Back issues of the Garden Sampler still available:
Note: all back issues are $3.50, or take any 10 for $20.
June 1993 Organic pest control, growing chives, potatoes, techniques for drying flowers, drafting a garden plan, edible weeds, recipes, growing annuals.
Fall Planting Guide 1993 Winter storage of vegetables, planting spring bulbs, preserving herbs, shade gardening, hardy roses for the north, fall calendar.
Sept./Oct. 1993 Fall soil amendments, growing herbs inside, the lost gardens of Gertrude Jekyll, restoring a Jekyll garden, harvest recipes, All America Selections.
Nov./Dec. 1993 "Gardening as if the World Depended on it," Growing artichokes in the north, forcing paperwhites, old gardening books, caring for gift plants, tomato trials 1993.
Jan./Feb. 1994 Heirloom plants, what's new from seed companies, all-white perennial garden, forcing flowering branches, herbal tea recipes, winter care of house plants.
Spring Planting Guide 1994 Spring calendar, best northern vegetable varieties, planting by the phase of the moon, growing tomatoes, strawberries, herbs as ornamentals.
April 1994 Boston flower show, super nutrition gardening, planning a new herb bed, a "moon" garden, green gardening.
May/June 1994 Companion planting, window box tips, planting an asparagus bed, crop yield chart, planning an all-blue garden, growing delphiniums, edible flowers, flowering trees.
July/Aug. 1994 Christopher's Lloyd's garden, shade gardening tips from the experts, saving your own vegetable seeds, growing perennials from seed, summer salad recipes, automatic watering system, harvesting herbs.
Fall Planting Guide 1994 Spring bulbs, cover crops, dividing perennials, gardening toys, no-till gardening, horseradish and dill.
Oct./Nov. 1994 Restoring a lost perennial garden, All America Selections, tomato trials 1994, growing Belgian endive, tarragon, perennial of the year.
Dec. 1994 Old bulbs for a new age in gardening, caring for your orchid, organic methods of house plant care, herbal wreaths, growing Brussels sprouts, Christmas cactus, recipes.
Jan./Feb. 1995 Growing old garden roses, potting soil mixes, succession crops, new varieties, herbs for dry skin.
March/April 1995 Keeping a garden journal, dozen best perennials, organic mulch, watercress, raspberries.
Spring Planting Guide 1995 Spring calendar, annuals for selected sites, perennials for selected sites, vegetable yield and planting chart, care in choosing seedlings, hardening off, moon phases 1995, plant family chart.
May/June 1995 Public gardens to visit, growing good onions, 1996 All American Rose Selections, garden party recipes, container gardening, growing mint, planting tips.
July/Aug. 1995 Water gardening, color tips, chamomile, lilies, flowering shrubs, the fall kitchen garden, landscaping benefits.
Fall Planting Guide 1995 Fall planted perennials, stop bulb-stealing critters, recommended daffodils, winter storage of vegetables, sun-dried tomatoes, home style, flower-drying techniques.
Sept./Oct 1995 Growing mums, planting roses bareroot, groundcovers, harvest recipes, garden pH, homemade potpourri, gardener's Latin.
Nov./Dec. 1995 Holiday traditions, care of holiday greens, ferns, new vegetable varieties, growing carrots, pond maintenance.
Jan./Feb. 1996 Honey bee decline, peace rose, pest alert, rakes, sprouting seeds, white foliage perennials, herbed cheese, plant protection.
March/April 1996 Create an 'Undaunted Garden,' growing pumpkins, borage, sunflowers and radishes, what's new from seed companies, seed sources, gardening associations.
Spring Planting Guide 1996 Vegetable planting chart, tomato varieties for the north, seed and plant sources, moon signs for 1996, transplanting perennials, vegetable nutrition chart.
May/June 1996 Water-saving strategies, drought tolerant plant list, vacation house plant care, natural dyes, drip irrigation systems, windbreaks.
July/Aug. 1996 Cottage gardening, bug patrol, All America Rose Selections, growing pole beans, growing basil, planting a butterfly garden.
Fall Planting Guide 1996 Spring bulbs, preserving fruit, growing beets, fall calendar
Sept./Oct. 1996 Hostas, growing garlic, tomato trials 1996, harvest recipes, sage, heirloom seeds search.
Nov./Dec. 1996 Daylilies, non-toxic house plants, growing evergreens, holiday treats, cyber-gardening.
Jan./Feb. 1997 Growing rugosa roses, sweet woodruff, growing apples, cyber-gardening.
March/April 1997 Plan a cutting garden, growing peas, new varieties 1997, orangeries and greenhouses.
Other special Garden Sampler publications:
Organic Gardening and Pest Control Guide, $3.50.
Guide to Growing Roses in Hardy New England Gardens, $7.50.
Special: Complete set of all 30 back issues, plus both guides, just $70.
To order : simply indicate the items you wish to purchase, print out the form and fill it in, and send it and a check or money order for the proper amount to the address below.
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Last updated Feburary 1997
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