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PLANT in the SPOTLIGHT in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TheThe AmericanAmerican gardener ® gardener TheThe MagazineMagazine ofof thethe AmericanAmerican HorticulturalHorticultural SocietySociety November / December 2012 enchanting Witch Hazels Solutions for Soggy Sites Nancy Goodwin: Southern Plantswoman Best Boxwood for Today’s Gardens contents Volume 91, Number 6 . Novembn / Decembe1' 2012 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 5 NOTES FROM RIVER FARM 6 MEMBERS' FORUM 8 NEWS FROM THE AHS Domestic cruise new addition to travel program, glorious gala at River Farm, take your best shot for photo contests, corporate volunteers help out at River Farm. II AHS NEWS SPECIAL America in Bloom's 2012 award winners. I2 AHS MEMBERS MAKING A OIFFERENCE Steven Trusty. 42 HOMEGROWN HARVEST Sprouts: Fast, Easy, and Delicious .. 44 GAROEN SOLUTIONS Preparing the garden for winter. 46 GARDENER'S NOTEBOOK 14 SOLUTIONS FOR SOGGY SITES BY KRIS WETHERBEE American Garden Award winners announced, Rather than struggling to "fix" seasonally wet garden sites, try sniffing out emerald ash borers, citiren these plant and design tips instead. scientists help gather rainfall data, Bonnie Plants' cabbage program gets kids gardening, 20 RESTORATION OF A JENSEN GARDEN BY JANET HOMMEL MANGAS native plants better for supporting local bird populations, Longwood Gardens receives Mter discovering the abandoned properry they had purchased one-millionth visitor, 2012 international was designed by the legendary Jens Jensen, an Indianapolis cou­ designer of the year, new horticulture director ple restored the garden using Jensen's original plans. for NewEngland Wild Flower Society. Green Garage: Tools for end-of-season chores. 26 ENCHANTING WITCH HAZELS BY CHRIS STRAND Few shrubs pack more punch in the winter landscape than witch 50 BOOK REVIEWS hazels, which bear delicate, fragrant flowers on a sculptural frame The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year- of bare branches. Round Beautyftom Brandywine Cottage and A Garden Makes a House a Home. Special focus: Miscellaneous titles. 32 NANCY GOODWIN BY ANNE RAVER Noted writer, garden designer, and plantswoman Nancy 52 TRAVELER'S GUIOE TO GARDENS Goodwin has created a masterful legacy at Montrose, her North San Diego Botanic Garden. Carolina home and garden. 54 GIFTS FOR THE GARDENER 38 BOXWOOD REVIVAL BY LYNN R. BATDORF 56 REGIONAL HAPPENINGS The availabiliry of new boxwood selections with appealing char­ 58 HARDINESS AND HEAT ZONES acteristics has led to a resurgence in popularity for this classic AND PRONUNCIATIONS landscape plant. 60 2012 MAGAZINE INDEX ON THE COVER, Hamamelis mollis 'Princeton Gold' blooms in late winter at the Morris Arboretum 62 PLANT IN THE SPOTLIGHT in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Rob Cardillo Poet's lautel. NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2012 3 AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 1,3/)2321+$-. Making America a Nation of Gardeners, a Land of Gardens ,1/+$&'/&1-'3,$+2/ Board of Directors CHAIR Harry A. Rissetto, Esq. Falls Church, Virginia FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN Jane Diamantis McDonald, Tennessee SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN Mary Pat Matheson Atlanta, Georgia SECRETARY Leslie Ariail Alexandria, Virginia TREASURER J. Landon Reeve, IV Woodbine, Maryland IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Susie Usrey Dayton, Oregon EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Henrietta Burke Alexandria, Virginia Sandra Address Chevy Chase, Maryland Q Sally Spangler Barnett Jacksonville, Florida Q Amy Bolton Falls Church, Virginia Skipp Calvert Alexandria, Virginia Q Joel Goldsmith Gilroy, California Q Mary Huddleston Dallas, Texas Shirley Nicolai Ft. Washington, Maryland Q Ed Snodgrass Street, Maryland Q Marcia Zech Mercer Island, Washington 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. Klaus Zech Q Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Rissetto CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($10,000–$24,999) Mrs. Leslie S. 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