FEATURES
MAIL ORDER SPECIAL
Our round-up reveals sources for unusual plants and uncommon service
by Meghan Lynch
DESIGNING WITH CLIMATE IN MIND
A California gardener shares her solutions for dry summers and wet winters
by Nora Harlow
SOLOMON'S NEW SEALS
The latest introductions from Japan and China take the shade garden to another level
by C. Colston Burrell
RULE-BREAKING ROSES
Sometimes, the best roses are those that don't conform to classifications
by Peter Schneider
NOT GRANDMA'S GLADIOLAS
With exotic fragrance and delicate blooms, these 10 species deserve a closer look
by John Manning
DEPARTMENTS
PEST WATCH
How to identify and control citrus mealybug
CLOSE TO HOME
Ideas and advice from gardeners across the country.
In this issue: Northern California, Midwest, Northeast, Southwest
GARDEN ARTISTRY
A Leaf Like No Other
Tovah Martin
A GARDENING LIFE: JOHN FAIREY
by Barbara Paul Robinson
REVIEWS
by Valerie Easton
TOOLSHED
Three Legs to Stand On
by Roger Swain
COLLECTOR'S CHOICE: ROHDEA JAPONICA
This evergreen perennial groundcover has ornamental appeal for every season, on either coast
by Daniel J. Hinkley
HIGH GROUND
To Bill Noble, garden preservation is a most necessary art
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