May/June 2009 - Volume 88, Number 3

The following is a table of contents of the articles that appear in the May/June 2009 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

• Carex for American Gardens by Paul Cappiello
  These grasslike ornamentals offer a wide range of textures and colors in sunny and shady garden sites.
   
• Garden Benches by Virginia Small
  A well-chosen bench provides much more than a place to sit.
   
• First Lady of Salvias by Carole Ottesen
  The unruly genus Salvia found an unlikely but passionate champion in Betsy Clebsch.
   
• Rockroses by Neil Bell
  For gardens in summer-dry climates, rockroses are hard to beat for drought tolerance, fragrance, and colorful flowers.
  
  Web special: Rockrose Winter Survival at Joy Creek Nursery

• 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: New green roof for Green Garage® at River Farm, winners of the AHS Environmental Award at Philadelphia and other flower shows, new signs for André Bluemel Meadow at River Farm, grant supports youth programs internship, upcoming webinars for members, learn sustainable techniques during new Garden School in June, details about Community Green at River Farm.
   
• AHS News Special: 2009 Children & Youth Garden Symposium*
  Get a preview of this year’s event, hosted by Cleveland Botanical Garden.
   
• One on One With…
  Interviews with today’s leaders and trendsetters in gardening and horticulture. This issue: Panayoti Kelaidis, plant explorer.
   
• Green Garage*
  A series focusing on the AHS’s latest initiative to promote environmentally responsible gardening tools, supplies, and techniques. In this issue: Weed control options.
   
• Homegrown Harvest
  A new department highlighting vegetables, herbs, and other plants that can be grown for fresh food in the home garden. In this issue: Salsa peppers.
   
• Gardener’s Notebook*
  Short, newsworthy articles on horticultural topics. This issue: White House installs kitchen garden, new GroGood campaign to feed the needy, latest discoveries about what is causing honeybee disappearances, vote for America’s favorite annual this summer, the best bellflowers for northern gardens, factors for predicting invasive potential of introduced plants, fish emulsion shows promise as fungicide.
   
• Book Reviews*
  Featured: Home Outside, Sunflowers, and Trees for All Seasons.
  Special focus: Books on edible gardening.
   
• Regional Happenings*
  Listings of lectures, flower shows, and other gardening events across the country. Featured: Sensory garden opens at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, and Oregon Coast Gardening & Landscaping Expo.
   
• 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: Alabama croton (Croton alabamensis).

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