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TheThe AmericanAmerican GARDENERGARDENER® The Magazine of the American Horticultural Society January / February 2009 Vegetable Gardening tips for success New Plants and TTrendsrends for 2009 How to Prune Deciduous Shrubs Sweet Rewards of Indoor Citrus Confidence shows. Because a mistake can ruin an entire gardening season, passionate gardeners don’t like to take chances. That’s why there’s Osmocote® Smart-Release® Plant Food. It’s guaranteed not to burn when used as directed, and the granules don’t easily wash away, no matter how much you water. Better still, Osmocote feeds plants continuously and consistently for four full months, so you can garden with confidence. Maybe that’s why passionate gardeners have trusted Osmocote for 40 years. Looking for expert advice and answers to your gardening questions? Visit PlantersPlace.com — a fresh, new online gardening community. © 2007, Scotts-Sierra Horticulture Products Company. World rights reserved. www.osmocote.com contents Volume 88, Number 1 . January / February 2009 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 5 NOTES FROM RIVER FARM 6 MEMBERS’ FORUM 8 NEWS FROM AHS Renee’s Garden sponsors 2009 Seed Exchange, Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust grant funds future library at River Farm, AHS welcomes new members to Board of Directors, save the date for the 17th annual National Children & Youth Garden Symposium in July. 42 ONE ON ONE WITH… Bonnie Harper-Lore, America’s roadside ecologist. page 14 44 GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK All-America Selections winners for 2009, scientists discover new plant hormone, NEW PLANTS AND TRENDS FOR 2009 BY DOREEN G. HOWARD 14 Massachusetts Horticultural Society forced Get a sneak peek at some of the exciting plants that will hit the to cancel one of market this year, along with expert insight on garden trends. America’s longest- running flower shows, JC Raulston PLANT NOMENCLATURE BY JOHN FRIEL 20 Arboretum’s redbud Keeping botanical names straight can be a real challenge, even for collection receives the experts. national recognition, MOBOT’s pot recycling program SUCCESS WITH CITRUS BY RAND B. LEE 25 celebrates new Growing citrus plants indoors offers fragrant and delicious milestones, slower- rewards year round. growing grass developed for pagepage 4444 30 STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL VEGETABLE GARDEN southern regions. BY BARBARA ELLIS 48 GREEN GARAGE® A few basic concepts make Selecting the right pruner for each task. it easy to enjoy homegrown vegetables and herbs. 52 BOOK REVIEWS Flowers and Herbs of Early America, Lilacs, 36 PRUNING DECIDUOUS and Plant-Driven Design. SHRUBS BY LEE REICH Special focus: Plant family reference books. Take the guesswork out of 56 REGIONAL HAPPENINGS pruning deciduous shrubs by following a few simple 60 HARDINESS AND HEAT ZONES guidelines. AND PRONUNCIATIONS page 36 62 PLANT IN THE SPOTLIGHT Fraser’s sedge (Cymophyllus fraserianus). ON THE COVER: The seeds of many vegetables, such as zucchini, can be started indoors in trays and TOP: COURTESY OF TERRA NOVA NURSERIES. CENTER: VIVEKA NEVELN. FAR RIGHT: ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS transplanted outdoors once soil warms in spring. Photograph by Neil Soderstrom January / February 2009 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 As of December 10, 2008 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tom Underwood CHAMPION’S CIRCLE Mr. Franklin Y. Hundley ■ Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kulp, Board of Directors Jr. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Rissetto, Esq. ■ Mr. and Mrs. W. Bruce Usrey CHAIR Susie Usrey Dayton, Oregon CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Bluemel ■ Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN Don E. 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After Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival February 2, the new password The Gardeners of America/Men’s Garden Clubs of America will be seeds. The Homestead in the Garden Symposium ■ Inniswood Garden Society ■ Morris Arboretum Oklahoma Botanical Garden & Arboretum ■ Oklahoma Horticultural Society 4 the American Gardener The American NOTESC FROM RIVER FARM GARDENER EDITOR David J. Ellis MANAGING EDITOR AND ART DIRECTOR Mary Yee ASSOCIATE EDITOR HETHER IN OUR daily lives or in our gardens,
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  • Botanic Gardens and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 15 - Life on Land Volume 15 • Number 2

    Botanic Gardens and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 15 - Life on Land Volume 15 • Number 2

    Journal of Botanic Gardens Conservation International Volume 15 • Number 2 • July 2018 Botanic gardens and their contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 15 - Life on Land Volume 15 • Number 2 IN THIS ISSUE... EDITORS EDITORIAL: BOTANIC GARDENS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 15 .... 02 FEATURES NEWS FROM BGCI .... 04 Suzanne Sharrock Paul Smith Director of Global Secretary General Programmes PLANT HUNTING TALES: SEED COLLECTING IN THE WESTERN CAPE OF SOUTH AFRICA .... 06 Cover Photo: Franklinia alatamaha is extinct in the wild but successfully grown in botanic gardens and arboreta FEATURED GARDEN: SOUTH AFRICA’S NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDENS .... 09 (Arboretum Wespelaar) Design: Seascape www.seascapedesign.co.uk INTERVIEW: TALKING PLANTS .... 12 BGjournal is published by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). It is published twice a year. Membership is open to all interested individuals, institutions and organisations that support the aims of BGCI. Further details available from: • Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Descanso ARTICLES House, 199 Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3BW UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 8332 5953, Fax: +44 (0)20 8332 5956, E-mail: [email protected], www.bgci.org SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 15 • BGCI (US) Inc, The Huntington Library, Suzanne Sharrock .... 14 Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108, USA. Tel: +1 626-405-2100, E-mail: [email protected] SDG15: TARGET 15.1 Internet: www.bgci.org/usa AUROVILLE BOTANICAL GARDENS – CONSERVING TROPICAL DRY • BGCI (China), South China Botanical Garden, EVERGREEN FOREST IN INDIA 1190 Tian Yuan Road, Guangzhou, 510520, China. Paul Blanchflower .... 16 Tel: +86 20 85231992, Email: [email protected], Internet: www.bgci.org/china SDG 15: TARGET 15.3 • BGCI (Southeast Asia), Jean Linsky, BGCI Southeast Asia REVERSING LAND DEGRADATION AND DESERTIFICATION IN Botanic Gardens Network Coordinator, Dr.