SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1998

Features

Forgotten No More
Brilliant perennials lighten the fall season. By Annette T. Roos, Carolyn Ulrich, and Pamela Wolfe.

Teens, Plants and Kindness
A model science program in Chicago. By Isabel s. Abrams

An Almost Instant Garden
Carolyn Ulrich profiles designer John Beaudry.

Happy Harvests
Fall festivals in Chicagoland. By Cathy J. Maloney

Departments

Editor's Letter

What To Do in the Garden
Compiled by Ron Wolford of the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service

Calendar of Gardening Events

Q and A

Native Notes
Medicinal herbs. By Cathy J. Maloney

Edible Garden
Winter squash. By Kate Jerome

U of I Forum
A honeybee update. By Fredric Miller

Under Our Fingernails
Forcing bulbs. By Kate Jerome

Green Shopper
Paving a way through the garden. By Adele Kleine

Tree Talk
Fothergilla. By Pamela Wolfe

Stepping Stones
Saving seeds. By Kate Jerome