“The Marfan Man” by Guest Writer Eva Newcastle “The Marfan Man” by guest writer Eva Newcastle marks the supremely talented novelist’s debut here on The Renaissance Garden Guy. You’ll not soon forget this brilliant, achingly beautiful short story. Greetings, readers and subscribers. I’m honored and thrilled to welcome a very special guest writer to The […]
The End of Summer: Redux Back in early September of 2021, I clogged your device screens with hundreds of photos from my garden in a feature called “Spring and Summer’s Path Through My Garden.” It was an image-laden review published per multiple requests from RGG readers and subscribers looking for shots of my garden. What
Building a Memory The memories I keep of my remarkable mate are indelible and eternal. I’ll carry her in my heart and in my mind until the day I die. And she’ll never be forgotten by those whose lives she’d touched over the years. But for those rare few who have met her and inexplicably
My Girl My girl remains forever in my heart and forever on my mind. Life does go on, but it will never be the same without my Dee Dee. By John G. Stamos “Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone?” Joni Mitchell Regular RGG readers and
Buds The word “buds” is a deceptively loaded one. It’s short, but it can be useful in making sense of some of life’s realities and vicissitudes. By John G. Stamos I’ve written here many times before about the activity of gardening’s usefulness as a backdrop for many seemingly unrelated topics. Gardening, and the vast repository
Haiku Hijinks and Utter Stupidity Not only is corrupting a venerable written art form reprehensible, it’s really stupid. Sounds exactly like something I would do. By John G. Stamos I am an idiot… One particularly cold and snowy day in early March last year, I was out in my garden, taking in the various elements
Why Start a Blog? Why start a blog? What are the benefits? How much work is involved? How do I do it? Where do I start? Lots of questions, I know. I’ll give you the answers to what I consider some of the most important ones right here. By John G. Stamos Note to readers:
Nature’s Grace: Guest Poet Dayle Olson’s Wondrous Reflections Nature’s grace is indeed the subject of guest poet Dayle Olson’s reflections in today’s very special feature. The acclaimed published poet makes her debut on The Renaissance Garden Guy with her contribution of two profoundly beautiful works that thoughtfully celebrate some of the natural world’s more gentle,
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Saving the Next Guy from a Dystopian Nightmare As a civic-minded kind of guy, I’m constantly looking out for my fellow citizen. For me, saving the next guy from a dystopian nightmare is always the plan. By John G. Stamos There are certain words that I really hate. I hate the sound of them when
The Renaissance Garden Guy Visits Grammaticus Today, The Renaissance Garden Guy indeed visits the acclaimed international website and blog, Grammaticus. It’s my great honor to contribute one of my original essays, “A Flower’s Song,” to this remarkable site. Read on to find the link to the essay, and to all of the amazing content Grammaticus
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