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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2003

 




 

 

Features

Sunflowers Shine
Old garden reliables go upscale.

Fall for Cantigny
A reconstructon adds pizzazz to a much-loved garden.

Timing is everything
Fall-blooming bulbs spring to life now.

Chicago by Design
Trails through time: reshaping a native plant masterpiece.

Departments

Editor's Letter

What To Do in the Garden
Seasonal Tips 

Calendar of Gardening Events

Q and A

Chicago Botanic Garden Notes
Hardy Sages (Salvia)

The Beginner’s Garden
Save Your Geraniums

Indoor Garden
Fern Return

The Water Garden
Bogged Down

The Hands-On Gardener
Making Herbal Vinegars

Chicagoland Natives
Conservation Community Tryon Farm

Wildlife Watch
Squirrels, Up and Down

Mike Nowak
Rex Begonia: Garden Detective