Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Gardening As a Salve in 1973 It was a difficult year in New Jersey, but the tomatoes and Brother Doug helped. By Russ Smith Fifty-two years ago I became an apprentice gardener, although perhaps lackey is more accurate. It was an odd job in a year of odd events. […]
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Social Lives of Cats Cats are often presented as loners walking their own paths. It is true that their ancestors, North African wildcats, live most of their lives alone, but due to domestication, the social lives of cats are much more interesting. By Magdalena Kozielska-Reid There are more than
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy What Happens in the Hayfield Stays in the Hayfield From a distance, a hayfield appears to be a rather placid place, until one takes a closer look into what’s really going on out there. What happens in the hayfield stays in the hayfield… until now. By Ann Simpson-Stamos Hayfields
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Zoopharmacognosy: How Animals Use Medication to Heal Themselves We, as human beings, spend probably more time (and more money) than we’d prefer at our local pharmacy. When we’re sick (or trying to not get sick), we medicate. But what do other species do when they’re not feeling well? How
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Our Sense of Direction The realization that my sense of direction is not all just a matter of north, south, east and west has been discombobulating. Is it just me? By Lisa Louis Our Sense of Direction Lisa Louis When we are very young, before language powerfully reshapes our
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Pleuroflammula tuberculosa: A Mushroom Mystery Solved There is a story behind every mushroom. Pleuroflammula tuberculosa just needed a couple of centuries to complete one. By Ann Simpson-Stamos Once upon a time there was a mushroom that didn’t seem to exist, even though there were those that had claimed to
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy The Cherry Tree (Small Things) Cherry blossoms carry almost a mythical significance in Japan. That special magic exists on other shores as well. By Lisa Louis The Cherry Tree (Small Things) Lisa Louis During my five and a half years living in Kyoto in my twenties, it was impossible
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
Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Mycology, British Columbian Style: Ann in Bridge Lake Returns! Extremely talented and a relentless researcher, mycologist Ann Simpson, returns to The RGG with the Hi-Res lowdown on some of the most beautiful and surreal low growers on the planet – the fabulous fungi of Bridge Lake, British Columbia. Yep,
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Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Dayle Olson Discusses the Magic of Zines The acclaimed poet and writer returns to The Renaissance Garden Guy for a twelve-question interview with her glorious miniature zines (rhymes with “means”) as the topic. We’ll get to know her own creative process, and much, much more as I press Dayle
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