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Caring for the Siberian Iris

The Luck of the Iris: Caring for the Siberian Iris Colony That Never Stood a Chance

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy The Luck of the Iris: Caring for the Siberian Iris Colony That Never Stood a Chance Under normal circumstances, caring for a Siberian iris plant and its colony of fellow Siberian irises is a snap.  These plants are hardy as hell and extremely forgiving of all sorts of less […]

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A Reading of the Poem "Canopy"

A Reading of the Poem, “Canopy”

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy A Reading of the Poem, “Canopy” Today’s feature marks a first for not just The Renaissance Garden Guy, but for me, as well.  You’ll find that it’s the premier entry in The RGG’s Poetry Slams and Readings category in Sights and Sounds.  And it represents the first time ever

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Flowers from Days Gone By

Flowers from Days Gone By

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Flowers from Days Gone By Beginning with the printing of her first seed catalog in 1896, Miss Emma V. White of Minneapolis, Minnesota sold beautiful flower seeds to appreciative gardeners throughout the United States.  Her lovingly illustrated catalogs were works of art in and of themselves, and they clearly

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Canopy

Canopy

Canopy I’ve got a poem here for you.  One of my own.  It’s sort of a free verse/prose poem hybrid, but I actually kind of liked it, so here it is.  My poem, “Canopy.” By John G. Stamos Canopy John G. Stamos Motors run, and the sound of rubber rolling on asphalt Joins the din

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Parallel Worlds Exist

Wendy’s: Portal to a Parallel World

Wendy’s: Portal to a Parallel World Parallel worlds exist!  For a wormhole near you, look no further than your neighborhood Wendy’s. By John G. Stamos After being skeptical my entire adult life, I’m now convinced that parallel worlds exist.  Theoretical physicists have been looking for tangible evidence of this fact for years, but haven’t yet

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Guest Poet Dayle Olson

Reflections on a Natural World: Three Works by Guest Poet Dayle Olson

Reflections on a Natural World: Three Works by Guest Poet Dayle Olson This week, guest poet Dayle Olson returns to The Renaissance Garden Guy with three short works that brilliantly – and lovingly – demonstrate her keen awareness, appreciation, and respect for the natural world’s glories, no matter their size, and no matter their scope.

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