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Rich Finzer’s article on invasive woody species in the last issue caused quite a stir. One reader questioned whether Mr. Finzer was really talking about Russian olive, Elaeagnus angustifolia, or if he meant autumn olive, E. umbellata. Below, another reader disagrees with two native plants being lumped in with invasive aliens. Keep those letters coming. …

Story and photos by Michelle Sutton Recently, I visited several small artsy towns seeking to photograph woody plants that are overwintering in pots or elevated planters in front of restaurants, galleries, and yoga studios. I had the impression that many of the successes were happy accidents; someone had a little boxwood or dwarf Alberta spruce, …

By Trudi Davidoff About ten years ago, I began sowing seeds outdoors in winter as a practical solution to a problem I had, which was lots of seeds and no place to sow them. An avid seed trader, I visited seed trading forums and exchanged open-pollinated seed saved from my own garden for other people’s …

Grand prize Untitled by Mary Shelsby Prize: A $50 gift certificate from Wayside Garden Center, where you can get anything from large-caliper trees to the new rage in houseplants, kokedama. Winner: Scenes category Untitled, University of Rochester campus By Corinna Vannozzi Prize: a $35 gift certificate to the Asa Ransom House Country Inn in Clarence, …