The Myth of the 4-Step Fertilized Lawn

May 14, 2002 | Plants

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason The Myth of the 4-Step Fertilized Lawn 5-14-02 – Gaze out at an expansive, velvety grass lawn and one senses how it might be possible that such a great, green shag would require four applications of lawn...

You Heard It Here First

Apr 1, 2002 | Plants

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason You Heard It Here First April 1, 2002 — As long and insufferable as a Disney park parade, the winter of 2001/2002 releases its grasp on our forgotten patch of tundra, and gives ground to blessed spring. As...

Lesson in Humility

Jul 5, 2001 | Plants

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Lesson in Humility I cannot grow Aruncus aethusifolius — commonly called dwarf goatsbeard — a hardy, petite, lovely perennial native to Korea. Lord knows I have tried.It’s a small yet striking plant,...

B-Movie Annuals

May 24, 2001 | Plants

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason B-Movie Annuals It’s been a wild couple of weeks up here in the land of the hamburger hot dish, Governor Jesse “Ready-Fire-Aim” Ventura, and the hardest working team in baseball, the...

Starting Plants from Seed

Mar 15, 2001 | Plants

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Starting Plants from Seed 3-15-01– In what month does the gardening season truly begin across this great, frozen berg we call home? March, of course, when all good northern gardeners start plants indoors...

Travels With The Renegade Gardener

Jul 19, 2000 | Plants

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Travels With The Renegade Gardener KAUAI, HAWAII—For a Minnesota gardener, touring public and private gardens in Hawaii is akin to spending time at a French cooking school as part of one’s training...