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National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Marc Cathey: The Zone Map Man Whether it's through his maps, research or books, Marc Cathey has given home gardeners valuable tools for becoming more knowledgeable and more successful.
National Gardening	Gardening Climates 101 National Gardening has created its own system of 14 "gardening zones." Rather than minimum temperature alone, these regions are defined by largely similar gardening conditions. Expert gardeners in each region report on conditions and happenings in their region twice monthly.
National Gardening	New Hardiness Zone Maps The standard hardiness zone map for the U.S. has been the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, most recently revised in 1990. This map is now being updated by the American Horticultural Society through a grant from the USDA. The revised edition is scheduled for release this fall.
National Gardening	Choosing Perennial Plants When choosing perennial plants you'll need to consider their hardiness rating, your planting location, and when they flower so you'll have season-long color.
Searcher March 2001 Janet Evans	Gardening Resources on the Web In the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Library, we work with amateur gardeners who want to learn the art and science of horticulture. Like similar libraries, we answer thousands of garden-related inquiries each year. We also routinely use and recommend informative Web sites...
National Gardening Alain Charest	Trumpet Vine Native American plant makes good, especially in the North. Many garden plants are described as blooming all summer long, but trumpet vine is one of the few to actually live up to this description. Its only requirements are a sunny exposure and a good pruning in winter.
National Gardening John R. Dunmire	Guide to June Gardening The month may present different images in various parts of the country, but to most gardeners, it conveys feelings of richness, abundance, and completion.
National Gardening Rick Darke	Blue Star Multiseason appeal and modest demands make this little-known perennial a garden winner.
National Gardening Eliot Tozer	A Gardener's Guide to Frost How to predict when it's coming and what to do about it...
National Gardening Lynn Ocone	Landscaping ... For the Birds How to plan a bird-friendly garden
National Gardening Eileen Murray	Hot Color: Crocosmia Graceful, bright, and easy-going, they light up late-summer gardens.
National Gardening Jack Ruttle	Hellebores Hellebores sound like a dream come true. They really do bloom when the garden looks wintry and the ground is still dotted with the last traces of snow. The flowers are big, bold and abundant, and they come in several colors.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Best Winter Annuals For gardeners in the South, fall is the time to switch gears. While northern gardeners are pulling out plants in preparation for freezing temperatures, southern gardeners can plant pansies, violas, and other hardy annuals to provide color from winter to early spring.
National Gardening Carole Saville	Rosemary This shrub is versatile, tough and oh so fragrant.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden.
National Gardening	Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff.
National Gardening Lynn Ocone	Lavatera Annuals and perennials for cottage gardens
National Gardening Rick Darke	Grasses in Containers Grow grasses in ornamental pots to create combinations that would be impossible in open soil.
National Gardening Karen Dardick	Reblooming Irises New varieties of these hardy perennials bloom two to five times a year...
National Gardening Michael MacCaskey	Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Gold Medal Plants For the past 15 years the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has awarded gold medals to under-appreciated woody landscape plants. The 2003 gold medal winners include two noteworthy plants in particular that gardeners may want to try in their yards this year.
National Gardening Jane von Trapp	Entry Garden Make-Over A front entrance garden has to be functional and inviting, but where do you begin?
National Gardening Jack Ruttle	Winter Salad Bowl No matter where you live a cold frame or tunnel greenhouse can put just-picked salads on the table through the coldest months.
National Gardening Peter Kopcinski	All About Petunias Petunias have always offered nonstop summer bloom, but now you're more likely to find a color, size, and growth habit to suit your garden needs. New, vigorous trailing types and miniature-flowered types have rekindled gardeners' interest.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Those Bloomin' Holiday Gifts How to keep holiday gift plants at their best year-round...
This Old House Stephanie Hubbard	Yard Work The author, who's a landscape designer, picks the proper plants for Billerica's tough New England climate.
National Gardening Robin M.W. Parer	Hardy Geraniums The precise appeal of these often diminutive, sometimes bold charmers is tough to pin down. But it's simple from a gardener's point of view. Hardy geraniums give a lot and require very little.
National Gardening	Dividing Perennials For one reason or another, most gardeners will need to divide their perennials at some point. Here are some guidelines.
National Gardening Kim Haworth	Cymbidium Orchids Cymbidium orchids, with many showy, colorful blooms on each flower spike, are my favorites.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Winter Annuals A colorful way to garden this winter...
National Gardening Nan Sterman	Hardy Kiwi Have you tasted these remarkable miniature kiwis yet? Every bit as delicious as the larger, more familiar fuzzy kiwi, hardy kiwis are much easier to grow and eat (skin and all).
National Gardening Robert Kouric	Herbes de Provence How to grow and make this gourmet seasoning
National Gardening	Planning a Low-Maintenance Landscape Landscapes that require minimum time and money to maintain require thoughtful planning and installation. So invest early in planning and structures, and you'll pay (and work) less later.
National Gardening	Naturalizing with Tulips Species tulips and hybrids of Tulipa fosteriana, T. greigii, and T. kaufmanniana are ideal candidates for naturalizing, as they spread rapidly by seed, stolons, and bulblets.
National Gardening Robert Smaus	The Water Garden The serene beauty of a water garden offers opportunities for all kinds of reflections...
National Gardening April 2000 Barbara Pleasant	Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue
National Gardening	Cabbage Family Greens These cabbage family greens make great additions to any salad garden.
National Gardening April 2000 Barbara Pleasant	Power Plants For plants that outperform all the rest, look for the trophy takers
National Gardening Kasha & David Furman	Chinese Tree Peonies A guide for planting and cultivating Chinese tree peonies.
National Gardening June 2000 Charlie Nardozzi	Delightful Delphiniums New forms of these classic garden flower are more heat tolerant
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Tropicanna Canna This new canna is a flamboyant beauty that can add a striking tropical look to your garden -- with or without flowers.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Colorful Grasses For winter color in gardens of the desert Southwest, gardeners need look no further than the ornamental native grasses...
National Gardening Becky Heath	Wildflower Tulips Wild tulips are less formal and more resilient than larger hybrids. And wild tulips like 'Apricot Jewel' come back year after year.
This Old House Jeanne Huber	Succulents: Ideal Plants for Summer Succulents thrive where most plants would shrivel. Here's how their ability to go days without water makes them ideal garden staples for the sweltering days of summer.
National Gardening Shila Patel	Fall Annuals for the South Gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 and 8 may want to replant a fall crop of annual flowers to keep the flowering season going into winter. Recent evaluations conducted at Mississippi State University revealed some top performers among colorful annuals.
Searcher January 2003 Tara Breton	Gardens of the World Wide Web Garden-related sites from around the world
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Winterizing Modern Roses If you grow grafted, modern bush roses such as hybrid teas, floribundas and grandifloras in USDA Hardiness Zone 6 and colder, you must provide winter protection to ensure their survival. Protect the graft union first.
National Gardening Robert E. Gough	The Mighty Lingonberry Why, where, how to grow lingonberries.
Search Engine Watch July 19, 2004 Chris Sherman	The Current Time, Around the World Need to know what time it is in Ouagadougou? Wondering if your colleague on the other side of the planet is awake or asleep? The Timeticker Web site displays the current time for dozens of countries throughout the world.
National Gardening June 2000 Alain Charest	Gardens of Quebec In June, eastern Canada along the St. Lawrence River is a gardener's paradise. Here are three reasons why.