NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1997

Features

Seeing Red!
Local poinsettia growers do Chicago proud
Plus: How to succeed with poinsettias By Carolyn Ulrich

The Holiday Green Pages
A guide to gifts for gardeners by Alice Joyce

Hitting the Garden Antiques Trail
When you can't work in the garden, it's time to go hunting for garden memorabilia. By Cathy Maloney

Catching Conifer Fever
A visit to Foxwillow Pines Nursery
Plus: Rich Eyre's top ten conifers for Chicagoland. By Adele Kleine

Departments

Editor's Page - Select to read now!

Q and A
Sweet Annie is one herb that can still be harvested. By Pamela Wolfe

What to Do in the Garden

Fingernails
Falling for Annuals-Annette T. Roos explains how to plant annuals in November and includes her 10 favorites for overwinter success.

GreenShopper
Computers can work wonders for gardeners from design plan software to sources on the internet. By Bill Aldrich

Native Notes
Birdwatching for Kids. By Cathy J. Maloney

A Coup de Kuh
Landscape architect Gertrude Kuh is honored at the Art Institute.
By Cathy J. Maloney

The Edible Garden
Holiday drinks bring the garden into the kitchen. By Michael Foley

Calendar of Garden Events

Stepping Stones
A kinder, gentler way of living: Kate Jerome extols the pleasures of bartering.