Apr 1, 2022

A TALE OF TWO CITIES, and a Dane

I recall loathing my time in Mrs. Sailor's English (Literature) during high school (late 1960s) in south central Illinois. Boy, was I wrong and what I would give to revisit the opportunity. She regularly subjected the now understanding Mad Botanist and his classmates to her favorite author, Charles Dickens. How shocked would she be, though now long deceased, to learn that I eventually spent time as an English major, learned to love writing (cacoethes scribendi), and that I ha

Rant of the Month

Unfortunately, most people know very little about plants and gardening, including many "professionals" employed to design, choose, install and maintain landscapes. This page spotlights specific issues with commentary on remedy or recommendation for course of action. Examples are numerous and easy to find, rarely requiring me to travel far from home. Hopefully, these postings will make the task more difficult. I also feature seasonally appropriate topics and focus on species and issues to help educate.

I schedule the new rant to post at one minute after midnight on the first day of each month.

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