Features

Our Contest Winners!
Carolyn Ulrich and Bill Aldrich present the top winners in Chicagoland Gardening's annual Small Space Garden Contest

More than Animals
Brookfield Zoo as a Botanic Garden by Annette T. Roos

Keeping the Season Green
Adele Kleine visits five area gardeners who never stop gardening, thanks to their greenhouses.

Newest Shades of Green
Introducing the "Chicagoland Gardening Series" of houseplants to ward off the winter's gloom. Bill Aldrich reviews new houseplants for 1997.

On Our Cover
Judi Hendricks is inset in a photo of her garden that was named the winner in our Gardening in Small Spaces Contest. Photos by Bill Aldrich

Departments

Editor's Page - Select to read now!

Q and A
Pamela Wolfe answers reader questions.

University of Illinois Forum
Vernon Bryant offers tips for getting your houseplants through the winter.

What to Do in the Garden
Tips from the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, compiled by Ron Wolford.

Guest Editorial
Cathy Ricciardi looks at her landscape investment in terms of its appreciation.

Under Our Fingernails
Worm Composting-Dana Cleary explains how you can use worms to transform your kitchen waste into lovely rich compost.

Tree Talk
A Tree that Blooms in the Winter? Pamela Wolfe recommends witch hazels.

The Edible Garden
The garden comes to the soup bowl as chef Michael Foley shows how to prepare hearty winter fare. And author Jacqui Heriteau shares some of her favorite recipes as well.

Garden Travel
The Olbrich Botanic Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin, offer unexpected winter pleasures. By Kate Jerome

Calendar of Gardening Events

Stepping Stones
Kate Jerome makes resolutions she won't break-honest.