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Volume 70   Number 1   January 2009

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The Cover

Seeds of California buckeye (Aesculus californica) amongst the fresh green of seedling annuals. Photograph by Phil Van Soelen.

Feature Articles

Telling Tales: The Heart of Garden Photography

Paddy Wales

Orchard Trees of Rancho El Cerrito: Oranges

Marie Barnidge-McIntyre

The Native Gardener’s Paintbox: Pink Moments

Carol Bornstein

Rockroses for Northwest Gardens

Neil Bell
Web Extra A Rockrose Resource Guide

2009 Great Plant Picks: The Short and Tall of It

Richie Steffen

Seeing by Experiencing: The Central Garden at the Getty Center

Paula Panich
Web Extra An Interview with Robert Irwin

A Small Urban Native Wildflower Garden

Glenda Jones
Web Extra California Native Plants in a Palo Alto Garden

California Buckeye: A Tree for All Seasons

Roger Raiche

Winter Delights in the Garden: Foliage and Bark

Eric S Hagiwara-Nagata

Blueberries: More Than Just Delectable Fruit

Marsha Stout
Web Extra A Blueberry Resource Guide

Kimberly Crest

Terence C Hernst

Our regular columns

Editorial: Back from the Green

Book Reviews

Laboratory Report

Garden Allies: Earthworms

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