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Geranium 'Designer Peppermint Twist'
Photo: Ball Horticultural

Features

The 2007 All-Stars
Singling out the best new plants for spring.
By Jim Nau

To Market, To Market
How plants get to your garden center.
By Mary E. Laur

Having a Blast
Fun and fancy in a Valparaiso backyard.
By Debbie Metro

Tree Hugger
Designing around a giant elm.
By Patrice Peltier

Columns

Chicago Botanic Garden Notes
Hydrangea Vine
By Richard Hawke

The Indoor Garden
Killing a Corn Plant
By Mike Nowak

The Water Garden
The Midwest Pond & Koi Society Answers Your Questions
By Bob Passovoy

The Hands-On Gardener
How to Place Stones in the Garden
By Maureen Phillips

Chicagoland Natives
The Prairie of Ray Schulenberg and David Kropp
By Carolyn Ulrich

Garden Classroom
What's Transpiration?
By Patrice Peltier

Mike Nowak
Read 'em and Weep

Departments

Editor's Letter

What To Do in the Garden

Calendar of Gardening Events

Q and A

Potpourri
Gardening News and Views