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Features
Stars of Summer
Daylilies have come a long way from an
orange, roadside nuisance. Pamela Wolfe visits
Chuck and Pat Bell's daylily garden, Carolyn
Ulrich traces daylily breeding in the Chicagoland
area and Roy Klehm offers his opinions on
some of the best daylilies for our conditions. Lighten
Up
In
our summery ode to shade, Carolyn Ulrich finds
a shady back yard containing 230 varieties
of hosta, expert Tom Micheletti picks his
favorite varieties, Alice Joyce shows us a
native vine that thrives on shade, and groundcovers
are featured at the Morton Arboretum. A
Rainbow of Colors
The
garden doesn't show up in the tour books,
but the trial grounds at Ball Seed Co. in
West Chicago are a colorful explosion each
summer. By Bill Aldrich. Bonsai:
The Art of Small
Growing
plants to dwarf proportions has been done
for thousands of years. Adele Kleine explains
the art of bonsai and previews the major show
to be held in August at the Chicago Botanic
Garden.
What
To Do in the Garden
Compiled
by Ron Wolford of the University of Illinois
Cooperative Extension Service Calendar
of Gardening Events Q
and A
by Pamela Wolfe Native
Notes
Cathy
J. Maloney reviews Pat Armstrong's Wild Plant
Family Cookbook, Isabel Abrams' The Nature
of Chicago. Edible
Garden
Soy
dishes make it into more areas of American
cuisine. Chef Michael Foley gives the background
and provides recipes for how to use this versatile
bean. Guest
Editorial
Greg
Wittstock of Aquascape Designs, Inc., compares
the myths and the realities of owning and
maintaining a pond. U
of I Forum
Diseases
can wreak havoc with vegetable harvests but
Greg Stack says many can be minimized or prevented
by good detective work. Under
Our Fingernails
Preparing
a garden to be receptive to butterflies takes
more than just planting the right plants.
By Annette T. Roos Potpourri
Tomato
mulch, invasion of the Japanese beetles, and
Big Bugs at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Tree
Talk
Bald
cypress is a fine choice for wet, soggy locations.
By Pamela Wolfe. Stepping
Stones by Pamela Wolfe |
