FEATURES
RETURN OF THE RUSSEL LUPINES
After decades of decline, these magnificent and easy to grow perennials have regained their former glory
by Rory Dusoir
A GATHERING OF LEAVES
Group containerized foliage plants to create instant—and long-lasting—drama
by Seán Conway
BORDER BASICS 8: MAINTENANCE
Tips on maintaining and caring for a border garden in all four seasons
by Glenn Withey and Charles Price
ANOTHER WORLD OF DAYLILIES
Explore the mostly unknown world of species and heirloom hybrid daylilies, once prized for their elegance of form
by Betty Gatewood
WATER IRISES
These graceful, colorful plants are an essential part of any pondscape
by Greg Speichert
THE TREASURES OF FERNWOOD
Rick and Gail Sawyer offer the cream of woodland plants at Fernwood, their Maine nursery
by Ruah Donnelly
DEPARTMENTS
PEST WATCH
How to identify and control iris borer
CLOSE TO HOME
Regional ideas and information for your region
In this issue: Northeast, Southeast, Interior West, Alaska, Middle Atlantic and Midwest
THE HORTICULTURE 100: PART 2
The second installment in our list of the best gardening books, horticultural societies, perennials, shrubs, and trees for American gardeners
A GARDENING LIFE: LYNDEN MILLER
How Lynden Miller almost single-handedly restored the Conservatory Garden in New York City 's Central Park
by Deborah Needleman
PLANTS OF MERIT
An in-depth look at Umbrella Leaf, Diphylleia cymosa
by Daniel J. Hinkley
STARTING OFF RIGHT
Step-by-step instructions on taking softwood cuttings
by John Emmanuel
LIVING IN THE GARDEN
Ideas and sources for trellises, tuteurs, and arbors
by Meghan Lynch
REVIEWS OF NEW AND NOTEWORTHY GARDENING BOOKS
by Valerie Easton
POWER PLAY
Choosing and using tillers
by Karen Weir-Jimerson
HIGH GROUND
Nurseryman Michael Cunningham looks at the anxieties of brand-new gardeners
by Michael Cunningham
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