Features

FALLING INTO COLOR
Summer garden looking tired? Put some color in your fall plantings.
by Carolyn Ulrich

FOR THE PEOPLE
Boerner Botanical Gardens continues its gardening mission formed in the Great Depression.
by Tom Krischan

LADY OF THE LAKES
Environmental activist Lee Botts brings a passion to a natural world.
by Nina Koziol

MICROCLIMATES
How to use those sheltered locations for your benefit.
by Michelle Byrne Walsh

Columns

Chicago Botanic Garden Notes
Fall-blooming Anemones
by Richard Hawke

The Indoor Garden
Jade Plants
By Maryalice Koehne

The Hands-On Gardener
Trees for New Home Sites
By Guy Sternberg

The Container Garden
Grasses in Containers
By Linda Kiscellus

The Edible Garden
Autumn Vegetables
By Kate Jerome

Chicagoland Natives
Snakes and Ecology
By Joel Greenberg

The Man's Garden
A Bean Collector
By Adele Kleine

Mike Nowak
Waiting for Gardot

Departments

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

Container 1, 2, 3-Create your own summer container

Potpourri
Gardening News and Views by Carolyn Ulrich

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