| Feature Articles | Page | ||
| 2009 PLANT DESIGN CALENDAR | 26a | ||
| BE BOLD WITH FINE TEXTURE by Megan Smith You don't need big leaves to give your landscape eye-popping appeal | 32 | ||
| NATIVE GRASSES by Scott Vogt These hometown favorites are beautiful, sustainable, and easy to maintain | 40 | ||
| PRUNING SHRUB ROSES by Mike Shoup It's easier than you think to keep them in shape and blooming their best | 46 | ||
| DESIGNING FOR LIGHT AND SHADOW Designer Raymond Jungles explains how controlling sun and shade makes an outdoor space succeed | 50 | ||
| THINK YOU DON'T HAVE ROOM? TRY TREES FOR TIGHT SPACES by David Leckey Never feel restricted again with these small problem solvers | 56 | ||
| STYLISH SHADY CONTAINERS by Karen Chapman Low light doesn't have to cramp your creativity or limit your plant choices | 62 | ||
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| Departments | Page | ||
| CONTRIBUTORS | 8 | ||
| OVER THE FENCE | 10 | ||
| TIPS | 14 | ||
| PLANTS TO KNOW AND GROW 'Thailand Giant Strain' elephant ear, poker primrose, 'Blue Ice' dwarf bluestar | 16 | ||
| Q&A Hostas in the sun; spring versus fall planting | 20 | ||
| HEALTHY GARDEN Seven things you need to know about rain barrels | 24 | ||
| GARDEN VARIETY New and noteworthy items | 28 | ||
| PLANTING PLAN Fantastic foliage lights up the shade | 30 | ||
| REGIONAL REPORTS: FINE-TEXTURED PLANTS Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northern Plains, Southern Plains, Rocky Mountains, California | 68 | ||
| DESIGN IDEAS Make big improvements by thinking like a designer | 76 | ||
| INDEX TO ISSUES 118 to 123 | 78 | ||
| PRONUNCIATION GUIDE and HARDINESS ZONE MAP | 80 | ||
| ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY | 84 | ||
| LAST WORD Anyone can grow asters | 86 | ||
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