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TheThe AmericanAmerican GARDENERGARDENER® TheThe MagazineMagazine ofof thethe AAmericanmerican HorticulturalHorticultural SocietySociety March / April 2016 HighHigh StyleStyle with Flowering Vines Deciduous Conifers for Today’s Gardens Charming Perennial Pinks Companion Planting: Does It Really Work? Baby Pete™ Lily Of The Nile Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis ‘Benfran’ P.P. #21,705 Monrovia makes it easy to create a beautiful garden. For a profusion of bright blue fl owers, our exclusive Baby Pete™ Lily of the Nile is stunning in a container or planted in a perennial border. It is shorter and more compact, making it ideal for a smaller garden. This maintenance-free beauty will provide abundant color from May to September. All Monrovia plants are regionally grown in our custom-blended, nutrient-rich soil and tended carefully to ensure the healthiest plant. We work with the best breeders around the world to fi nd improved plant varieties that perform better in the garden. Plus, consumers can now order plants on shop.monrovia.com and have them sent to your garden center for pick up! Call your local Monrovia sales representative for details and to enroll in the program. Insta Free App AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY HOMEGROWN Making America a Nation of Gardeners, a Land of Gardens With Bonnie Plants Board of Directors CHAIR Amy Bolton Falls Church, Virginia FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN Jane Diamantis McDonald, Tennessee SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN Mary Pat Matheson Atlanta, Georgia SECRETARY Nancy Hargroves Manakin Sabot, Virginia TREASURER J. Landon Reeve, IV Woodbine, Maryland IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Harry A. Rissetto, Esq. Falls Church, Virginia EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Henrietta Burke Alexandria, Virginia Marcia Zech Mercer Island, Washington Skipp Calvert Alexandria, Virginia Q Tim Conlon Dubuque, Iowa Q Gay Estes Houston, Texas Tom Johnson Washington, D.C. Q Louis B. Lynn Columbia, South Carolina Nancy Ross Englewood, Florida Holly Shimizu Glen Echo, Maryland Q Ed Snodgrass Street, Maryland Q Erich Veitenheimer Alexandria, Virginia EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tom Underwood PRESIDENT EMERITUS Katy Moss Warner President’s Council The President’s Council is comprised of dedicated members whose annual support makes many of the Society’s programs possible, from youth gardening activities to horticultural awards programs. FOUNDER’S CIRCLE ($25,000+) Mr. and Mrs. George Diamantis Q Harry A. Rissetto, Esq. Q Ms. Katy Moss Warner Q Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Zech LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY CIRCLE ($10,000-$24,999) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davison Q Mrs. Elisabeth C. Dudley Q Mrs. Rosalie J. Morris bonnieplants.com/app HAUPT CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999) Ms. Amy Bolton and Mr. Philip Schoene Q Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Calvert, III Q Mr. James R. Cargill, II Q Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Conlon Q Mr. Joseph Errington and William Pullen Q Ms. Catherine M. Hayes Q Mr. Mark Olson Q Mr. and Mrs. J. Landon Reeve, IV Gifts by Will or Trust SUSTAINER’S CIRCLE ($2,500-$4,999) Mrs. Leslie S. Ariail Q Mr. and Mrs. Andy Daniel Q Ms. Julie Ernest Q Mr. and Mrs. Carl Estes Q Dr. benefit you and the Amy Goldman Fowler Q Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goldsmith Q Mr. Thomas Gibian and Ms. Christina Grady Q Dr. and Mrs. William O. Hargrove Q Mr. and Mrs. Albert Huddleston Q Ms. Erika Huddleston Q Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Johnson Q Dr. and Mrs. Louis B. Lynn Q Mr. and American Horticultural Mrs. Frank Nicolai Q Mr. David D. Parrish Q Dr. Erich E. Veitenheimer and Mr. Andrew Cariaso Q Ms. Katherine J. Ward Society. COUNCIL MEMBER’S CIRCLE Q Q Q ($1,000-$2,499) Ms. E. Pauline Adams Ms. Kathleen W. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baillie Mrs. Sallie S. Barnes Q Dr. and Mrs. William E. Barrick Q Mr. Robert A. Bartlett, Jr. Q Mrs. Ritchie Battle Q Mrs. Katherine M. Belk Q Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bradshaw Q Mrs. Henrietta Burke Q Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. 