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May/June 2004 - Volume 83, Number 3
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table of contents of the articles that appear in
 the
May/June 2004 issue of
The American Gardener. Links have
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Features
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Tasteful Legumes by Pam Baggett
Legumes are not just for the vegetable patch. Find out how many ornamental
members of this family are growing in your garden.
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Artful Borders by Karen Bussolini
Designer Lynden Miller’s Irwin Perennial Garden at the New York Botanical Garden
abounds in inspiration for home gardeners.
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The Allure of Lotus by Ilene Sternberg
Don’t have the pace or time for a full-size water garden? Growing a lotus in a
container can be a satisfying alternative.
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Coneflowers—An American
Classic* by Kim Hawks
Once considered weedy, coneflowers are now the darlings of plant breeders and
mainstays in the summer border.
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Grounds for Sculpture by Carole Ottesen
In New Jersey, an artist and a landscape designer have created an eye-catching
synthethis of landscape and art.
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Garden Railroads by Pat Hayward
This fast-growing hobby presents creative landscaping challenges and a new way
to look at plants.
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What is a Garden? by Tres Fromme
Why you have to do your homework before you can really design a garden that is
both useful and aesthetically fullfilling.
Departments
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Notes from River Farm*
Insights and updates about the American Horticultural Society from AHS
President Katy Moss Warner.
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Members’ Forum
Readers write to voice their opinions, make recommendations, or set the
record straight.
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News from AHS*
Updates on American Horticultural Society programs and events. In this
issue: 2004 AHS Children and Youth Garden Symposium at Cornell, successful
indoor-plant workshop at River Farm, springtime blooms and children’s
programs at River Farm, AHS hosts meeting of national Partnership for
Plant Based Learning.
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AHS 2004 Book Award Winners*
Special: Five notable gardening books.
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Natural
Connections*
An occasional look at natural phenomena or symbiotic relationships that
can be observed in the garden or in the wild. This month: The 17-year
cicadas are coming.
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Gardener’s Notebook*
Short, newsworthy articles on horticultural topics. This issue: New
franklinia hybrid developed, fire department-approved plants for southern
California, saving the box huckleberry, rust-resistant daylilies, Peter
Raven to receive RHS Veitch Medal, chocolate industry could save Brazilian
rainforest, milk as fungicide.
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Everyday Garden Science*
Plant science in plain English by AHS President Emeritus H. Marc Cathey.
This issue: Unraveling the mystery of plant dormancy.
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Book Reviews
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Featured: Restoring American Gardens, The Earth Moved, and Annuals and
Tender Plants for North American Gardens. Special focus: Regional
gardening books.
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Regional Happenings
Listings of lectures, flower shows, and other gardening events across the
country. Featured: Green roof conference and rose festival in Portland;
Weird Plant Sale in Tucson.
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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.
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Perfect
Plant Companions
A spotlight on plants that look great together. This issue: A ground cover
tapestry.
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