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Honor Intact? Affirmative. Arm Broken? Ditto.

Honor Intact? Affirmative. Arm Broken? Ditto.

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Honor Intact? Affirmative. Arm Broken? Ditto. Chivalry is not dead.  It might be battered.  It might be bruised.  It might be broken.  But it definitely ain’t dead.  Honor intact?  Affirmative.  Arm broken?  Ditto. By John G. Stamos I was involved in a recent X (the erstwhile Twitter) exchange with

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The Paths We Cross by Lisa Louis

“The Paths We Cross” by Guest Writer Lisa Louis

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy “The Paths We Cross” by Guest Writer Lisa Louis “The Paths We Cross” by guest writer Lisa Louis is a sterling example of the work for which the copiously talented, San Francisco based author is known best: gorgeous, evocative writing on universally relevant subject matter. Greetings, RGG readers and

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Cerebral Heavy Lifting on Social Media

Cerebral Heavy Lifting on Social Media? Not Me. Not with a Herniated Prefrontal Cortex, I Don’t.

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Cerebral Heavy Lifting on Social Media? Not Me. Not with a Herniated Prefrontal Cortex, I Don’t. Cerebral heavy lifting on social media?  Not me.  Not with a herniated prefrontal cortex going for me (and not when the simplest explanation is usually the best, and no explanation is even better).

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Centuries

Centuries

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Centuries This is my brand new poem, “Centuries,” published for the very first time right here in The Renaissance Garden Guy.  I hope you like it. By John G. Stamos Centuries John G. Stamos Can I look across the water and see her? Or across the world? If I

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Big Jim McCardle Answers Your Gardening Questions!!!

Big Jim McCardle Answers Your Gardening Questions!!!

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Big Jim McCardle Answers Your Gardening Questions!!! This week, The Renaissance Garden Guy’s very special guest, renowned gardening author and Chairman of Nebraska State A&M University’s Agriculture and Hydroponics Department, Professor James “Big Jim” McCardle, PhD, brings his 30+ years of academic expertise and hands-on horticultural experience to the

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Pepper Sonnet

Pepper Sonnet

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Pepper Sonnet “Pepper Sonnet” is exactly what it sounds like: a poetic tribute, in sonnet form, to the humble pepper.  A pepper?  Seriously?  Hey, here in The Renaissance Garden Guy, everyone gets a fair shake.  Even peppers.  So relax, enjoy the tribute, take a bite out of a pepper,

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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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