Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Platycodon grandiflorus (plah-tee-KO-dun gran-duh-FLOR-us) Common Name: Balloon Flower Figure this one was due since it’s currently knocking my and everyone else’s socks off in my main garden...
Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Picea glauca ‘Rainbow’s End’ (pie-SEE-uh glaw-kuh) Common Name: Rainbow’s End Spruce Brand new out of the box I planted a number of these this year, so let’s hope it works. Though it certainly should—this...
Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Physocarpus (feye-so-CAR-pus) Common Name: Ninebark Very hardy and native to cold climates, Ninebark is a shrub finally getting its due from the nursery industry. I can’t think of a design I’ve...
Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Osteospermum (ah-stee-oh-SPUR-mum) Here’s a plant I consider a knockout, in my mind the most elegant and attractive daisy-like flower available in the nursery business. I also enjoy it because it has...
Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Oxalis (ox-AL-iss) ‘Charmed Wine,’ shade to part shade, 12-16” tall, about equal spread. Sit down, take a minute, and list all the fabulous annuals at our disposal for containers and garden beds in shade....
Dec 27, 2016 | Plant Spotlight
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Nepeta (NEP-e-tuh) Common name: Catnip Airy and graceful, catmints bring such a refined touch of elegance to the landscape that one would think they must have some hidden drawback – you know, hard to grow,...
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