May/June 1999

Sample select articles from the May/June issue of The American Gardener:

• An Inside Look - Dr. H. Marc Cathey's commentary returns with his inside look at some of the topics in this issue.
• News from AHS - 1999 AHS Book Award winners, youth garden symposium, flower festival at EPCOT.
• Gardeners Information Service - Cherry fruit flies, planning a period garden, bromeliads, miniature roses.
• Mail Order Explorer - Wild Earth Native Plants.
• Conservationist’s Notebook - Appalachian Mountain Club’s multi-faceted mission.
• Book Reviews - Cottage gardening, attracting butterflies, American women and their gardens, herbal remedies.

Other feature stories and informational articles in the May/June issue include:

• North American Irises by C. Colston Burrell No matter where you garden, native species of this regal plant can be found to suit.
• Native Grasses by Rick Darke Create a garden with local character by using ornamental grasses native to your region.
• André and François Michaux by Susan Davis Price These late 18th- and early 19th-century French plant explorers—father and son—helped launch the forest conservation movement in America.
• Rain Lilies by John Bryan Brighten your patio or border this summer with these delightful, colorfully-flowered subtropical bulbs.
• English-Style Gardens in Texas by Lana Robinson A Texas couple achieves the look of English mixed borders by combining colorful tough native and adapted plants.
• Makeover in Seattle (Urban Gardener Section) by Claire Hagen Dole From barren beach house to butterfly haven.
• Carefree Roses (Focus Section) by William Quarles Less-toxic controls for garden roses.
• Rocks and Flowers (Offshoots Section) by Deborah Ferber Flowers, rocks, and marriage.

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