May/June2008 - Volume 87, Number 3

The following is a table of contents of the articles that appear in the May/June 2008 issue of The American Gardener.  Links have been established to each article.  However, many articles are only accessible to American Horticultural Society (AHS) members . When you click on these links, a challenge will appear for a username (ahs) and password that AHS members can use to view these articles. Non-members are encouraged to join AHS to be able to enjoy each of these articles and the many other benefits of AHS membership.

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Features

• Carefree Cranesbills by Richard Hawke*
  With their long blooming season and easy culture, hardy geraniums are tough to beat.
   
• Fruit Trees for Your Backyard by Doreen G. Howard
  Use these tips to grow your own delectable apples, pears, peaches, and cherries.

Web special: More resources for fruit tree information.*

• Designing with Vines by Paula Refi
  Take advantage of the vertical space in your garden by integrating colorful and versatile vines.
   
• Lilies, Glorious Lilies by Brian Bell
  Growing and breeding lilies is the passion of Dave Sims, whose Idaho garden is a tribute to the diversity and potential of this genus.
   
• Impatiens Beyond Busy Lizzies by Jo Ann Gardner
  If the only Impatiens you’ve grown are busy lizzies, you’ve barely scratched the surface of this large and intriguing genus of shade-loving plants.

Web special: Tips for Growing Exotic Impatiens Species.*

• Notes from River Farm*
  Insights and updates about American horticulture and the AHS from Board of Directors Chair Susie Usrey and Executive Director Tom Underwood.
   
• Members’ Forum*
  Reader letters to the editor.
   
• News from AHS*
  Updates on American Horticultural Society programs and events. In this issue: Green Garage is part of U.S. Botanic Garden exhibition, Garden School on trees a success, winners of the AHS Environmental Award at Philadelphia and San Francisco flower shows, upcoming webinars on designing with color and woodland gardens.
   
• AHS News Special: Youth Garden Symposium*
  A preview of this year’s National Children & Youth Garden Symposium in the greater Philadelphia region.
   
• One on One With…
  Interviews with today’s leaders and trendsetters in gardening and horticulture. This issue: Harold Pellett, plant breeder.
   
• Green Garage*
  A series focusing on the AHS’s latest initiative to promote environmentally responsible gardening tools, supplies, and techniques. In this issue: Mosquito and tick protection.
   
• Gardener’s Notebook*
  Short, newsworthy articles on horticultural topics. This issue: Scientists confirm South American origins of “European” potato, Australian invasive-weed-screening system shows promise for North America, top Shasta daisies for northern gardens, 2008 All-America Rose Selections, interest in edible gardening is growing, Center for Public Horticulture to open at the University of Delaware.
   
• Book Reviews*
  Featured: Viburnum, Big Book of Garden Designs, and Professional Planting Design. Special focus: Regional gardening books.
   
• Regional Happenings*
  Listings of lectures, flower shows, and other gardening events across the country. Featured: Kinetic Sculptures at Atlanta Botanical Garden and Santa Fe Garden Tours.
   
• Hardiness and Heat Zones and Pronunciations*
  A guide to USDA Plant Hardiness and AHS Plant Heat Zones for most of the cultivated plants listed in each issue - and a user-friendly guide to pronouncing their botanical names.
   
• Plant in the Spotlight
  A closer look at selected plants. This issue: Rhododendron occidentale.

Web special: Hybridizing with Rhododendron occidentale.*

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