November/December 2007 - Volume 86, Number 6

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Features

• Bird-Friendly Winter Gardens by Kris Wetherbee*
  Create a habitat to help birds survive winter in your garden.

Web special: Seeds That Satisfy *

• Virtual Gardening in the Blogosphere by Doug Green  *
  Get connected to an online worldwide gardening community.
   
• Winter-Blooming Shrubs by Peter Loewer
  Perk up your winter landscape with these colorful shrubs.
   
• The Fragrant Indoors by Tovah Martin
  Sweetly scented flowers and aromatic foliage make delightful additions to the indoor garden.
   
• Hawaii’s Hidden Jewel by Margaret A. Haapoja
  The island of Kauai is home to Na ‘Aina Kai, a little-known public garden dedicated to art, conservation, and horticulture.

• Notes from River Farm *
  Insights and updates about American horticulture and the AHS from President and CEO Deane Hundley.
   
• News from AHS *
  Updates on American Horticultural Society programs and events. In this issue: AHS supports Boston garden contest, members enjoy Armitage webinar on bulbs, AHS Gala a success, Yew Dell Gardens hosts AHS Garden School, AHS is conducting children’s garden survey, AHS hosts spring trip to Asheville, North Carolina.
   
• AHS News Special *
  America In Bloom 2007 Award Winners. Plus: An AIB judge recounts her personal experience judging communities.
   
• One on One With…
  Interviews with today’s leaders and trendsetters in gardening and horticulture. This issue: Dave Whitinger, creator of Dave’s Garden website.
   
• Green Garage *
  A series focusing on the AHS’s latest initiative to promote environmentally responsible gardening tools, supplies, and techniques. In this issue: Cool tools and practical products.
   
• Gardener’s Notebook *
  Short, newsworthy articles on horticultural topics. This issue: Christmas tree growers form environmental coalition, Rozanne hardy geranium named 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year, students use technology to give plants voices, awards for Cora™ Madagascar periwinkle, virus linked to honeybee disorder, more fuel for debate about echinacea’s cold-fighting efficacy, botanic garden executive Judy Zuk dies, plantsman Dan Hinkley becomes Monrovia advisor.

Web special: Tips for Live Christmas Tree Care*

• Appreciation *
  A special tribute to the late Lady Bird Johnson’s vision for beautifying America’s roadsides.
   
• Gifts for Gardeners *
  A variety of gardening products for holiday gift-giving.
   
• Book Reviews *
  Featured: 1001 Gardens You Must See Before You Die, Conifers for the Garden, and Sunset Western Garden Book. Special focus: Books for young readers.
   
• Regional Happenings *
  Listings of lectures, flower shows, and other gardening events across the country. Featured: The New Vera Lea Rinker Native Plant Garden at Stetson University in Florida.
   
• 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.
   
• 2007 Magazine Index *

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