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EDITOR’S NOTE
SEEING 2020 • A look back at some standout selections, plus tips for the final months of the year
LATE FALL TO WINTER CHECKLIST
CLEAN COMPOST • How to prevent a compost pile from becoming a Trojan horse for weed seeds
10 TIPS FOR AT-HOME COMPOSTERS
THE BEAUTIFUL CHILD • Red horsechestnut combines the most striking traits of its parents
A BOTANICAL MEMENTO • A piece of local flora—gathered responsibly—makes for an evolving souvenir
SEAGRAPE UPDATE
the GARDENER’S GIFT GUIDE
PLANTS WE LOVE • Begonias: classics for indoors and out
PLANTS AHEAD • Some of the new cultivars that will appear on the market in 2021
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A Plantsman’s Pots • A GLIMPSE INTO THE CONTAINER GARDEN—AND NEW BOOK—OF A RENOWNED PLANT COLLECTOR AND GARDEN MAKER
MUST-READ: WINDCLIFF
ART AND GARDEN • A PAIR OF VERMONT GARDENERS GIVE NEW MEANING TO THE PHRASE “CREATIVE USE OF SPACE”
Rethinking Our Gardens • Make 2021 the year to shift from purely decorative plantings to landscapes that engage wildlife, the ecosystem and humans alike
FEED THE BEES • SHOW SUPPORT FOR POLLINATORS BY PLANTING SOME OF THEIR PREFERRED FLOWERS
BEE BASICS
FLOWER CHOICE: KEEP IT SIMPLE
rising to the OCCASION • Bulbs earn a spot in cutting gardens of all stripes
TIPS FOR SPRING BLOOMERS
TIPS FOR SUMMER BLOOMERS
LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN
DESIGN TIPS FOR ECOLOGICAL PLANTINGS
5 FAVORITE PLANTS FOR ECO GARDENS
PERENNIAL TREACHERY