support life) and all species [...]

Virtual Gardening

Two years ago in Portland at the Garden Writers Conference, I gave a short talk (it was supposed to be 8 minutes but being the last speaker and as so often happens I got 5 minutes but that’s another story.. and I digress). At this talk I went on record as saying that [...]

Canada versus the United States

As the Olympics wind down, I think it may be interesting to point out to my US readers the essential difference between our two countries. It’s not that we like hockey and you adore baseball and football. It’s not that you’re somewhere around 300 million people and we’re about 30 million. It’s [...]

Advanced Gardening Research Notes

I’ve just started an advanced gardening – research notes newsletter. You can get details here
I’ve been asked for several years to do this kind of thing but I’ve always resisted because I’ve had other projects and this was going to take up some time to do it properly. But my newsletter readers kept [...]

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