Horticulture

Since 1904, Horticulture Magazine has provided avid gardeners and plantspeople with accurate, compelling coverage of gardens and the plants and design techniques that truly make them shine. Our in-depth features take you to outstanding gardens and explain their plants and practices.

Horticulture

EDITOR’S NOTE

MORE THAN ORNAMENT • Sundials anchor a garden — and its gardener — to its unique spot on the globe

READY, SET, SOW • The varieties topping Niki Jabbour’s list of seeds to order, plus how to determine indoor sowing dates

WINTER CHECKLIST

PAVED IN GREEN • New infrastructure should employ natural elements for lower costs, better resiliency and added value

IN GOOD TIME • A reflection on two moments when plants offered lessons in being present and patient

BACK TO THE WOODS • “Green time” looks to defeat “screen time” as demand for forest schools grows

TENETS OF A FOREST SCHOOL

DR. MICHAEL DIRR • The legendary plantsman reflects on his horticultural journey

ON OUR BOOKSHELVES

IN OUR GARDENS • Dr. Dirr has had a hand in discovering and breeding dozens of garden-staple shrubs, work he continues in his retirement from teaching/ research. Here are a few representatives:

THESE ARE THE CHAMPIONS • HERE ARE 32 PLANTS BEING HONORED BY AWARD PROGRAMS IN 2022. WHICH WILL LAND A SPACE IN YOUR GARDEN?

WINTER WONDERS • MAKE THE MOST OF EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS WITH THOUGHTFUL SITING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

MUST-READ: WINTERLAND

ANNUAL DELIGHT • EMBRACE ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF ANNUALS BY STARTING FROM SEED

TRADITIONAL ANNUALS

NORTH AMERICAN NATIVES

summer dreams • BRIGHTEN WINTER’S SHORT DAYS WITH THOUGHTS›—›AND POTS›—›OF WARM-SEASON BULBS

INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN

Sleuthing for SENECIO • A VAGUE MENTION OF THIS LARGE AND VARIED GENUS LEADS TO A ROUND OF BOTANICAL GUESS WHO

SENECIOS for gardens & homes • Here are the senecio — or formerly known as senecio — plants that are most often encountered in cultivation.

A SEAFARING TREE • Recent research has increased our understanding of the origins of the iconic coconut palm

PLANTS WE LOVE • Ficus and Friends

RHODYCOLORED GLASSES