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About City Gardening Magazine
City Gardening Magazine is a quarterly magazine published
by Potomac Media, L.L.C., an independent publishing company
located in the nation's capital.
Mission Statement: City Gardening magazine is written
for the gardening hobbyist (non-professional) and gardening
professional who grow and cultivate flowers, fruits, herbs,
shrubs, trees and vegetables in a city. We define a city
as a distinct and demarcated area that consists of a population
density of a minimum of 6,000 people per square mile. City
Gardening will provide articles and reports about the unique
features, challenges and ultimate benefits of gardening
in the considerable artificial environment of the city.
Through well researched and well written editorial content,
City Gardening will enhance the understanding, appreciation,
and skills of the gardening hobbyist and the professional
gardener who will practice their hobby or profession in
the city.
Each issue of City Gardening will consist of three to four
feature articles on a wide range of gardening topics of direct
concern to America's city inhabitants. Two to three gardening
projects are included to help enhance the garden skills of
readers. Other departments in the publication include news
summaries, letters from readers, profiles of city gardeners,
and occasional essays by the publisher and editor.
The editor and founder of City Gardening is Truby Chiaviello.
For almost 20 years, Chiaviello has worked in the publishing
business at almost every level. He has worked for a number
of newspapers and magazines as a publisher, reporter with
beats on crime, politics and the environment, managing editor,
circulation manager and advertising sales manager.
Chiaviello conceived of the idea of publishing City Gardening
magazine when he and his wife moved to Washington, D.C., and
started and maintained a vegetable, herb and flower garden
in their small front yard. In his own words:
"I have always loved cities. I grew up just a few
miles outside New York City. I have always been fascinated
by the amazing diversity of people, shops, and buildings
you will see in a city. However, when my family and I began
to garden in Washington, I came to the conclusion that the
plants, flowers and trees grown in America's cities dwarfs
all other city characteristics when it comes to diversity.
Indeed, the last thing that comes to your mind when you
think about a city is plants and flowers. Surprisingly,
more than the suburbs or rural areas, cities are home to
an incredible number of different flowers, vegetables and
trees, many of which you won't find anywhere else in the
country. The untold story of America's cities is its gardens.
"My idea behind City Gardening is to convey to the
world the dynamic and continuing story of the vibrancy,
challenge and beauty of today's private and public city
gardens. We hope City Gardening will ensure the continuing
interest and enhancement of skills of America's city inhabitants
with regard to gardening so that gardens remain a cherished
element and characteristic of America's cities for years
to come."
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