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FEATURES

The Echinacea Factor by Pam Baggett
Hot new coneflowers go beyond the color purple

Garden Visit: A Natural Fit by Valerie Easton
Plants root a modern house to its woodland setting.

Plant Profile: Fuss-Free Roses by Page Dickey
Simplify summer rose care with these reliable varieties.

Garden Visit: A Traveler's Garden by Nan Sinton & David Michener
Design ideas and must-have plants are souvenirs to savor.

Plant Profile: Marvelous Milkweeds by Ellen Hornig
Not all milkweeds deserve the group's bad rap.

DEPARTMENTS

Gardener's Notebook

A Gardening Life by Bobby J. Ward
Topiarist Pearl Fryar.

On the Web Learn about Echinacea's medicinal properties. Plus: What's Bugging You?

On Gardening by Frank Ronan
Weather or Not: When so much depends on nature, it's easy to believe in the supernatural.

Practical Matters by Alice McGowan
Best of the Beach: The seashore offers rugged plants for dry sites.

Collector's Choice by Daniel J. Hinkley
Butterfly Bushes: Beauty beyond the buds.

Tool Shed by Ed Bowen
High Stakes: A variety of options for staking your plants.

High Ground Scott Calhoun defends his fellow garden designers