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September/October 2005 - Volume 84, Number 5
The following is a
table of contents of the articles that appear in the
September/October 2005 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
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Features
Web special:
“Leaving the Leaves” by Debbie Hillman, first published in the
February 2005 issue of HortIdeas.
Departments
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Notes from River Farm*
Insights and updates on the American Horticultural Society from AHS
President Katy Moss Warner.
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Member’s 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: River Farm being transformed for the Eastern Performance
Trials, HGI offers new volunteer opportunities for Master Gardeners,
new children’s gardening book awards debut in Atlanta.
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AHS Partners
in Profile*
Monrovia Nursery: A passion for plants.
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Gardening by Design
An ongoing series on garden design. In this issue: The importance of
plants.
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Habitat Gardening
An ongoing series on how to create environmentally appropriate gardens
that suit the needs of people and wildlife. This issue: the Great
Basin desert.
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Gardener’s Notebook*
Short, newsworthy articles on horticultural topics. This issue:
Organic cut flowers gaining popularity, rare California wildflower is
rediscovered, new Garden Literature Index™ now available, Denver
Botanic Gardens partners with Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center,
Connecticut to initiate ban of invasive plants at town level.
Fall
Gardening Tips –
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Web special:
“The Joy of Growing Plants” by Liberty Hyde Bailey, first published in
the National Horticultural Magazine in 1946.
- Book Reviews*
Featured: Bulbs for Garden Habitats, On Foreign Soil: American
Gardeners Abroad, and Dogwoods.
Special focus: Garden themes.
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Conservationist’s Corner*
An occasional look at programs and organized efforts to save and
protect rare and endangered native flora. This month: Aiding
endangered bees and other pollinators.
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Regional Happenings
Listings of lectures, flower shows, and other gardening events
across the country. Featured: Cincinnati Flower & Farm Fest in New
York’s Coney Island and new conference for independent plant breeders
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. CORRECTION: The
Cincinnati Flower & Farm Fest is in Ohio’s Coney Island.
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One on One With…
Interviews with today’s leaders and trendsetters in gardening and
horticulture. This issue: Paul Meyer, director of the Morris
Arboretum.
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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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River
Farm Snapshot*
A seasonal view from AHS headquarters.
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