Welcome to the Bad GardenersTM Field Guide
We Couldn't Make This Stuff Up.
Seriously.
The outrageous plant names, delightfully questionable gardening terms, and oddball fungi featured in Bad Gardeners are completely real.
We know.
We could hardly believe it either.
That's why we created the Bad Gardeners Field Guide—a place for curious gardeners, curious non-gardeners, and anyone who's ever laughed at one of our cards and thought,
"There's no way that's a real plant."
(Spoiler: It probably is.)
Here you'll discover the stories behind the names, the meanings behind gardening's wonderfully strange vocabulary, fascinating plant and wildlife facts, practical gardening tips, and plenty of evidence that Mother Nature has a wonderfully mischievous sense of humor.
And don't forget to stop by again.
Mother Nature never stops surprising us. As we discover more wonderfully ridiculous plant names, strange gardening terms, bizarre fungi, and fascinating nature facts, we'll continue adding them to the Bad Gardeners Field Guide—and you just might see a few of them appear in future Bad Gardeners Expansion Packs.
Explore the Field Guide
🌸 Plant Names
Discover the real flowers, trees, shrubs, fungi, and plants with names so outrageous they sound completely made up. Click here to go to Plant Names Field Guide.
🌱 Garden Terms
Learn the surprisingly ordinary meanings behind gardening's wonderfully strange vocabulary - from deadheading, pegging, and bolting to volunteers and companion planting. Click here to go to Garden Terms Field Guide.
A Note from Bear Paw Press Games
At Bear Paw Press Games, we believe one of life's greatest gifts is laughing together.
We also believe the natural world is worth protecting. That's why we're committed to supporting organizations that help protect wildlife, pollinators, and healthy ecosystems.
Because you really can be a Bad Gardener…
…and still be a Good Human.
Thanks for stopping by.
We hope you laughed.
We hope you learned something new.
And most of all, we hope this guide inspires you to spend a little more time outside.
Because Mother Nature has been creating beauty, wonder, and some wonderfully weird stuff long before we came along.