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A Steve Meggos hybrid, as yet unnamed.
Photography by Ron Capek

Features

For the Love of Dahlias
Follow one gardener’s quest to perfect these fall-blooming beauties.
By Mike Nowak

Cascading Mums
How to train chrysanthemums so they spill effortlessly from a container, as demonstrated by Chicago Botanic Garden staffers.
By Susan Crawford

Natural Nutrition
The Green Earth Institute raises vegetables for “shareholders,” a new and growing trend known as Community Supported Agriculture.
By Michelle Byrne Walsh

Roots and All
A Chicago Gardener of the Year makes the move to suburbia, bringing many of his prized plants with him to create a horticultural haven.
By Linda Kiscellus

Columns

Chicago Botanic Garden Notes
Asters
By Richard Hawke

The Indoor Garden
Easy-Care Euphorbias
By Linda Kiscellus

The Water Garden
Pond Fact, Not Fiction
By Richard Heimberger

The Hands-On Gardener
Mosaics Step-by-Step
By William Aldrich

The Edible Garden
Enticing Eggplant
By Rebecca Russell

Chicagoland Natives
Goldenrods
By Cathy Jean Maloney

Outdoor Life
Chicagoland Bogs
By Joel Greenberg

The Man’s Garden
Tricks of the Vegetable Garden
By Patrice Peltier

Garden Classroom
Eco-Friendly Gardening
By Cathy Jean Maloney

Chicago By Design
Space-Saving City Garden
By Shawn Weidner

Mike Nowak
Halftime

Departments

Editor's Letter

What To Do in the Garden

Calendar of Gardening Events

Q and A

Ask our Experts
We asked: What is your favorite tree or shrub for fall color?

What’s New?
By Michelle Byrne Walsh

Potpourri
Gardening News and Views