Here at Revolutionary Gardens World HQ, we refer to Judd Viburnum (Viburnum x juddii) as "the drunk dial plant." Here's why: Way back when I first started the business, we did … [Read more...]
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 saw at Barren Ridge Vineyards is partly … [Read more...]
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 won’t believe what happened next.” What … [Read more...]
Forsythia | Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’
Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’) is somehow underappreciated and overused. How does that even happen? The first yellow blooms you see in Virginia, often as early as … [Read more...]
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 some special trees. I was walking the … [Read more...]
Forest Pansy Redbud | Cercis canadensis
I love Forest Pansy redbuds (Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’). It’s as if someone was admiring an Eastern redbud and thought “this is a great tree, but you know what would make it … [Read more...]
Eastern redbud | Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a sign to start getting excited, another winter is ending! My work as a Virginia landscape designer takes me all over Virginia, and I love … [Read more...]
River Birch | Betula nigra
There are a few trees that most people can readily identify. Birch trees are one, no doubt about it. The graceful, multi-trunk form and light, peeling bark are pretty much iconic. … [Read more...]
Black Chokeberry | Aronia melanocarpa
Common names for plants are a funny thing. They run the gamut from evocative - Queen Anne’s lace, butterfly weed - to kind of horrifying. Black chokeberry is so named because the … [Read more...]
Bloodgood Maple | Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’
When you say “Japanese maple” to most people, they picture a low, weeping tree, often with red or burgundy leaves trailing along the ground. There are a lot of wonderful upright … [Read more...]
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