On Cutting Down a Tree, or Three

Aug 8, 2001 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason On Cutting Down a Tree, or Three My neighbor Dave wandered into my yard the other day and we lied to each other about what we were planning to accomplish in our gardens by season’s end. I mentioned...

Lessons from the Wilderness II

Jun 15, 2001 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Lessons from the Wilderness II Gardening affects gardeners more than we know. It has to do with the omnipresent nature of topography, I suppose, the inescapable imposition of landscapes. Few hobbies offer...

The 2000 Renegade Gardener High Spot/Black Spot Awards

Oct 20, 2000 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason The 2000 Renegade Gardener High Spot / Black Spot Awards  Judges: Don Engebretson, The Renegade Gardener, Deephaven, Minnesota Tugboat Woo-Woo Jones III, dog, Deephaven, Minnesota Wendy Medland, gardener,...

Lessons From the Wilderness

Sep 6, 2000 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Lessons From the Wilderness  I like the way nature landscapes, and always come back from my treks through the Canadian wilderness having learned a few things about gardening and landscape design. At least...

Evil Brother Ron

Aug 17, 2000 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Evil Brother Ron (Webmaster’s Note: Don is on vacation, and for some unknown reason has asked his evil twin brother, Ron, to write this week’s column. Ron is a fine gardener but is Don’s...

Mid-Summer Blues

Aug 2, 2000 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Mid-Summer Blues The color blue in the summer garden plays a key role in flower garden design. Blue is a wonderfully helpful hue, regal and arresting, yet eager to please wherever it is placed in the...