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In the Magazines July - Aug 09

Garden Design July Aug

• Landscape designer Julie Bargmann (the "Queen of Slag") of D.I.R.T. Studio turns blighted and abandoned sites into parks, gardens, and other innovative landscapes.
• Rooftop Miami magic 30 stories in the sky by landscape architect Raymond Jungles
• A contemporary and very different Atlanta landscape by designer Matthew Klyn 
• A mini stroll garden in California wine country by Vancouver designer Thomas Hobbs

Fine Gardening July Aug

• 100 skills to make you a better gardener: design, watering, wildlife, tools & more
• Plants to try:  Cape fuschia 'Peach Trombone,'  Hosta 'Stitch in Time'
• New Plant combos to try
• Mycorrhiza:  What they can do for your garden

(More to Come)

In the Magazines May June 09

American Gardener May June 09

• Interview with Colorado plant explorer Panayoti Kelaidis of the Denver Botanic Gardens
• Profile of Salvia expert Betsy Clebsch by Carole Ottesen
• Designing with benches
• All you need to know about Carex
• Book review by yours truly: Home Outside: Creating the Landscape you Love by Julie Moir Messervy
• And don't forget -- a subscription to this mag comes with membership in the American Horticultural Society.

GardenDesign May 09

• Main Line traditional garden .. with edgy modern sculpture
• The Short Hills, NJ garden of Mara Seibert of Seibert & Rice... designed by landscape architect Richard Hartlage
• A California Mediterranean meadow garden with help from John Greenlee & landscape architect Ron Herman
• New Euphorbias of every color
• Way Hot Plants

Horticulture June-July 09

• The southern California rose garden of Sharon Milder
• How to design driveway plantings
• profile of garden writer Barbara Damrosch
• Tropical ornamental grasses
• Install plants with brown leaves for impact

More In the Magazines March-April 08

The American Gardener March-April

• Native Plants for Water Gardens
• Profile of Primrose Path native plant nursery and owners Charles & Martha Oliver by Transatlantic Plantsman Graham Thomas
• Perennial Vegetables (beyond asparagus)
• Interview with Rob Johnston, Jr. of Johnny's Selected Seeds
• note: join the American Horticultural Society to receive your monthly copy of American Gardener -- well worth it!

Horticulture April 2009

• Designing with Bulbs.
• Hostas
• Profile of plantsman and explorer Don Jacobs
• Growing vegetables in containers and other small spaces
• The spectacular garden of landscape architect Isabelle Greene
• 2008 Award for Garden Excellence: The Bloedel Reserve

In the Magazines March-Apr 09

Garden Design March 09

• The impact of climate change on your own home garden -- if crape myrtles are growing at the NY Botanical Garden, warming can't be denied.
• Grasses that look great in containers
• Mod garderns by Edith Katz in Santa Fe, Bernard Trainor in Palo Alto, and Kari Renaud in Vancouver.
• A Water-wise garden by landscape architect Christy Ten Eyck in Arizona
• A garden for entertaining by landscape architect Scott Shrader in Malibu
• And .. Way Hot Plants and lots of new  products

Sunset March 09

• An infinity-edge pool with an apricot-colored steel canopy above by artist James Turrelll at Pomona College
• An arbor covered with lemons and oranges by designer Donna Guldimann (and just how did she do that?)
• Some intriguiging garden ideas from the owners of Barrels & Branches in Encinitas, CA
• A Zen Garden by landscape architect Samuel Kim in Santa Monica
• And VERY cool metal planters for the veg garden

Fine Gardening April 09

• Spring bloomers for all parts of the country
• How to make a kitchen garden beautiful
• Annuals that provide some scent
• The fine art of pruning conifers
• And .. a perfect substitute for pachysandra

In the Magazines Jan 09

Fine Gardening Feb 09

• Designer Rebecca Sams writes on Front Yards: How to Make a Good First Impression 
• Winter-blooming Plants: Winter Jasmine, Witch Hazels & many more
• Heucheras in almost any color
• Winter Damage in any region of the country -- how to identify it, prevent it, and cope with it
• How to unite plants that require sun with those that require shade

 Horticulture February March 09   

• What to plant now for summer butterflies
• Planting edibles among the ornamentals
• Profile of Garden Legend Emily Rose of Great Barrington, MA
• The Garden of White Shadows: Chandor Gardens in Weatherford, TX
• Gardening with Mosses

 

The American Gardener Jan Feb 09

• How to grow oranges, lemons, limes, & more indoors
• How to plan and plant a successful vegetable garden -- the latest trend in garden design
• How to prune deciduous shrubs from author Lee Reich
• New Plants and Garden Trends for 2009

Garden Design Jan/Feb 09

• A "green" residential project in Aspen, CO, by Bluegreen Landscape Architecture recycles stone veneer from the house, integrates existing granite boulders into the design, constructs a waterfall and pond to channel rainfall runoff and melted snow ... and more.
• Read about several innovative Brazilian landscape architects and their eye-popping designs.
• And, an appreciation of bold and dramatic palms, some that can be containerized for use up north spring through fall.

In the Magazines Nov Dec 08

Garden Design Nov Dec 08

• This issue highlights the top winners of residential design awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).  Ten gardens are profiled, from Maine to California, along with two international gardens in Lebanon and China.  OR -- to see all the winners, go to the ASLA winners' website.
• Six "way hot" plants to bring indoors for winter.
• Plants with showy fruits for winter interest: winterberry, mountain ash, coralberry, beautyberry and moe.
• Groundbreaker: profile of landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson.
• Martha Schwartz's new design for Arizona's Mesa Arts Center.

