FEATURES

PAINTING THE HAMPTONS
At Madoo, Robert Dash trains an artist's eye on the landscape
by Anne Halpin

LANTERNS TO LIGHT THE SPRING
Fawn lilies' delicate flowers spark a welcome flash of color to begin the season
by Daniel J. Hinkley

A TOPSY-TURVY WORLD
Matt Larkin clips and snips his way to new territory for topiary
by Tovah Martin

SOLVING THE PUZZLE
Design solutions for the plant collector's garden
by Nan Blake Sinton

RETURN OF THE DOGWOODS
Disease-resistant and beyond pretty, the newest introductions promise to restore the popularity of this favorite flowering tree
by Paul Cappiello

THE BEST-LAID PLANS
What you need to know to shape, style, and install the floor of an outdoor sitting room
by Gordon Hayward

MRS. DOOLEY'S GARDENS
At Maymont, Richmond's public park, the gardens remain as their maker wished: always open, always improving
by Pam Baggett

DEPARTMENTS

PEST WATCH
How to identify and control flea beetles

GARDEN HONORS
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
by Jeff Epping and Erin Kappeler

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

A GARDENING LIFE: KIM TRIPP
by Barbara Paul Robinson

REVIEWS
by Kathleen Purdy

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE
The genus Schefflera
by Daniel J. Hinkley

HIGH GROUND
Wayne Winterrowd writes in defense of what's common