September/October 2009 - Volume 88, Number 5

The following is a table of contents of the articles that appear in the September/October 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

• Gardening on the Slope by Karen Bussolini
  Discover strategies for handling steep grades from garden designers across the country.

Web special: Plants for Sloping Sites

• Heartland Harvest by Marty Ross
  At Powell Gardens in Kansas City, a timely new garden demonstrates food gardening on a grand scale.
   
• Deciduous Native Hollies by Gil Nelson
  Even after shedding their leaves, these hollies shine in the fall and winter garden.

Web special: The Holly Family

• James van Sweden and the New American Garden by Jane Berger
  The co-creator of the revolutionary, bold, naturalistic approach to landscape design continues to inspire with his nontraditional and environmentally friendly style.
   
• Stretching Your Growing Season by Kris Wetherbee
  Push the limits on both ends of the gardening season by using row covers, cold frames, and other plant protection techniques.

• 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: 2009 Growing Good Kids book award winners, new AHS gardening encyclopedia, AHS Garden School focuses on sustainability, webinar on water-thrifty gardening.
   
• 2009 National Children & Youth Garden Symposium*
  A review of the AHS’s annual event: Highlights from Cleveland, Ohio.
   
• AHS Partners in Profile*
  A look at AHS’s Corporate Partners. This issue: Brent and Becky’s Bulbs.
   
• One on One With…
  Interviews with today’s leaders and trendsetters in gardening and horticulture. This issue: Antonia Adezio, garden preservationist.
   
• Green Garage*
  A series focusing on the AHS’s latest initiative to promote environmentally responsible gardening tools, supplies, and techniques. In this issue: Selecting the right hoe.
   
• 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: Flavorful garlic.
   
• Gardener’s Notebook*
  Short, newsworthy articles on horticultural topics. This issue: Walnut twig beetle destroys western trees, the demise of Smith & Hawken, viola is All-America Selections Cool Season Award winner for 2010, rainwater collection ban lifted in Colorado, West Coast flower and garden shows continue under new management.
   
• Book Reviews*
  Featured: Wicked Plants, The Rose, and The Perennial Care Manual.
  Special focus: Horticultural history.
   
• Regional Happenings*
  Listings of lectures, flower shows, and other gardening events across the country. Featured: Naples Botanical Garden’s debuts tropical garden, Rice Science Center opens in Chicago, and Enthobotany Ute Learning Garden unveiled in Colorado.
   
• 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: Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum).

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