2009 State Conference

Capitol Plaza Hotel
Jefferson City, Missouri
September 18-20, 2009

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Don will be making two presentations at this year's conference: one at the banquet on Saturday night and the second at the Sunday luncheon.

Our Featured Speaker - Don Engebretson

The Renegade Gardener

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The Renegade Gardener

A nationally recognized authority on landscaping and garden design, Don speaks frequently at industry events across the United States. He has been a featured speaker at the Capitol Home & Garden Show, Washington, DC; The Philadelphia Home & Flower Show; The Oklahoma City Home & Garden Show; The Virginia Beach Home & Garden Show; The Jacksonville Home & Garden Show; The Houston House Beautiful Show; The Des Moines Home & Garden Show; The Minneapolis Home & Garden Show; the Southern California Home & Garden Show, and The Green Bay Botanical Center, among others.

Don has published five books on gardening and landscaping. He is field editor and garden scout for Better Homes and Gardens and garden editor for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.  For four seasons he was the gardening expert on HGTV’s TIPical MaryEllen show and in 2002 served as landscaping consultant to the PBS Television series HOMETIME.

His articles on gardening, landscape design, and the landscaping industry have appeared in many local, regional, and national magazines and newspapers, including Better Homes and Gardens, Midwest Living, Garden, Deck and Landscape, and the Seattle Times. His Web site, RenegadeGardener.com, is one of the oldest and most linked-to gardening information sites on the Web. Don is a six-time winner of the Garden Writers Association Garden Globe Award for excellence in garden writing.

Spring through fall, Don operates the landscape design and installation company Renegade Gardener Landscaping, specializing in residential landscape renovation and custom stonework.

Credentials

  • University of Minnesota Master Gardener, Hennepin County
  • Member, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association
  • Member, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
  • Member, Garden Writers Association
  • Past officer and board member, Minnesota State Horticultural Society
  • Owner, Renegade Gardener Landscaping

Writing Awards

  • Minnesota Better Newspaper Award, Columns, 1999
  • Garden Writers of America (GWA) Quill & Trowel Award, 2000
  • Minnesota Magazine Association Silver Award of Merit, 2001
  • Garden Writers of America (GWA) Quill & Trowel Award, 2001
  • Garden Writers of America (GWA) Quill & Trowel Award, 2002
  • Garden Writers of America (GWA) Garden Globe Award, 2003
  • Garden Writers of America (GWA) Garden Globe Award, 2005
  • Garden Writers of America (GWA) Garden Globe Award, 2007