July/August 2023

Horticulture

Horticulture Magazine

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Editor’s Note
The main headline on this issue’s cover is Boldly Grow. It’s meant to capture a major theme running throughout the magazine. You’re going to read articles that urge you to keep on striving for the garden of your dreams: Are you trying to achieve nons
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Adventuring Into Herbalism
GROWING THINGS is a multidimensional activity. When you start to take your garden seriously, you learn about soil and the microorganisms that live in it; about bugs, both beneficent and those less kind to your plants; about the wide world of pollinat
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The Art & Science of Smart Gardening Editor Meghan ShinnContributing Editor Jennifer Howell COLUMNISTS Scott Beuerlein | Thomas Christopher | Greg Coppa Jeff Cox | Niki Jabbour | Mary Purpura DESIGN Associate Art Director Carrie Topp Executive Edito
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‘James Roof’ Garrya
FOR MY FIRST FOUR decades, I lived within 100 miles of the Atlantic Ocean. Over those decades, I became familiar with a great deal of the flora in the region. The oaks, hickories, maples, beeches, hornbeams, birches, hemlocks and basswoods of the mix
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Friendly Competition
I HAVE GREAT RESPECT for what you learn in horticultural schools. I am very grateful for all that was taught to me in the Student Horticulturist Program at the New York Botanical Garden. Still, with the knowledge you get at such an institution, you a
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Harvest Time!
TO BE SURE YOU ENJOY your homegrown vegetables at peak quality and flavor, you must know when to harvest them. Plus, regular harvesting of crops like peas and beans increases yield, with the plants producing new flowers and pods for a longer period o
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Hans Hansen
A LIFELONG PLANT LOVER, Hans Hansen followed his passion to a career in plant breeding. He currently serves as Director of New Plant Development at Michigan’s Walters Gardens, Inc., a leading wholesale perennial grower. Through both hybridizing and f
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Memories to Share
BloomStruck® bigleaf hydrangea, 'Fireball' marigold and 'Mary Francis' bearded iris. Marigolds, sweet alyssum and violet-colored bearded iris. These are the garden scents of my childhood that immediately transport me back to my mother’s garden. Hydra
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Some Like It HOT
The famous American nurseryman Michael Dirr once wrote that roses will be a part of our gardens for as long as Americans have gardens at all. But when he wrote those words, was he including South Florida in this prediction for the USA? That’s not a s
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Contain Your ENTHUSIASM
When Christina Salwitz began creating gardens and seasonal containers at Carol Ann O’Mack’s home on Ames Lake in Redmond, Wash., she received one request: “Just go crazy!” It was music to the noted designer’s ears. “She just wanted lots of color,” Ch
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A Lasting Impression
Perennials are a staple of the garden, providing colorful blooms that draw our eyes to various parts of the landscape. Unfortunately, these plants often present a problem. The flowers that captivate us quickly fade into nothing more than a shriveled
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Pineapple Lilies!
The source of a plant’s common name isn’t always obvious, but in Eucomis it’s impossible to miss. Known colloquially as pineapple lilies, these strappy-leaved South African bulbs bloom with a flower plainly reminiscent of a certain tropical fruit. De
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A Time To Sow
IN RECENT YEARS I have become reflective about many things. That is a natural part of aging, perhaps initiated by watching members of younger generations as they grow and develop. My six young granddaughters, whose interests and temperaments are alre
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Summer Reading
by Clive NicholsClearview Books, 2022 In Brilliant English Gardens, renowned garden photographer Clive Nichols offers a visit to more than two dozen gardens in England. This book allows the reader full immersion into each place through its generous
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Winning Plants
WHILE NOVEL OR unusual plants come about each year and pique a gardener’s interest, there’s no doubting the value of time-tested species and cultivars. The classics can be relied upon for predictable performance with little input, allowing us time to
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This Just In!
FOR 6 WEEKS, it’s been over 85 degrees. In all that time, it hasn’t rained a drop. The sky is blue, horizon to horizon. I turn on the news in time to catch the forecast; the 10-day reads like it belongs to the Sahara or the Sonora or some similarly s

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