Contents: IN THIS ISSUE:
- Setting the Table: Readers share tried-and-true tips for attracting birds to the
backyard. You can put their ideas to work at your place!
- Top Billing: The American crow won't win any popularity contests, but this
unmistakable bird has earned fans with its social personality.
- Garden Variety: This New York gardener tamed her tough soil with a homeade mulch
you can make yourself. The proof is in her results!
- Blooming Beauty: Bright-colored celosia, also called cockscomb, adds fire to your
flower beds. Learn how to plant this sizzling annual.
- Glad You Asked!: Experts George and Melinda provide practical advice to readers
needing a helping hand. Go ahead and ask your question.
- Ready for a Walk?: Join us for this vibrant 10-page photo tour of backyards showing off
their autumn colors. We know you'll "fall" for fall.
- Flying Flowers: The great spangled fritillary flies into the spotlight in this issue.
Discover how to attract these lovely butterflies to your yard.
- No. 1 Green Thumb: As a professional storyteller, this Illinois gardener infuses her
fairy-tale backyard with a lot of creativity and fun.
- Here's the Plan: This handsome birdhouse bench is based on an Amish design. Use our
step-by-step instructions to make it your own!
- Showpiece: Japanese maples will light up any landscape. Our garden expert suggests
five great varieties -- one should be right for you.
- Worth Seeing: In fall, bald eagles and other winged wonders flock to Klamath Basin's
National Wildlife Refuges in California and Oregon.
- Collector's Cards: Our clip-and-save card series features evening grosbeck, burning
bush, hardy cyclamen and Baltimore checkerspot.
- Back Page: Autumn Treasures - Anderson, Indiana
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