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Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’
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Features

Planet Saver
Bamboo is hailed as a renewable resource that can be made into everything from lumber to clothing. Can it be grown as a garden plant here?
By Meghan Biallas

Lemme Garden
Dixon gardeners Gene and Joan Lemme started with shade plants on their wooded acreage but have now worked curving flower beds into sunny areas as well.
By Carolyn Ulrich

Going to the Dogs
There is a dogwood for every garden—from shrubs with colorful stems for winter color to larger trees.
By Linda Kiscellus

Apply lessons learned to plan the garden—our two-page graph paper gives plenty of room for sketching, doodling or really laying out a proper border.

Chicago By Design
New plants and really big stones help a pond take on a whole new look.
By Carolyn Ulrich

Columns

Chicago Botanic Garden News
Organic Vegetable Gardening

Gardening 101
Best Plants for Newbies
By Nina A. Koziol

The Indoor Garden
Gift Plants
By Adele Kleine

Know Maintenance
What’s That?
By Patrice Peltier

The Edible Garden
Early Salad Greens
By Susan Crawford

Chicagoland Natives
Cathy’s Prairie Garden
By Rebecca Russell

Design Fundamentals
Concealing an Eyesore
By Michelle Byrne Walsh

Neighborhoods
Wicker Park
By Cathy Jean Maloney

The Gardener
Ron Wolford
By Robin Huiras

The Garden Classroom
Tougher Turf
By Rebecca Russell

Mike Nowak

Departments

Editor's Letter

What To Do in the Garden

Ask Our Experts
What advice would you give someone who wants to grow vegetables for the first time?

Calendar of Gardening Events

Q and A

Regional Reports

Saturday Shopper

Potpourri
Gardening News and Views