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Native Magnolias Native Magnolias TheThe AmericanAmerican ® GARDENERGARDENERTheThe MagazineMagazine ofof thethe AAmericanmerican HorticulturalHorticultural SocietySociety September / October 2008 Species Tulips Offer Perennial Blooms Hardy Orchids for Temperate Regions Letting Plants Drive Garden Design charming Native Magnolias How does your garden grow? Mouthwatering tomatoes. Luscious berries. Vibrant blossoms. That’s just what you’ll get the first time and every time you use Osmocote® Smart-Release® Vegetable & Bedding Plant Food. The secret is in our formula. It balances vigorous top growth with strong root development for four full months. Best of all, you don’t have to worry, because Osmocote is guaranteed not to burn when used as directed. Maybe that’s why passionate gardeners have trusted Osmocote for 40 years — no matter what they’re growing. © 2006, Scotts-Sierra Horticulture Products Company. World rights reserved. www.osmocote.com contents Volume 87, Number 5 . September / October 2008 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 5 NOTES FROM RIVER FARM 6 MEMBERS’ FORUM 7 NEWS FROM AHS AHS joins No Child Left Inside Coalition, River Farm gets grant from Dominion Foundation, Denver Garden School celebrates natives, AHS Seed Exchange turns 50, Longwood graduate’s research aids planning for future AHS children’s programs, recipients of 2008 Growing Good Kids children’s book awards, Dr. Cathey Day lecture at River Farm in October. 44 ONE ON ONE WITH… Amy Stewart, maverick garden writer. page 28 46 GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK Spray-on frost tolerance invented, 14 GROWING FERTILE MINDS BY DENISE COWIE researchers discover Highlights of the 16th annual National Children & Youth plants can recognize kin, USDA releases Garden Symposium in the Greater Philadelphia area. new Tecoma guarume cultivars, new online ORCHIDS FOR TEMPERATE GARDENS BY BRIAN F. JORG plant collections 18 page 46 Hardy terrestrial orchids add an exotic touch to any garden. database launched, indoor gardens at New Jersey’s Duke Farms close, the cacao tree 24 SPECIES TULIPS BY JOAN DE GREY genome to be sequenced, glyphosate Returning year after year, species tulips are elegant additions to overuse poses risk of resistant weeds. the spring bulb display. 50 GREEN GARAGE® Safely feeding 28 PLANTS WITH PRESENCE backyard birds. BY SCOTT OGDEN AND LAUREN SPRINGER OGDEN In the design process, take into account a plant’s cultural needs, 53 BOOK REVIEWS but also its character and how it reflects a sense of place. A Genius for Place, Growing Trees from Seed, and Herbaceous PROFILE: HOLLY SHIMIZU 34 BY CAROLE OTTESEN Perennial Plants. page 50 As executive director of the U.S. Botanic Garden, Holly Shimizu Special focus: is connecting people to plants in the nation’s capital. Gardening for the greater good. 56 REGIONAL HAPPENINGS 38 AMERICA’S MAGNOLIAS BY GIL NELSON Deserving of more attention, native magnolias range from bash- 60 HARDINESS AND HEAT ZONES ful woodland denizens to bold sun-loving giants. AND PRONUNCIATIONS 62 PLANT IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE COVER: Bigleaf magnolia is big in every way: It produces leaves up to three feet long and Viburnum nudum ‘Pink Beauty’. TOP LEFT: SCOTT OGDEN AND LAUREN SPRINGER OGDEN. RIGHT: ALAN W. MEEROW / COURTESY OF USDA-ARS; BOTTOM BACKYARD BIRD COMPANY. flowers up to eight inches across, and it can grow up to 50 feet tall. Photograph by Rob Cardillo September / October 2008 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tom Underwood CHAMPION’S CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ariail, Jr. ■ Mr. Franklin Y. 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