Garden Rant

If you haven't read Garden Rant yet--what are you waiting for? This lively blog spot is the handiwork of gardeners and rant-ers Amy Stewart, Elizabeth Licata, Michele Owens, and Susan Harris, and you can find it at Garden Rant

These four intrepid bloggers confess that they are "in love with real, rambling, chaotic, dirty, bug-ridden gardens." In other words, they are the real-deal when it comes to plants. They don't believe in those perfect plots that you see in glossy magazines (neither do I. Nothing's perfect!) Instead, they celebrate the best in flowers, fruits, herbs, and veggies while accepting that sometimes we all have to live with tattered leaves or buggy blooms.

I admire this blog because its posters aren't afraid to share their opinions about everything from growing houseplants in an office cubical, to hiring someone to do your digging for you, to whether or not it's really necessary to spray your flowers with toxic chemicals. Be sure and check it out for yourself.

Also, I'm honored that today's post on Garden Rant features a lovely review of Gardening with Heirloom Seeds. Thank you, fellow gardeners. Rant on!

Image of sweet peas, courtesy of David Cavagnaro, David Cavagnaro Photography.