The 2012 Renegade Gardener High Spot/Black Spot Awards

Jan 4, 2013 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason The 2012 Renegade Gardener High Spot / Black Spot Awards 1-4-2013 – A gracious good evening to you all, and thanks for waiting! Live from the 7 Clans Casino in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, it’s the...

The 2011 Renegade Gardener High Spot/Black Spot Awards

Jan 1, 2012 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason The 2011 Renegade Gardener High Spot / Black Spot Awards Kauai prepares to reveal the secrets of this year’s High Spot/Black Spot Award winners. 1-1-12/Poipu, Kauai – Aloha one and all from Hawaii’s garden...

Why Beautiful Landscapes are So Odd

Nov 1, 2011 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Why Beautiful Landscapes are So Odd John Thomas Smith 11-01-11– Imagine that it’s time to plant the back yard shade tree you’ve always wanted. You measure the width of the yard side to side, then the...

Wallowing in Washington

Oct 12, 2011 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Wallowing in Washington Ah, Seattle: Jump off Interstate 5, hang a left into the first neighborhood you come to, start taking photos. 10-12-11 – Just back from Seattle, and still shaking from the...

Five Questions for the Renegade Gardener

Mar 9, 2011 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Five Questions for the Renegade Gardener The Renegade Gardener gives some serious gardening advice to hosts Kristine Sorensen and Jon Burnett during CBS television’s “Pittsburgh Today Live.” 03-09-11 –...

Form Foundation

Feb 4, 2011 | Design

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Form Foundation 02-04-11 – What shape is your garden in? Careful, it’s a trick question. The answer I hope you can give is, “all!” although a confident “many” will do. Learning to create plant combinations...