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PART TWO Herewith the second installment in our list of the best American gardening books, horticultural societies, perennials, shrubs, and trees. (For the first 20 of the Horticulture 100, see the March/April 2004 issue, or go to www.hortmag.com.) Books 21. …

Chanticleer proves that a public garden can be a hotbed of creativity by ADAM LEVINE photography by ROB CARDILLO CHANTICLEER, A PUBLIC GARDEN in Wayne, Pennsylvania, has never been a place to stand on its laurels. New beds crop up …

illustrations by DAN VASCONCELLOS MOW JOE ‘The Lawn Maniacrsquo; TILTHY RICH ‘The Dirt Connoisseurrsquo; BULB BOOSTER ‘The Bulb Fanaticrsquo; ROSE QUEEN ‘The Rose Loverrsquo; FRIEDA B. ‘The Earth Motherrsquo; PRUNELLA SHEARS ‘The Control Freakrsquo; BUG-EYED ‘The Pest Persecutorrsquo; ‘BIG BOY’ …

BY THE SEA by PATRICK CHASSE The sheltering effect of the house and hedgerow combined with good choices in plant material-hydrangea and lavender-make this seaside garden a success. Large trees make a good salt and wind block for this cutting …

Nurserywoman Jackie Heinricher champions theclump-forming species and cultivars of this popular group BAMBOO FAQ Jackie Heinricher answers gardeners’ most common bamboo questions. Q: All bamboos run, don’t they? A: No. There are at least 19 genera with hundreds of species …

OLBRICH BOTANICAL GARDENS The Award for Garden Excellence, given yearly by the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA) and sponsored by Horticulture, honors the public garden that best exemplifies the highest standards of horticultural practices and that has …

BY JEFF COX / Kenwood, California, USDA Zone 9 Places to Visit Take a world botanical tourin one place. The San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum features 7,500 kinds of plants from all around the world, all growing on …

THIRD IN AN EIGHT-PART SERIES byGLENN WITHEYandCHARLES PRICE Site Preparation Knowing your soil is as essential as good planting technique AFTER YOU HAVE DRAWN UP A BORDER PLAN that is both realistic and meets your aesthetic goals (see “Border Basics …

Nurserywoman Jan Midgley celebrates the richness of Alabama’s flora by CAROL BISHOP MILLER photography by MARY GRAY HUNTER “I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW TO GET THERE,” an officer of the law once told a customer searching for Jan Midgley’s nursery. …

These late-blooming bulbs create brilliant swathes of autumn color BY JOE ECK PHOTOGRAPHY BY WEBB CHAPPELL AUTUMN CAN BE A MELANCHOLY SEASON. What was so eagerly anticipated a mere six months before—the first snowdrops, hosts of daffodils, a garden drenched …

BY MARTY ROSS / Kansas City, Missouri, USDA Zone 5 TO DO IN THE GARDEN It’s tempting to shed your jacket and spend the first warm, sunny weekends in the garden pruning shrubs, cutting back the old stems and seedheads …