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Heirloom Tomatoes Heirloom Tomatoes TheThe AmericanAmerican GARDENERGARDENER® TheThe MagazineMagazine ofof thethe AAmericanmerican HorticulturalHorticultural SocietySociety January / February 2008 flavorful Heirloom Tomatoes New Plants for 2008 A Connoisseur’s Conifer Garden How to Make Drab Walkways Dramatic contents Volume 87, Number 1 . January / February 2008 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 5 NOTES FROM RIVER FARM 6 MEMBERS’ FORUM 8 NEWS FROM AHS Green Garage® on the National Mall, Lewis and Clark plant image collection donated to AHS, new Garden Schools in Virginia and Colorado, new Meadow Overlook at River Farm, 2008 AHS webinar offerings, upcoming Travel Program destinations, author Amy Stewart to lecture at River Farm, AHS award renamed. 14 AHS PARTNERS IN PROFILE Chapel Valley Landscape Company page 16 42 ONE ON ONE WITH… Harold Koopowitz, conservation biologist. 16 PLANTS WITH PROMISE BY RITA PELCZAR 44 GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK Find out what’s new in plant offerings for 2008. Mailorder Gardening Association’s 2008 Green Thumb Awards, USDA fines Scotts for escaped GM grass, National Park 22 COLEUS’S COMEBACK BY RAY ROGERS Foundation launches new program to This versatile Victorian favorite is back in style. connect kids with nature, research reveals how plants avoid sunburn, Power Trees Project identifies urban-worthy selections, 26 CONIFER HEAVEN IN THE HEARTLAND BY MARTY ROSS San Francisco Botanical Garden welcomes A conifer collector’s garden in Kansas is full of surprises. new director, Ball acquires Darwin Plants. 48 GREEN GARAGE® 32 FLAVORS FROM THE PAST BY KRIS WETHERBEE Recycling and Savor a kaleidoscope of heirloom tomatoes. reusing plant containers. WONDERFUL WALKWAYS BY PAM BAGGETT 37 52 BOOK REVIEWS Well designed beds complement your home’s front entrance. Covering Ground, Bringing Nature Home, and The Herb Society of America’s Essential Guide to Growing and page 48 Cooking with Herbs. Special focus: Succulents. 56 REGIONAL HAPPENINGS page 26 page 37 60 HARDINESS AND HEAT ZONES AND PRONUNCIATIONS ON THE COVER: ‘Eva Purple Ball’ is a German heirloom tomato that produces two- to three-inch, 62 PLANT IN THE SPOTLIGHT TOP: COURTESY OF HIGH COUNTRY GARDENS. BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: ALISON BARNES MARTIN; ROB CARDILLO; COURTESY OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TOP: COURTESY OF HIGH COUNTRY GARDENS. BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: ALISON BARNES MARTIN; ROB CARDILLO; NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT nearly perfectly round fruits with a well-balanced flavor. Photograph by Rob Cardillo Skunk cabbage heats up winter. January / February 2008 3 AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 7931 East Boulevard Drive Alexandria, VA 22308-1300 (800) 777-7931 fax (703) 768-8700 www.ahs.org Making America a Nation of Gardeners, a Land of Gardens American Horticultural Society President’s Council PRESIDENT Deane H. Hundley CHAMPION'S CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. John H. 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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR In wrapping up some of the projects that kept us busy last year, I am delighted to Rita Pelczar report that the long-planned overlook in the André Bluemel Meadow at River Farm CONTRIBUTING WRITER is now completed. This beautiful stone feature, which incorporates a council ring, is Carole Ottesen a wonderful addition to our headquarters, and I would like to
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