May 15, 2017 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Regent’ (am-el-AN-keer all-nih-FOE-lee-ah) Common Name: Serviceberry I’m such a plant snob, once in a million years to my own detriment. Burgundy, black, blue, yellow, gold and red...
Mar 31, 2017 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Juniperus chinensis ‘Daub’s Frosted’ (joo-NIP-er-us chin-EN-sis) Common Name: Daub’s Frosted Juniper If you have need for a low-growing evergreen shrub that will fill a large, sunny space with terrific...
Mar 1, 2017 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Miniature Heucheras (HOO-ker-uh) Common Name: Coral Bells As any devout Renegade Gardener knows, the nursery industry can’t leave anything well enough alone, and since Heuchera have fast become the latest...
Feb 1, 2017 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Massachusetts’ (ark-toe-STAF-il-lohs oo-vah-ER-see) Common Name: Massachusetts Bearberry Not every plant in the landscape needs to be glamorous. Sometimes you just want something...
Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’ (YUCK-uh fill-a-men-TOE-suh) Common Name: Yucca, Adam’s Needle Watch out all you fancy-schmancy, wine sippin’, zone cheatin’ Southern California gardeners—Zone 4 done got...
Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Weigela florida ‘My Monet’ (wy-JEE-lah FLOOR-ih-dah) I’m finally beginning to get off on weigelas. My snobbery toward shrubs that deliver lovely blooms but add little value to the landscape the other...
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