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Plant Profile
A HEALTHY ADDICTION
Tobacco's ornamental relations put a spark in any design
by Wayne Winterrowd

Third Annual
PLANTS WE LOVE
35 experts choose their favorite plants to grow from seed

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LIVELY DAISIES
With their dazzling colors and intricate patterns, African daisies are the most exciting of their kind
by Scott Ogden

Nursery Visit
SPREADING THE JOY
When they couldn't find a source for the plants they wanted, two gardeners decided to become it themselves
by Lucy Hardiman

Design
THE MAIN INGREDIENT
Top-notch container recipes keep the focus on one fabulous plant
by Pam Baggett

Gardener's Workshop
FINDING THEIR NICHE
Species tulips are a natural fit for forcing in pots
by Tovah Martin

GARDENER'S NOTEBOOK
Fave beans, organic seeds, and more

DEPARTMENTS

ON GARDENING
Sue's List: Despite 20 years in the South, a northern transplant still counts her March flowers
by Carol Bishop Miller

A GARDENING LIFE
Collector Nickolas Nickou
by C. Colston Burrell

PRACTICAL MATTERS
Starting from Seed: Everything to conisder when starting plants from seed
by Alice McGowan

TOOL SHED
Lighten Up
by Meghan Lynch

POWER PLAY
Saddle Up: Riding mowers are easier to handle than ever before, with features that make mowing feel like a ride in the park
by Karen Weir-Jimerson

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE
By any other name, Daphne bholua would smell as sweet (and be easier to discuss)
by Daniel J. Hinkley

HIGH GROUND
William Cullina asks, "Where are you going, Zone 3?"