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White Q Mrs. Corinne Winburn Q Mr. and Mrs. Donald Winship HONORARY PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL (in memoriam) Ms. Louise Fruehling Q Mrs. Enid Haupt Q Mrs. John A. Lutz Q Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miller Ms. Wilma L. Pickard Corporate Members Bonnie Plants Q The Care of Trees Q Chapel Valley Landscape Company Q Corona, Inc. Q The Espoma Company Q Monrovia Q Osmocote Q OXO For more information, please contact us at Horticultural Partners [email protected] America In Bloom Q Bellingrath Gardens & Home Q The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Q Cox Arboretum Metropark or (703) 768-5700. Q Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens Q The Gardeners of America/Men’s Garden Clubs of America Q The Omni Homestead Q Inniswood Garden Society Q University of Nebraska-Lincoln Q Wegerzyn Gardens Foundation 4 the American Gardener The American NOTES CFROM RIVER FARM GARDENER EDITOR David J. Ellis MANAGING EDITOR AND ART DIRECTOR Mary Yee ASSOCIATE EDITOR Viveka Neveln HILE IT FEELS like the phrase “experience of a lifetime” is often EDITORIAL INTERN thrown around lightly these days, those are precisely the words that Uziel Crescenzi come to mind when I think about my experience earlier this year CONTRIBUTING EDITOR W with our AHS Travel Study program. My wife, Jane, and I were very fortunate to Rita Pelczar be able to participate in the “South Africa: Gardens of the Cape” trip in January. CONTRIBUTING WRITER Since its inception over 40 years ago, our Travel Study program has been offering Carole Ottesen exceptional garden travel experiences to destinations around the world. Our recent EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD trip to South Africa was a most memorable example. CHAIR Ethne Clarke We and a congenial group Colorado Springs, Colorado of fellow travelers spent 11 days Linda Askey getting acquainted with the Birmingham, Alabama horticultural wonders and nat- Julie Chai Mountain View, California ural beauty in and around Cape Mary Irish Town—an area recognized as San Antonio, Texas one of the world’s most botani- Panayoti Kelaidis cally diverse regions. The Cape Denver, Colorado Floral Kingdom is the smallest Charlie Nardozzi yet richest of the world’s six flo- Burlington, Vermont ristic regions. Numerous plants Denny Schrock of horticultural interest in the Ames, Iowa United States are endemic to Jessica Walliser South Africa, including agapan- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania thus, clivias, gazanias, and pro- Striking mountains form a picturesque backdrop for Kris Wetherbee Oakland, Oregon teas. Seeing these plants in their participants on the recent AHS tour to South Africa. native habitats gave our group CONTACT US The American Gardener a new perspective on species that have become so much a part of American landscapes. 7931 East Boulevard Drive Our tour included visits to many noteworthy public and private gardens, historic Alexandria, VA 22308 estates, wineries, and expansive nature reserves. A highlight in Cape Town proper was (703) 768-5700 a visit to the Company’s Garden, a living tribute to the days when sailing ships stopped EDITORIAL E-MAIL: [email protected] in Cape Town to replenish supplies and the East India Company prospered. At each ADVERTISING E-MAIL: [email protected] of these locations, we had the opportunity to meet fellow garden aficionados and ex- change notes on gardening in our respective corners of the world. The American Gardener (ISSN 1087-9978) is published bimonthly While we experienced an astonishing diversity of plants on our South African (January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/ journey, there are alternative ways to traveling to a distant continent to enjoy a rich October, November/December) by the American Horticultural Soci- ety, 7931 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308-1300, (703) plant palette. The feature articles in this issue of The American Gardener can help 768-5700. Membership in the Society includes a subscription to The American Gardener. Annual dues are $35; international dues you do just that. They focus on the amazing range of plants we have to work with are $55. $10 of annual dues goes toward magazine subscription. Periodicals postage paid at Alexandria, Virginia, and at additional right here at home. Some of the topics you’ll find when you turn the page include mailing offices. Postmaster: Please send Form 3579 to The American inspiration for elevating your garden to new heights with vines; fragrant perennial Gardener, 7931 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308-1300. Botanical nomenclature is based on The American Horticultural pinks sure to bedazzle you; and a peek inside the fascinating and addictive world of Society A–Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, on A Synonymized Check- competitive vegetable growing. list of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada and Greenland and on the Royal Horticultural Society Index of Garden Plants.