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A creation by the Naperville Garden Club
By Ron Capek

Features

Holiday Cheer
Naperville’s Cup of Cheer house walk abounds with ideas for holiday decorations.
By Carolyn Ulrich

Year-Round Beauty
Steve and Susan Varick’s North Shore garden is lovely twelve months of the year. Here’s the saga of their success.
By Steve Varick

Orchids Galore
There are probably more orchids in Joe and Rosalie Dixler’s greenhouse than you’ve ever seen in your life. This is what the word “expert” is all about.
By Adele Kleine

Chicago By Design
In Aurora a Victorian house gets a garden that’s both modern and appropriate to the period.
By William Aldrich

Columns

Chicago Botanic Garden News
Rodgersias

Gardening 101
Poinsettia Maintenance
By Nina A. Koziol

The Indoor Garden
Norfolk Island Pine
By Adele Kleine

The Hands-On Gardener
Creating an Apple Centerpiece
By Carolyn Ulrich, Pat Hollingsworth and Diane Gillette

Chicagoland Natives
Purple Prairie Clover
By Rose Rankin

Outdoor Life
Preserving Your Pots
By Rebecca Russell

The Gardener
Crystal’s Community
By Cathy Jean Maloney

The Garden Classroom
The Nature of the City
By Susan Crawford

Mike Nowak

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Editor's Letter

What To Do in the Garden

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