September/October 2006 - Volume 85, Number 5

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Features

• Youth Garden Symposium* by Heather Robbins
  Highlights from the AHS 2006 National Children & Youth Garden Symposium in St. Louis.
  
  Web special: * Youth Gardening Resources from Symposium Sessions
   
• Native Asters* by Allan M. Armitage
  Plant breeders have been turning many common native roadside asters into outstanding garden plants.
   
• Growing a Truly “Green” Lawn by Kris Wetherbee
  Learn how to grow a healthy lawn without using synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
   
• Amy Lamb: Nature’s Patterns by Lynda DeWitt
  Maryland scientist-turned-artist Amy Lamb’s plant photographs show the universe in microcosm.
   
• 10 Tough Native Trees by Guy Sternberg
  These deciduous trees are unfazed by heat, cold, and many other environmental challenges.
   
• The Organic Table Comes of Age by Betsy Hays
  Once considered “hippie” food, organic produce is now finding its way into mainstream restaurants and grocery stores.
  
  Web special: * Organic Organizations, Products, and Other Resources

• Member’s Forum
  Readers write to voice their opinions, make recommendations, or set the record straight.
   
• On the Road with AHS*
  Insights and updates about American horticulture and the AHS from AHS President Emeritus Katy Moss Warner as she travels across the United States and abroad.
   
• News from AHS*
  Updates on American Horticultural Society programs and events. In this issue: Fashion in Bloom at River Farm in September, Growing Good Kids book award winners, patriotic tree planting at River Farm, The Growing Connection harvest benefits food bank, second annual Dr. H. Marc Cathey Day scheduled, AHS helps Hollin Meadows Elementary School develop outdoor learning space.
   
• Habitat Gardening
  An ongoing series on how to create environmentally appropriate gardens that suit the needs of people and wildlife. This issue: The Mid-Atlantic region.
   
• One on One With…
  Interviews with today’s leaders and trendsetters in gardening and horticulture. This issue: Lorrie Otto, natural landscape pioneer.
   
• Conservationist’s Corner
  An occasional look at plant conservation issues and efforts. This issue: Conservation begins at home.
   
• Gardener’s Notebook*
  Short, newsworthy articles on horticultural topics. This issue: New bulbs for fall planting, wild American chestnut trees discovered, spotlight on endangered American gardens, new California center for urban horticulture, new consumer-friendly muscadine grape cultivar developed, Roslyn Nursery closes, Rice Creek Gardens to relocate.
   
• Book Reviews *
  Featured: Hellebores, Bird-By-Bird Gardening, The Aubudon Society Guide to Attracting Birds, and Sunset Western Landscaping.
  Special focus: Cookbooks for kitchen gardeners.
   
• Green Garage *
  A new series focusing on the AHS’s latest initiative to promote environmentally responsible gardening tools, supplies, and techniques. In this issue: Garden rakes.
   
• Regional Happenings *
  Listings of lectures, flower shows, and other gardening events across the country. Featured: National Garden opens in Washington, D.C.; Getty Villa in Malibu, California, reopens.
   
• 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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