Features

Curtain Raisers
A look at new plants for 2005.
By Jim Nau

Born to Bloom
African violets respond to a regimen of loving care.
By Cathy Jean Maloney

Growing A New Life
A novel job-training program proves its worth.
By Carolyn Ulrich

Splendor of the Grasses
A monumental garden in the southwest suburbs.
By Betty Earl

Departments

Chicago Botanic Garden Notes
Lamiums
by Richard Hawke

The Indoor Garden
Corkscrew Lady Slipper Orchid
By Tom Krischan

The Hands-On Gardener
Growing Perennials from Seed
By Kate Jerome

The Water Garden
What Is A Pond?
By John Rottersman

The Container Garden
Trees in Pots
By Donna Freedman

The Edible Garden
Intercropping—Sequential Planting
By Michelle Byrne Walsh

Chicagoland Natives
The Palos Region
By Joel Greenberg

The Man's Garden
Second Career Guys
By Patrice Peltier

Chicago By Design
New Ideas for the New Century
By John Beaudry

Mike Nowak
Take a Hint. Or not.

Editor's Letter

What To Do in the Garden
Seasonal Tips 

Calendar of Gardening Events

Q and A

What’s New? by Michelle Byrne Walsh

Potpourri
Gardening News and Views by Carolyn Ulrich