When I was a kid, with a very active imagination, my friend’s parents bought a new fridge. Seeing that cardboard monolith that I could turn …
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Green Giant Arborvitae | Thuja ‘Green Giant’
Green Giant Arborvitae (Thuja ‘Green Giant’) actually has nothing to do with the jolly green giant, which is kind of a bummer. I used to …
Emerald Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’
Emerald Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’) is one of those trees that everyone seems to know. They’re a really popular screening …
Little Gem Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’
Little Gem Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’) may just be the tree you didn’t know you were looking for. If you’ve spent any time …
Judd Viburnum | Viburnum x juddii
Here at Revolutionary Gardens World HQ, we refer to Judd Viburnum (Viburnum x juddii) as "the drunk dial plant." Here's why: Way back …
Annabelle Hydrangea | Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
Starting a few years ago, I went on a pretty huge Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’) kick. I think this mass planting I …
Pin Oak | Quercus palustris
Every time I plant a Pin Oak (Quercus palustris), I feel like the subject of a Buzzfeed article. “This designer planted a Pin Oak and you …
Forsythia | Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’
Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’) is somehow underappreciated and overused. How does that even happen? The first yellow blooms …
Ruby Falls Redbud | Cercis canadensis
I just started planting Ruby Falls redbuds two years ago. We were working on a pond and landscape installation in Sperryville and I needed …