February/ March 2001

Departments		Page
LETTERS		3
GARDEN VARIETY		4
TIPS		6
SCIENCE OF GARDENING		40
Q & A		44
THE HEALTHY GARDEN		46
PRESERVING THE HARVEST		50
KITCHEN GARDEN FLOWERS		51
Articles		Page
AN HERB GARDEN IN THREE PARTS By Martha Paul A trio of gardens with different designs and different uses blends into a harmonious whole		8
THE HIGH YIELD OF LOW-GROWING PEAS By Ron Clancy Easy to manage dwarf varieties produce more pods per square foot than tall vines		14
FRUIT SMOOTHIES By Lynn Alley Nutricious fast food from the garden		19
PLUMBING THE GARDEN By Mark Coleman Running a water line from house to garden is a do-it-yourself project		22
SALAD BURNET By Ann Marie Wilson This herb offers a graceful habit and a surprising cucumber taste		27
CONSIDER COLLARDS By Sheila Turnage These vitamin-packed, long-season greens are moving beyond the Mason-Dixon line		30
RELIABLE RASPBERRIES By Darlene White Select an everbearing variety, practice a few trellising and pruning tricks, and pick berries from July through fall		32
INDEX TO ISSUES 25-30		38
RECIPES
Wild Mushroom and Pea Risotto		17
Chilled Farfalle and Pea Salad		18
Pea, Feta, and Tomato Salad		18
Strawberry Smoothie		20
Carrot Tomato Smoothie		21
Piineapple Plum Surprise		21
Autumn Special		21
Lemon Zinger		21
Salad Burnet Vinegar		29
Cranberry Salad Burnet Jelly		29
Orange Salad Burnet Sorbet		29
Slow-Cooked Southern Greens		32
Collards and Andouille Sausage Casserole with Buttermilk Cornbread		35
Chalet Hot Raspberry Sauce		39
Berry Trifle		39
Quick Kraut		50

An Herb Garden in Three Parts, The High Yield of Low-Growing Peas, Fruit Smoothies, Plumbing the Garden, Salad Burnet, Consider Collards, Reliable Raspberries, Index to Issues 25-30