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November/December 2005 - Volume 84, Number 6
The following is a table of contents of the articles that appear in the
November/December 2005 issue of
The American Gardener. Links have
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Features
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Eastern
Performance Trials* by AHS Staff
Highlights from the first-ever Eastern Performance Trials held in
September at several mid-Atlantic sites, including River Farm.
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Beautiful Brassicas by Rand Lee
A diverse array of charming ornamentals are kissing cousins to
cabbages and broccoli.
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Tea in the Garden by Allison Knab
Compost tea is gaining popularity in public and private
landscapes, and for good reason.
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Spotlight on Tree Bark by Rita Pelczar
Trees with colorful or texturally interesting bark shine in
winter.
- Intriguing
Arisaemas* by Gene E. Bush
Once mainly the province of collectors, these fascinating aroids
are now becoming popular shade garden plants.
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Jens Jensen: Prairie Visionary by Carole Ottesen
The prairie landscape style that Jensen promoted in the late .19th
and early 20th centuries influences landscape design to this day.
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: AHS Gala highlights, new AHS Board members, Homestead Gardens
is new Corporate Partner, Girl Scouts help revitalize River Farm’s
children’s gardens.
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AHS News
Special*
America in Blooms 2005 Award-winning communities.
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Gardening by Design
An ongoing series on garden design. In this issue: Sequencing the
sensual.
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One on One With…
Interviews with today’s leaders and trendsetters in gardening and
horticulture. This issue: Kathryn Kennedy, plant conservationist.
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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: Tropical
Florida and Hawaii.
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Gardener’s Notebook*
Short, newsworthy articles on horticultural topics. This issue: Ball
Horticultural Company celebrates 100 years, Bailey Nurseries plants
new rose garden at State Capitol in St. Paul, post-Hurricane Katrina
replanting efforts, winter moth plagues trees in Massachusetts,
‘Feuerhexe’ Cheddar pink is Perennial Plant Association’s 2006 Plant
of the Year, sugar-based compounds ward off insect pests.
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Gifts for the Gardener*
Our annual year-end selection of garden-related items for holiday
gift-giving.
- Book
Reviews*
Featured: Yard Full of Sun; Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Other
Winged Wonders to Your Backyard; Growing Hardy Orchids, and
The
Gardener’s Guide to Growing Hardy Perennial Orchids. -
Special focus: A potpourri of tempting titles.
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Regional Happenings
Listings of lectures, flower shows, and other gardening events across
the country. Featured: George Washington Carver Garden opens in St.
Louis.
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2005 Magazine Index*
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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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