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March/April 2006 - Volume 85, Number 2
The following is a table of contents of the articles that appear in the
March/April 2006 issue of
The American Gardener. Links have
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Features
- Native
Bulbs* by Pamela Thomas
Try some of these unusual and noteworthy native geophytes, which are
suited to a variety of gardens.
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The Gardener Transplanted
by Doreen G. Howard
When it comes time to move, here’s some sound advice for gardeners on
how to transport plants long distances and adapt to new climate zones.
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Heavenly Jacob’s Ladders by Rand B. Lee
The understated beauty of Jacob’s ladders adds charm to woodland and
rock gardens.
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Texas’s First Lady of Herbs by Linda Askey
Madalene Hill has spent a lifetime promoting the benefits of herbs for
culinary, medicinal, and ornamental use.
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Creating a Kitchen Garden from Scratch by Shepherd Ogden
An expert reveals how to create and maintain a beautiful and
productive vegetable garden from start to finish.
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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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 receives grant for Master Plan, AHS partners with green
roof group, River Farm to be part of Historic Garden Week in Virginia,
Chapel Valley is new Corporate Partner, AHS Horticultural Partner TGOA/MGCA
plans national convention in South Carolina, new youth garden
internship available at River Farm, AHS co-sponsors Williamsburg
Symposium.
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AHS News Special*
2006 Great American Gardener Awards: Meet this year’s 12 award
recipients.
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AHS News Special*
2006 Book Awards: Here are five garden books of merit.
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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: Southern
prairies and plains.
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One on One With…
Interviews with today’s leaders and trendsetters in gardening and
horticulture. This issue: Whitney Cranshaw, entomologist.
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Gardener’s Notebook*
Short, newsworthy articles on horticultural topics. This issue: 2006
award-winning plants for Midwest, garden groups partner on national
plant database, study finds that plants produce greenhouse gas,
nurseries create brand for retail sales of native plants, ecoscaping
program offered by Wild Ones, Virginia’s Norfolk Botanic Garden
designated a historic site.
WEB SPECIAL:
National and Regional
Plant Awards for 2006
- Book Reviews*
Featured: Outside the Not So Big House, Begonias, and The New Garden
Paradise. Special focus: Gardening with edible plants.
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Green Garage*
A new series focusing on the AHS’s latest initiative to promote
environmentally responsible gardening tools, supplies, and techniques.
In this issue: Good hand tools are essential for smart gardening.
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Regional Happenings*
Listings of lectures, flower shows, and other gardening events across
the country. Featured: April is National Garden Month, Hardy Plant
Study in Washington State.
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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*
Signs of spring: Fragrant winterhazel in bloom.
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