The American Gardener Nov Dec 08

• Profile of the late California author & plant hunter Lester Rowntree.
• Plants with striking stems for winter interest: redstem willow, black bamboo, ghost bramble, ocotillo and more.
• Great plant mutations: witches' brooms: one of the very enchanting ones is Ginkgo biloba 'Spring Grove,' with a compact habit and a maximum height of five feet in 10-15 years.
• Author Ken Druse with some fascinating tales of great plant explorers.

Fine Gardening Dec 08

• Fine-textured plants to perk up any garden
• Native grasses with spectacular features for gardens all over the country.
• How to prune shrub roses
• Design tips for light and shadow from landscape architect Raymond Jungles. 
• Narrow trees for tight spaces
• Great containers for shady places

In the Magazines Oct-Dec 08

 Horticulture Oct Nov 08

• Mary Stambaugh's 37 year battle to do away with the lawn at her 26 acre CT property
• Woodland lilies and fairybells for spring
• Great companion plants for bulbs

 

Fine Gardening Dec 08

• Landscape architect Raymond Jungles explains how to design with light and shade
• Great trees for narrow spaces
• Fine-textured plants that add space to gardens with wispy blooms, small leaves, seedpods and thin foliage -- and lists of those that will work in various regions of the United States
• AND -- an extra bonus:  a free 2009 calendar

In the Magazines Sept - Oct 08

American Gardener Sept-Oct

• Profile of Holly Shimizu, Executive Director of the US Botanic Garden in Washington DC.
• Native Magnolias, from the evergreens (southern and sweetbay) to the deciduous (Ashe, bigleaf, umbrella, cucumber). All you need to know.
• Orchids for temperate gardens.
• Selecting plants to relate to the site with a designer's eye.
• Species Tulips

Garden Design Sept-Oct

• The stunningly modern home garden of landscape architect Ron Radziner of Marmol Radziner
• A rooftop prairie in Chicago designed by Hoerr Schaudt landscape architects
• A new generation of classic old violas
• And new in design: giant cedar thread spools as garden seats; soft pile fabrics to go with outdoor fireplaces; the new metallic finishes on garden furniture, from chairs and tables to vases and lighting fixtures.

Sunset September

• How to create a great garden path
• A patchwork garden that reflects the surrounding farmland
• A modern patio with infinity-edge pool that complements the view of Paradise Valley in Arizona: stone, water, fire
• Plus, tips on how to brighten a dark garden; expand a cramped garden space; deal with a steep slope; plant a narrow side yard.

In the Magazines June-Aug 08

Garden Design July-Aug

• Edibles make a comeback: veggies that make a design statement
• The eco-friendly garden of architect David Hertz in Venice, CA
• A brief interview with Brooklyn garden designer Mac Carbonell and photos of his design for the Flowerbox Building on NY's Lower East Side.
• New outdoor furniture by French designer Philippe Starck

Sunset June 2008

• Landscape designer Nancy Goslee Power transforms her tiny Santa Monica backyard into a romantic private retreat, complete with fireplace, a pond-spa, and loads of fragrant plants.
• Some famous Californians, including Isabel Allende, Alice Waters, LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa & others speak out about their favorite parks that are threatened by budget cuts. Tomales Bay State Park in Inverness; Annadel  State Park in Santa Rosa; Mount Tamalpais State Park in Mill Valley; San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente; Malibu Creek State Park in Calabasas; Rio de Los Angeles State Park in LA, Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Lagunitas and Angel Island State Park in SF Bay

Fine Gardening Aug

• Designer Tom Peace explains how to design and plant a front yard that'll look terrific after just one year.
• Shrubs for summer color: Vitex agnus-castus, Caryopteris, Cotinus, Physocarpus & more.
• Tips for connecting the house & garden.
• And new:  regional reports on summer blooming shrubs

In the Magazines May 08

American Gardener May-June

• Designing with Vines, including a list of invasives to avoid.
• Fruit trees for the back yard
• How to protect yourself from mosquitos and ticks (other than moving to a state with an arid climate, which might be a better idea)
• A book review by yours truly on page 52
• A nice profile of Rhododendron occidentale, native to the Pacific Northwest and California.
• Interview with plant breeder Harold Pellett, who has brought us 'Northern Lights' azaleas, 'Center Glow' ninebark, 'Silver Star' clematis and many other trees & shrubs.

Coastal Living May
This magazine is obviously about a lot more than gardens, still, a couple of very useful articles in the current issue.

• GREAT article on outdoor fabrics that are colorful & stylish, water & mildew repellent, and fade resistant. Plus listings of websites and phone numbers where you can order them.
• The coastal garden of Jack and Kay Keohane overlooking San Francisco Bay -- carefully chosen plants that will survive high tides and winter rains.

Garden Design May

• Garden antiques dealer Barbara Israel (author of Antique Garden Ornament, Abrams 1999) has a new business called Garden Traditions replicating some of her classic antiques -- and wow! - made in the USA.
• Profile of Connecticut's Maywood Estate in Litchfield Country  -- 16 gardens in one.
• The French "rock" garden of interior designer Wendy Owen in Sonoma, CA.

Horticulture May

• Profile of the Missouri Botanical Garden's director Peter Raven
• Tony Avent's mountain-top garden
• Author Valerie Easton on the mocha plants at  Chocolate Flower Farm