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FEATURES

Sweet Successby Valerie Easton
The gardens at Chocolate Flower Farm use mocha-toned plants to mouth-watering effect

Once Upon a Bermby Bobby J. Ward
A manmade mountaintop lets Tony Avent try out a delightful cast of characters

The Gardener's Bluesby Carol Bishop Miller
This mix of plants means spiky blue flowers spring through fall

A Few Good Hensby Peter Garnham
Gardeners turn to chickens for food, fertilizer and fun

Can You Say "Stack--ee-tar-fet-ah"?by Pam Baggett
Porterweeds (Stachytarpheta) make good filler plants

DEPARTMENTS

Gardener's Notebook

A Gardening Lifeby Marty Ross
Garden Director Peter Raven

On Gardeningby Bob Nold>
Support System: In his efforts to prop up a collection of clematis, a gardener discovers his inner artist

Practical Mattersby Alice McGowan
Avoiding the Itch: What to do when poison ivy, oak or sumac appear

Tool Shedby Barbara Damrosch
A guide to watering equipment

Collector's Choiceby Daniel J. Hinkley
Five favorite annuals

High Groundby Kathy Purdy
A less-than-perfect year didn't spoil the garden