New Direction to the Blog?

So, I have been perusing through gardening blogs, and notice that the better blogs out there focus on an aspect or two of gardening rather than to just cover all of it. By no means do I know all about gardening, and so I think I am going to hone in on my skills and try to cover that!

One of my favorite pastimes is historical reenactment at the local renaissance festival. I play the part of a barber-surgeon in the Tudor reign of 16th century England. A barber-surgeon was the equivalent of a doctor in the days, though there were different types of practitioners of medicine with different views. Anyways, that's not the big point. The point is that as a barber-surgeon, the use of herbs for medicinal purposes was vital. My goal from post to post will be to discuss an herb. Not just in a namby-pamby way covering the basics, but I really aim to discuss how the herb was used through history and how those uses may or may not have changed!

 

The barber-surgeon of the Maryland Renaissance Festival

I THINK that this is a pretty original kind of blog, but who knows. We'll see!

Photo of the Week 2

Took this picture of a budding rose while over at my grandmother's for dinner earlier this past week! Sad that all of the floral abundance will soon dissipate. Getting in the photos while I can!

Photo of the week

So, I am going to try to get up a weekly photo that I have either recently or previously taken that I find beautiful. This week's picture is of a beautiful pink double camellia that I took last year in California at Descanso Gardens. Check them out here

Firsties!

Hello to all potential readers out there! I write this first post with the knowledge that I have no followers yet, but I believe that the best way to start any regular blog is to start at the core: with the writer.

As you can guess from the title of this blog, I'm gay. I'm also a gardener (go figure). This is by no means a gazette, but I am a fan of alliterations so there we go. I love the theater, movies, acting, singing, sewing, knitting, acting, cooking, dancing, dance music, pop music, musicals, the makeup art style of drag, lots of things that a stereotypical gay guy would like. Some of the non-stereotypically gay things I like are history, medicine, health, four-wheeling, kayaking, video games, historical reenactment, poker, and photography. What was the point of me listing those things? Well, I want to impart that though this blog is titled "The Gay Gardener's Gazette", the emphasis is more on the GARDENING aspect than on the gay aspect. I'm not here to push any agenda, people.

So why should anyone care about what I say? Well, not only do I enjoy gardening when I have the time and the money to partake in it, but I also received my bachelor's degree in plant science. I have worked in the nursery industry since the age of 16, and have worked at 2 of the nation's top 100 nurseries. Working in nursery sales, I thoroughly know many of the plants in the MD/DC/VA area nurseries as well as the issues that arise with them. Alright, that's enough boasting...my head hurts from all of the swelling.

In no way do I claim to be an expert in any subject, and I believe that someone who claims "expert" status just does not understand the nature of knowledge. What I can claim is that I know quite a lot about plants and their related subjects, and I heartily welcome any questions that you might have.

Have a pest problem and don't know what it is? Ask me!
Do you have a plant in your backyard that you can't recognize? Ask away!
Do you have a dying plant and need advice? Send me your questions!
Need landscaping advice? Ask!
Want to know how to make a souffle? Ask someone else...that's off-topic. (eh, I'll just google you a recipe, whatever.)