November/December 2021

Horticulture

Horticulture Magazine

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Editor’s Note
It’s our final issue of 2021, meaning it’s time again for Horticulture’s annual special feature on newly introduced plants. Turn to “What’s New!” (page 42) to find 12 pages highlighting cultivars that will debut or find wider distribution in spring 2
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Editor Meghan Shinn Contributing Editor Jennifer Howell Scott Beuerlein | Thomas Christopher | Greg Coppa Jeff Cox | Niki Jabbour Associate Art Director Carrie Topp Executive Editor Kristin Beane Sullivan Executive Art Director Eric Flynn Digita
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Niki’s Picks
IN 2021 I TRIALED more than 20 new and new-to-me vegetable varieties. Some were fantastic and I’ll be growing them again next year. Others were so-so, and there are always a few that disappoint. Here I’ll share four standouts. These were vigorous, pr
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Fall-to-winter Checklist
Monitor! The weather of November and December has shifted dramatically over the past few decades, with fall being warmer and the ground freezing later in the season. I’ve learned to keep a close eye on my cold frames and mini hoop tunnels, checking t
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Rewild And Rebug
WHAT IS REWILDING? Basically, it’s the attempt to recreate the natural ecological systems that once covered our landscapes—woods, rivers, wetlands—and trusting nature to look after itself, perhaps with some help at the start to fix the most broken pi
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In Your Garden
Gardens are a fantastic place to encourage nature and especially bugs, which will of course then attract birds and mammals. • Avoid chemicals and soil disturbance like excessive digging (and there are lots of helpful websites on maintaining a “no di
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A Simple Instruction
WHEN WE LOOK at our landscapes and gardens, most of us don’t often think about what we’re really looking at. We’re really looking at conglomerations of cells. Not only the cells that form the plants and animals we see, but also the single-celled prok
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the GARDENER’S GIFT GUIDE
Give the gift of Gardening with a Bluestone Perennials Gift Certificate. Bluestone grows and ships over 1,200 varieties of perennials, groundcovers and shrubs, from beloved garden classics to unique and hard to find specimens. All plants have a 100%
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Your Holiday Shopping Starts Here!
We provide a variety of permanent metal garden labels for every gardener’s needs. Everlast Labels are durable and unobtrusive, letting your plants take center stage. Try our Introductory Offer (8 styles plus marking pencil for only $7.50). Free shipp
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Plants We Love
NO MATTER THE SIZE of your garden, you aren’t making the most of your space if it doesn’t include a climbing plant or two. Climbers expand the available growing area. They can provide interest at eye level and higher, hide an eyesore, or serve as a g
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Carol Reese
CAROL REESE recently retired from her career as an Extension Horticulture Specialist based at the University of Tennessee’s West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. She is a popular writer and speaker, mixing humor with solid gardening informa
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Northern Wisdom
On the Canadian prairies, gardeners enjoy a challenging four-month frost-free growing season, low precipitation, drying winds and dramatic temperature swings, not to mention the hail. It’s inspiring to see what gardeners on the prairies have actually
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Apt To Thrive
All plants have specific environmental requirements. To meet these needs, plants can adapt. Plants can change their physical structure, their behavior (how they react to the environment) or their physiology (down to cellular adaptations). LIGHT Sinc
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What’s New!
The new addition to the Let’s Dance series of hydrangeas is touted as its most reliable, quick growing and floriferous. Its round, dense flower-heads vary in color depending on the pH of the soil and its phosphorus and aluminum levels. Acidic soils (
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ON Hummingbird HILL
Large feelings are sometimes so big that they must be taken outdoors. It’s simply difficult—or even impossible—for inside spaces to contain them. Decision makers at George Mark Children’s House in San Leandro, Calif., have understood that since its f
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Hits And Misses
FOR ME, GARDENING in the back yard always brings wonder, inspiration and learning, with an occasional dash of frustration. The garden keeps me on my toes while it brings me to my knees. It always provides me mental challenges along with many opportun
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Idaho Botanical Garden
FOUND IN 1984, Idaho Botanical Garden paints a colorful picture of all that’s possible for Inter-mountain gardeners. Initial spaces included the Meditation, Rose and Herb gardens, with many subsequent expansions aimed at educating the community about
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3 Ways To Repay Helpful Insects In Winter
Spring and summer gardens are awash with wonder. The sounds of crickets and cicadas ring as the days and nights get hotter. Buzzing and fluttering insects of all sizes forage on nectar and pollen, or sometimes each other. Autumn is a quieter time, bu
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5 HERB FLOWERS FOR PEOPLE & POLLINATORS
Whole flower heads can have an overpowering onion taste, so break them into individual florets and sprinkle into your dish. Fry young flowers in butter with a bit of garlic and salt to serve as a side dish. Fennel flowers taste like licorice and go
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The Hidden Half Of The Garden
REPLAYING AN INTERVIEW with gardener extraordinaire Robert Kourik the other day reminded me of how little I—and most other gardeners, I think—know about roots, and how much he does know. That’s important, because anyone who has ever planted a garden
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Just Another Day
IT’S EARLY SATURDAY and already hot. You have a lot to do but, alas, an immediate aggravation. By means of a jet of water to the face, you discover your hose has a hole. You speed off to the garden center for a new one but, being easily distracted, y

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