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Future
TRENDS &
Remember when leadinghorticulturists, designers, and
spiderplantsdangled in authorsaboutwhatwill bethehottrends
everyone'swindows,andfern forSpring2014andthroughoutthisyear.
Sweet
barsweretheplacetomeetin Shefoundveryinspiring movementsand
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MEMORIES the 1970s? conceptsrelatedtob—etterhealth both
Doyourecallwhen physicalandspiritual wonderfulcolor
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dracaena betterknownas choicesandcombinations,andamazing
"spike" plants—poppedupin culinaryavenuestoexplore.
windowboxesandpots,and Thisarticleisapreludetoa PHS
everyyardwasfullofbegoniasinthe 1980s? Trends Reportthatwill beannouncedat
Andhowaboutwhenvincainvadedevery the2014PHSPhiladelphia FlowerShow,
gardenborder,andcabbagesbecame "ARTiculture," in March. Forthefirsttime
autumn'sornamentalsinthe1990s? attheshow,wewill presentaconsumer-
Justassurelyastherearetrendsinfood, friendlyforecastoffantasticplantsand
fashion, andartthatshiftfromseasonto products,floralandgardendesigns,and
season,therearetrendsingardeningthat othertrendsthatwillengagegardeners
bloomeachyear.Thesewavesofpopular- andbeautifyourlandscapesintheyear
itytendtoreflectchangesintheworld ahead.
aroundusandourevolving lifestyles,our Thinkingaboutnewhorticultural ideas
tasteandpleasures, aswellasourneeds. alwaystakesmebacktomyfirstexperi-
InthisissueofGreenScene, renowned encesdigging inthesoil.When Iwasfour
gardenwriterDeniseCowiespokewith yearsold, Ibegan regularvisitstomy
grandmother'sgarden.Shehadgrown up
onafarm, andshebroughtherpractical
experienceandheritageofself-sufficiency
tohergreenhalf-acrein Kettering,Ohio.
Shegrewhensandchickslongbefore
theybecamepopularsucculentsforgreen
roofs. Hertomatoplantsweresupported
—
onclotheslines thebeginningofvertical
gardening?Rhubarbandbeetswereher
garden-to-tablespecialtiesbeforethat
Shealsogrewpoinsettiasyear-round,
usingthebrightredplantsasfillerand
aroundthebordersofhergarden. don't
I
knowifwe'rereadyforthatdesignideato
returnjustyet,butwhoknows?
It'sgoingtobeaveryexcitingyear
fornewideas,someofwhichyou'll learn
aboutinthisissue,and manymoreyou'll
seeandexperienceat "ARTiculture."
DrewBecher, PHS President
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The Gravel Garden at Chanticleer,
the^^Jfownedpleasuregarden inWayne, Pa., isjustasintriguinginwinterasitisin
amendedwithgraveltoincreasethedrainage,whichisessentialfordrought-tolerantplants.This
.scerie-r-which fewvisitors see since Chanticleer is open April through October—revealsthe
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ages, andthetwo evergreens areJurj/perus virginiana, ournative Eastern Red Cedar. On the
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• ForewordbyDrewBecher,
Building beauty. Sustaining
J IntroductionbySamLemheney healthycommunities. Improving
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