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TheThe AmericanAmerican GARDENERGARDENER® TheThe MagazineMagazine ofof thethe AAmericanmerican HorticulturalHorticultural SocietySocietySociety NovemberNovember / DecemberDecember 20132013 designing for WinterWinter InterestInterest BeautifulBeautiful BarrierBarrier PlantsPlants A FreshFresh LookLook atat AmericanAmerican ArborvitaeArborvitae PierrePierre Bennerup:Bennerup: Trendsetting Plantsman contents Volume 92, Number 6 . November / December 2013 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 5 NOTES FROM RIVER FARM 6 members’ forum 8 NEWS FROM THE AHS Rain doesn’t dampen AHS gala, AHS to host Coalition of American Plant Societies meeting, new Gator for River Farm. 11 AHS NEWS SPECIAL America in Bloom’s Community Involvement Award. 12 AHS MEMBERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE Juliana Cerra. 40 HOMEGROWN HARVEST Crisp, sweet Asian pears. page 20 42 GARDEN SOLUTIONS Deterring deer. 44 Gardener’s notebook DESIGNING A GARDEN WITH WINTER INTEREST 14 American Garden Award-winning new by c. colston burrell annuals, modified pesticide labels protect Create a tapestry of berries, bark, foliage, and flowers for winter effects. pollinators, Brooklyn Botanic Garden suspends science and research programs, study shows that touching plants helps fight disease, THE VENERABLE OSAGE-ORANGE by guy sternberg 20 habitat campaign aimed at Western gardeners, This native tree, deeply enmeshed in American history, is deserv- NAPCC accreditation for San Diego Botanic ing of wider consideration as a hardy, drought-tolerant shade tree. Garden bamboo collection, James van Sweden’s legacy to American garden design. 25 A FRESH LOOK AT AMERICAN ARBORVITAE Green Garage: Supplies for winter by daniel mount birdfeeding. The popular conifer is sometimes overused as a hedge, but with 50 BOOK REVIEWS more than 200 selections available, there are many ways it can be Succulents Simplified and Beatrix Potter’s incorporated into the landscape. Gardening Life. traveler’s guide to gardens 30 BEAUTIFUL BARRIERS by viveka neveln 52 The Botanical Gardens at Springs Preserve. Protect the perimeters of your garden with prickly but pretty plants. 54 GIFTS FOR THE GARDENER 34 PIERRE BENNERUP by allen bush 56 REGIONAL HAPPENINGS A colorful second-generation nurseryman, Pierre Bennerup of Sunny Border Nurseries has been an influential figure in the use 58 HARDINESS AND HEAT ZONES of perennials in American gardening. AND PRONUNCIATIONS 60 2013 MAGAZINE INDEX 62 PLANT IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON THe COveR: A hybrid between Ilex cornuta and Illex aquifolium, ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ holly offers Giant sacacton. GUY STERNBERG lustrous evergreen leaves and abundant red berries. Photograph by Rob Cardillo November / December 2013 3 AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Veggies And Herbs Making America a Nation of Gardeners, a Land of Gardens In Biodegradable Pots 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 Ed Snodgrass Street, Maryland 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, www.BonniePlants.com from youth gardening activities to horticultural awards programs. FOUNDER’S CIRCLE ($25,000+) Mr. and Mrs. George Diamantis Q Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Rissetto Q Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Zech Gardening With CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($10,000–$24,999) Mrs. Leslie S. Ariail Q Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Bluemel Q Mrs. Elisabeth C. Dudley Q Mr. and Mrs. You Since 1918. Thomas Farrell Q Mrs. Shirley Ann Nicolai Q Ms. Katy Moss Warner LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY CIRCLE ($5,000–$9,999) Mrs. Lynda A. Bachman Q Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barnett Q Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bogle Q Ms. Amy Bolton Q Anonymous Q Mr. and Mrs. J. Landon Reeve, IV Q Mr. and Mrs. Tom Underwood Q Mr. and Mrs. W. Bruce Usrey Q Mr. and Mrs. William Winburn, III HAUPT CIRCLE ($2,500–$4,999) Mrs. Sandra L. Addres Q Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Burke, III Q Ms. Petra Burke Q Mr. and Mrs. Skipp Calvert Q Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cargill Q Mr. and Mrs. Andy Daniel Q Ms. Katherine B. Edwards and Mr. John A. Ronveaux Q Dr. and Mrs. William O. Hargrove Q Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hofley Q Dr. David D. Parrish COUNCIL MEMBER’S CIRCLE ($1,000–$2,499) Ms. Pauline Adams Q Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baillie Q Mrs. Sallie S. Barnes Q Mrs. Katherine McKay Belk Q Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Benedict Q Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Binder Q Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Q Mr. Roger Blair, Esq. and Dr. Sherran Blair Q Mrs. Elspeth G. Bobbs Q Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Bradshaw Q Mrs. Ellen Cabot and Mr. Matthew Watson Q