Some hardscape mistakes are minor. The summer picnic equivalent might be putting too little salt in your potato salad. Others are major. Those are the equivalent of using pureed Spam in your cherry pie. Whatever you do, avoid Spam in…
Hello everyone! My name is Juliette and I’m just starting out here at Revolutionary Gardens. In my first two days I have already been able to learn and do so much, and I’m excited for what the future holds for…
Happy Fourth of July, folks! This may not be the kind of firework you expected to see today, but rough goldenrod (Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’) could really light a spark in your garden. You know, the kind that won’t burn it…
What are those plants? Culpeper County has been working hard to plant Virginia native plants around the county, so I made that a focus of this design. Here’s the plant list: Willow Oak, Quercus phellosSt. Johns Wort, Hypericum spp.Virginia Sweetspire,…
The usual common name for Pieris japonica ‘Mountain Fire’ is Japanese Andromeda, which I will not use. I’ve never heard a homeowner call it “Andromeda”. I’ve heard pieris, I’ve heard japonica – that one’s fun, since there are a gazillion…
When I say “holly” it probably puts a very specific image in your mind: bright green, shiny leaves with lots of jagged edges, and bright red berries too. Compact Inkberry Holly (Ilex glabra ‘Compacta’) is different, with its dark green…