Horticulture Feb/Mar
*Read about several GREAT American public gardens: Quarryhill Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen, CA, a sanctuary for rare plants from China; the gardens at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, ranging from the high Victorian to native American Indian to classic rose garden, & more; the elevated High Line in NYC, an old freight train track converted to a public walkway overflowing with native plants.
*A new column by landscape designers Susan Cohan and Rebecca Sweet.
*Profile of Gordon Bailey, Jr, of the wholesaler Bailey Nurseries.
Sunset January
* And how cool is this?: a firepit with an upright screen around it (made of rusted steel). The screen rotates on a track around the firepit so that you can protect the flame, no matter which way the wind is blowing.
*Tips for getting the garden started in January
*And a garden make-over in Berkeley that includes a front-yard vegetable garden; a raised bed in the back yard for herbs and more veg; a spacious patio with potting area; and even a patch of eco-lawn. (Is there really such a thing???)
Fine Gardening Jan-February
*Eight plants that can give structure to the garden, including (not terribly surprising) .. crape myrtle, doublefile viburnum, kousa dogwood, Sky Pencil holly, etc.
*A useful article on how to fix pruning mistakes (which we all see many times in clients' gardens).
*8 plants that can be used to create privacy
Garden Design Jan-February
The all-new magazine: a complete makeover, from editors to "look."
*It includes an essay "The Meditative Gardener," by novelist Francine Prose.
*A new monthly feature on edible gardening.
*A new feature section -- this month's subject is Victorian gardens and five gardeners who have revived that spirit in their own landscapes.
*Plains gardens of Marfa, Texas
*And what do YOU think of the new magazine?
