November/ December 2002

Feature Articles		Page
INTERVIEW: USING COLORS CREATIVELY by Virginia Small Keeyla Meadows, an artist and garden designer, talks about playing with favorite colors to make a planted space with personal meaning		32
GRAPE HYACINTHS by Ilene Sternberg These little blue jewels bring early spring delight to the garden		37
GETTING TO KNOW THE ENEMY by John Van Etten Observe the yearly patterns of deer and target your controls accordingly		41
WEEKEND PROJECT: BUILD A RUSTIC TUTEUR by Steve Aitken Branches, glue, screws, and string are all it takes to bup an informal spin on this classic structure		45
CONIFERS TO CONSIDER by R. William Thomas These slow-growing and dwarf varieties add color, texture, and shape to garden plantings		48
MAKING LEAF MOLD by Lee Reich Recycle fall's debris to create this organic soil amendment and mulch		52
10 GARDENERS SHARE THEIR FAVORITE TOOLS by Steve Aitken Fine Gardening staff members make their cases for the tools they can't do without		54
CELEBRATE WINTER WITH FESTIVE POTS by Cynthia Eichengreen Plants, branches, pinecones, and berries help to brighten the coldest season		58
NATURALIZING SPRING-BLOOMING BULBS by Charles W. G. Smith Here's how to make bulbs look as if Mother Nature planted them herself		60
GARDENS THAT BUILD COMMUNITY by Virginia Small Neighbors connect in these urban havens and cultivate food for body and soul		64
COVER STORY: PICK PLANTS FOR FRAGRANCE by Kathy Diemer Place sweet-smelling plants where you can enjoy them throughout the growing season		68
Departments		Page
CONTRIBUTORS		6
OVER THE FENCE		8
GARDEN VARIETY		12
TIPS		14
REGIONAL REPORTS Nantucket, Montgomery, Minneapolis, Boise, Vancouver, Santa Fe		16
PLANTS TO GROW AND KNOW Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'; Helleborus argutifolius 'Janet Starnes'; Parthenium integrifolium; Acer griseum		28
INDEX TO ISSUES 82-87		72
INSPIRED DESIGN What is a garden?		76
AT HOME IN THE GARDEN Garden rooms on a terrace		78
TOOL HOUND Loppers		80
HEALTHY GARDEN Soil interfacing; Plant mutation		84
Q&A		88
ADVERTISER INDEX AND WEB DIRECTORY		93
LAST WORD		94

Using Color Creatively, Grape Hyacinths, Getting to Know the Enemy (Deer), Build a Rustic Tuteur, Conifers to Consider, Making Leaf Mold, 10 Gardeners Share Their Favorite Tools, Celebrate Winter with Festive Pots, Naturalizing Spring-Blooming Bulbs, Gardens that Build Community, Pick Plants for Fragrance