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— Nan Sterman, author of California Gardener's Guide Vol. II

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Volume 71   Number 3   July 2010

Here’s what you’ll find in the latest issue of Pacific Horticulture magazine. We’re pleased to offer selected articles from the magazine on this website. To see the other articles, subscribe now and you’ll receive this issue in your mailbox shortly.

The Future Feast Table, designed by Suzanne Biaggi

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The Future Feast Table in the Garden of Flow/Accumulation, designed by Suzanne Biaggi at The Late Show Gardens, September 2009.  Photograph by Marion Brenner

Feature Articles

Crape Myrtles in Western Oregon

Paul Bonine
Web Extra Crape Myrtles in Western Oregon

Orchard Trees of Rancho Los Cerritos: Avocados

Marie Barnidge-McIntyre

Trees of South Coast Botanic Garden: The Banyan

Laurel Woodley
Web Extra A Ficus Resource Guide

The Sustaining Garden

Puck Erickson
Web Extra The Sustaining Garden: photographs of the Korpinen-Erickson garden

Sustainable in Seattle

Valerie Easton
Web Extra Sustainable in Seattle: The Garden of Jennifer Carlson

Clematis at Kinzy Faire

Linda Beutler

Downsizing: It Just Suits Me

Eileen Shields

Future Feast in the Garden of Flow/Accumulation

Suzanne Biaggi

Kid Cultivating Healthy Futures

Max Howard

Our regular columns

Editorial: Chickens

Book Reviews

Garden Allies: True Bugs

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