FEATURES

THE SOUVENIR GARDEN
Inspired by a trip to Thailand, Nani Waddoups and Ron Wagner have made an exuberant tropical jungle around their Oregon home
by Lucy Hardiman

EVER-ALLURING FERNS
Diverse, reliable, and timeless, native ferns keep the shade garden looking fresh from spring through summer
by William Cullina

THE BRIGHT SPOT
Choose plants that play with strong light to bring new vision to a sunny garden
by Scott Ogden and Lauren Springer Ogden

ROCK-STEADY ROCK ROSES
Sturdy, shrubby Cistus provide evergreen structure and spicy-scented blooms in the most challenging sites
by David Mason

HILLSIDE SURPRISE
Outside San Diego, Patrick Anderson combines patience, thought, and sheer joy in plants to make a startlingly lush desert garden
by Ellen Hoffs

REALITIES OF SOIL
A transient gardener shares his tricks for fixing all sorts of local ground
by Daryl Beyers

DEPARTMENTS

PEST WATCH
How to identify and control chinch bugs

LIVING IN THE GARDEN
Outdoor Fabrics
by Erin Kappeler

CLOSE TO HOME
Ideas and advice from gardeners across the country.
In this issue: Pacific Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

A GARDENING LIFE
Remembering Christopher Lloyd

GARDENER'S WORKSHOP
Mixed Container
by Roanne Robbins

POWER PLAY
Garden Tractor, Lawn Tractor
by Karen Weir-Jimerson

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE
Cotinus obovatus
by Daniel J. Hinkley

HIGH GROUND
Classic Christopher Lloyd: "Mastering the Color Palette"