Ms. Mary Ann Carey Q Mrs. Clarissa H. Chandler Q Mr. and Mrs. John E. Clark Q Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Conlon Q Ms. Linda Copeland Q Ms. Mary O. Dyer Q Mr. Monte Enright Q Mr. Joseph Errington and Mr. William Pullen Q Mr. and Mrs. Carl Estes Q Ms. Megan Evans and Mr. Howard M. Tucker Q Ms. Elizabeth Floyd Q Dr. and Mrs. John A. Floyd, Jr. Q Ms. Amy Goldman Q Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goldsmith Q Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hall, III Q Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hanselman Q Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Harris Q Ms. Catherine M. Hayes Q Ms. Nancy Hockstad Q Mr. Philip Huey Q Mrs. Virginia Korteweg Q Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kral Q Mr. Mike Kunce Q Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Latta Q Ms. Elaine Lee Q Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Lyons Q Mr. and Mrs. Bob J. MacLean Q Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Marshall Q Mrs. Dorothy W. Marston Q Mr. Egon Molbak Q Mr. Jens Molbak Q Dr. and Mrs. David E. Morrison Q Mr. James R. Moxley, Jr. Q Mr. and Mrs. James T. Norman Q Mr. and Mrs. Al Osman Q Ms. Julie Overbeck Q Mr. and Mrs. Bill Paternotte Q Ms. Allison Porter Q Mr. and Mrs. James A. Runde Q Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rushing Q Mr. R.P. Simmons Q Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith Q Mr. Ed Snodgrass Q Dr. and Mrs. Steven M. Still Q Mr. Joseph B. Tompkins, Jr. Q Dr. Pat Turner Q Mrs. Angela M. Vikesland Q Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Volk Q Ms. Elizabeth M. Wehrle Q Mrs. Dudley B. White Q Mr. and Mrs. Donald Winship Q Mr. and Mrs. John Zoldak HONORARY PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL Ms. Louise Fruehling* Q Mrs. Enid Haupt* Q Mrs. John A. Lutz* Q Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miller* *In memoriam Corporate Members Bonnie Plants Q The Burpee Foundation Q The Care of Trees Q Chapel Valley Landscape Company The Espoma Company Q Kurt Bluemel, Inc. Q Monrovia Q Osmocote Horticultural Partners America in Bloom Symposium & Awards Program Q Bellingrath Gardens and Home Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Garden Symposium Q Cox Arboretum MetroPark Friends of Fellows Riverside Gardens Q Garden Centers of America The Gardeners of America/Men’s Garden Clubs of America Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium Q The Homestead in the Garden Symposium Inniswood Garden Society 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 NE OF THE core philosophies underpinning our work at the Ameri- EDITORIAL INTERN can Horticultural Society is an unwavering belief in the positive bene- Audrey Harman fits of gardening. This holiday season, we encourage you to share your CONTRIBUTING EDITOR O passion—and all of the good things that go along with it—by giving the gift of Rita Pelczar gardening to a friend, family member, or your entire community. You will enrich CONTRIBUTING WRITER someone’s life and make a genuine difference in ways that those of us who have Carole Ottesen already been bitten by the gardening bug know well. EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD The benefits of gardening are many and well documented—exercise, relaxation, and CHAIR Richard E. Bir stress relief, to name but a few. We frequently hear comments from volunteers at our Brevard, North Carolina River Farm headquarters about the importance of getting their own “gardening fix.” Allan M. Armitage Gardening offers an antidote to the Athens, Georgia information overload inherent in Nina L. Bassuk our plugged-in lives. This is a partic- Ithaca, New York ularly true for younger generations, Steve Bender who are growing up surrounded by Birmingham, Alabama technology rather than nature. Panayoti Kelaidis There are many ways to give Denver, Colorado the gift of gardening. For starters, Richard W. Lighty Kennett Square, Pennsylvania you could make a point to share Elvin McDonald your garden successes—including West Des Moines, Iowa plants, seeds, or fresh produce— Denny Schrock with a neighbor. Or take your Ames, Iowa children or grandchildren on a These young gardeners participating in the America fun-filled outing to a local public in Bloom program take pride in their efforts to beautify CONTACT US The American Gardener their community in Belpre, Ohio (see page 11). 7931 East Boulevard Drive garden. Offer to present a garden- Alexandria, VA 22308 ing topic at a neighborhood meet- (703) 768-5700 ing or volunteer to help at a school or community garden. Organize a group to get your town involved with the America in Bloom program. The smallest of gestures EDITORIAL E-MAIL: [email protected] can make an enormous positive difference in the lives of others. ADVERTISING E-MAIL: [email protected] Because the AHS is all about getting more people involved with gardening, we’d be remiss if we didn’t suggest making a gift of an American Horticultural Society membership.