FEATURES

ONE PLANT FIVE WAYS
Designing with Aster 'Little Carlow'
by Carol Klein

GROWING A FAMILY
How a passion for the Geraniaceae turned a collector into a nursery woman
by Robin Parer

PERRY'S PICKS
An expert's choice of the best tropical water lilies
by Perry D. Slocum

WILD TULIPS
by Brian Mathew

WINTER HAZEL
The Antidote to Forsythia
by C. Colston Burrell

TREASURES OF TURKEY
A renowned plantsman looks at the rich flora of this fabled land
(first in a two-part series)
by Jim Archibald

DEPARTMENTS

PEST WATCH
How to identify and control fairy ring fungi

CLOSE TO HOME
Ideas and information for your region
In this issue: Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Central Texas, PacificNorthwest, Northeast

WORKSHOP
Sharp Ever After
by Roger Swain

A GARDENING LIFE: DR. RICHARD W. LIGHTY
by Barbara Paul Robinson

GARDEN DESIGN AWARDS

REVIEWS by Michael Cunningham

PLANTS OF MERIT
The Genus Calycanthus
by Daniel J. Hinkley

HIGH GROUND
Carol Bishop Miller confronts the invasives in her garden