Archive - The Porch Gardener . Autumn

Is the love of opera part of the gardening “lifestyle”?

21 hrs ago

At TPG, We Are 100% Humans

With the frightening news all over the media affirming that “workers at three major publishing houses told WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity…

Oct 12

TPG Press is Here

It’s not like I wasn’t ambitious when I had the idea of starting a gardening Substack.

Oct 7

The Unforgiving TPG’s Blacklist

It’s not like I asked for it.

Oct 6

Alan and the Joro Spider Web

Have you heard there is an epidemic of Joro spiders from East Asia?

Oct 4

September 2026

If you came here today you might have spotted something different, and it’s not only the background color.

Sep 22

We finally caught “our” bear on video last night!

Sep 16

Writers and Gardens

“I hadn’t quite realized what a hermit I am by nature — the days go by and I have no desire to move from my house and garden.”

Sep 14

Earth, Wind... & Water

Earth Of course we had to start with our beautiful, exclusive planet, our unique blue sphere with variable patches of white floating in space with its…

Sep 9

Our history with The American Black Bear in South Carolina is long and filled with drama.

Sep 6

August 2026

Landscaping, the Old-Fashioned Way

I don’t know what came over me that, after starting The Porch Gardener, I immediately engaged in a flurry of landscape initiatives.

Aug 26

Beware of the RRD Virus

I first heard about the terrifying Rose Rosette Disease (RRD) in a neighbor’s email.

Aug 16

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