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TheThe AmericanAmerican GARDENERGARDENER® TheThe MagazineMagazine ofof thethe AAmericanmerican HorticulturalHorticultural SocietySociety May / June 2016 go green with Native Ferns Colorful Geums Weed-Control Strategies That Work Versatile Woody Vines contents Volume 9 5 , Number 3 · May I June 2016 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 5 NOTES FROM RIVER FARM 6 MEMBERS' FORUM 8 NEWS FROM THE AHS AHS recognizes flower show exhibits with its Environmental Award, new initiative launched ro encourage interest in honicultural careers, highlights ofAHS Travel Study ro Ponugal. I2 AHS NEWS SPECIAL Preview of 2016 National Children & Youth Garden Symposium in Columbia, South Carolina. 42 GARDEN SOLUTIONS Tackling plant mites. 44 TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO GARDENS Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, Colorado. 46 HOMEGROWN HARVEST Good-for-you blueberries. 14 PERENNIAL VINES FOR TEMPERATE GARDENS BY ANDREW BUNTING 48 GARDENER'S NOTEBOOK New plant species Woody-stemmed vines bring their attractive foliage and flowers discovered, citizen to eye level and beyond. scientists needed for tick research, bees get a break 20 A SYMPHONY OF GEUMS BY MARTY WINGATE from a class of pesticides, Orchestrate a harmonious garden with the colorful blooms and cacti used ro purify water, National Gardening Association reconfigured, 2016 tidy foliage of geums. Arrhur Hoyt Scott Medal and Award winner announced, in memoriam for 24 HABITAT HEDGEROWS BY KRIS WETHERBEE garden communicarors Suzanne Frutig Bales and Mel Banholomew. By adapting the traditional hedgerow concept, it's easy to create habitat for wildlife in gardens of any size. 52 GREEN GARAGE Handy hand tools. 3 0 NATIVE FERNS BY C. CO LSTON BURRELL 54 BOOK REVIEWS Endemic to North America, these adaptable species add texture All the Presidents' Gardens, The Cabaret of and quiet grace to shady spots and contemplative nooks. Plants, and Planting in a Post-Wild World. 3 6 WIN THE WAR ON WEEDS BY THOMAS CHRISTOPHER 56 REGIONAL HAPPENINGS Get a grip on garden interlopers with these proven, ecological 60 PRONUNCIATIONS AND HARDINESS ly-based strategies to control weeds. AND HEAT ZONES 62 PLANT IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE COVER: Ostrich fern and Chrisrmas fern combine to create a serene vignette in this Maryland Bush anemone (Carpenteria californica). shade garden designed by MaryJo Messenger. Photograph by Neil Soderstrom MAY I JUNE 2016 3 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. 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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 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 ATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK is June 20 to 26, which is a great time EDITORIAL INTERN to stop and think about what we as gardeners can do—individually Mary Chadduck and collectively—to counteract the current decline in the number and CONTRIBUTING EDITOR N health of pollinators. Last summer, the American Horticultural Society became a Rita Pelczar part of the National Pollinator Garden Network (NPGN). The NPGN represents CONTRIBUTING WRITER the interests of the garden, pollinator, and conservation communities, which are Carole Ottesen collaborating to combat this trend. EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD One proven way to reverse the dwindling pollinator populations is to increase the CHAIR Ethne Clarke number of pollinator-friendly gardens. Each new garden, whether big or small, across Colorado Springs, Colorado the country means more nectar and pollen Linda Askey sources, more welcoming habitat areas, Birmingham, Alabama and more people dedicated to pollina- Julie Chai Mountain View, California tor-friendly sustainable gardening practic- Mary Irish es. It’s a simple way to make a difference. San Antonio, Texas A signature program of the NPGN is Panayoti Kelaidis the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, Denver, Colorado which was launched last June. Since then, Charlie Nardozzi tens of thousands of pollinator gardens Burlington, Vermont have been created, including our very own Denny Schrock wildlife garden here at River Farm, thanks Ames, Iowa to our 2015 horticulture interns Sam Guc- 2015 interns Sam Guccione and Stacee Jessica Walliser cione and Stacee Snyder. These two young Snyder in River Farm’s wildlife garden Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania people spent the summer researching and Kris Wetherbee Oakland, Oregon locating the most appropriate plants to include, creating a design, and putting in the sweat equity to bring their plan to fruition. This garden has been registered as one of CONTACT US The American Gardener the million pollinator gardens in this country, and I encourage you to also create and 7931 East Boulevard Drive register your own pollinator gardens at www.millionpollinatorgardens.org. Alexandria, VA 22308 There are many ways to embrace pollinators in your garden; the good news (703) 768-5700 is they don’t require a huge amount of room or a big investment. Pollinator gar- EDITORIAL E-MAIL: [email protected] dens are easy to create, and they are attractive as well as functional.