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Stephen Lacey s Snippets Audrey Le Livre a major look at primulas in history, in the wild and in the garden William Tait the Edinburgh Botanic Garden in spring William Ellis Rees Narcissus in mythology Alex and Helena Ramsay making their garden at Bryncalled (part two) Gillian Mawrey the formal gardens of Villandry, and their makers Judith Tankard William Robinson and his book The English Flower Garden Sally Festing Gertrude JekyllÍs garden notebooks Shirley Heriz Smith Thomas Mason at The Gums (New Zealand) John Francis An Essayist in the Garden Hermia Oliver Gardens in Fiction _ Rosamund Lehmann Peter Parker Ponders Book reviews by Liz Robinson, Dawn MacLeod and Peter Watts. Index to issues 13 - 16.

Liz Robinson s Snippets Nancy Mary Goodall Henry Cocker and his fellow Kew trained gardening friends in Italy Jill Parker peonies James Compton salvias David Wheeler an interview with wood engraver, Hilary Paynter William Tait the Edinburgh Botanic Garden in summer Ruth Duthie cottagerÍs fruit John Kelly seeds and how they grow John Akeroyd autumn flowering bulbs Richard Dadd researching the discoverer of Allium macleanii Dawn MacLeod the garden at Brodick Castle, Scotland Audrey Le Livre a mystery at Alleron (a Devonshire garden and its circular walled garden) John Francis An Essayist in the Garden Celia Fisher Gardens in Fiction _ Chaucer Peter Parker Pondersƒ Book reviews by Liz Robinson, Peter Parker, Gillian Mawrey and David Wheeler.

Out of print A largely American issue Tom Fischer s Snippets Gillian Lindsay Clare Leighton, gardener and artist, in England and in America William Tait the Edinburgh Botanic Garden in autumn Robin Karson late nineteenth century American gardens John Kelly climate zones May Brawley Hill Anna Warner and her book Gardening by Myself Robert Dash colour and the garden Lynden Miller Louise Beebe Wilder and her garden at Balderbrae as it is now Ruth Clausen and Nicolas Ekstrom The New York Botanical Garden s centenary Mitchell Owens Louis Comfort Tiffany and the gardens at Laurelton Hall Ngaere Macray a self portrait by the founder of Sagapress George Waters letter from California Denise Otis The Great American Lawn John Francis An Essayist in the Garden Marie Ingram Edith Wharton (part one of three) Peter Parker Pondersƒ Book reviews by Liz Robinson, Jane Brown and Mirabel Osler.

Liz Robinson s Snippets Judith Tankard Gertrude Jekyll before Munstead Wood Dawn MacLeod Arbigland, a garden in Scotland William Tait the Edinburgh Botanic Garden in winter Jane Taylor the naming of plants for people Elizabeth Seager the life and books of Karel Capek Alex and Helena Ramsay making their garden at Bryncalled (part three) Marie Ingram Edith Wharton (part two of three) Audrey Le Livre the garden of the Church of St Anne, Kew Andrew Cowin Schwetzingen Castle garden Daphne Everett Erica arborea and briar pipes Helen Dyer a London garden Joyce Crossley box plants Gillian Mawrey spoof gardening diary, ïThe Provincial Lady in FranceÍ John Francis An Essayist in the Garden Peter Parker Pondersƒ Rosemary Verey obituary of Mary Biddulph of Rodmarton Manor. Book reviews by Robin Whalley and Mirabel Osler.

Ronald Whitehouse why ivy becomes arboraceous Dawn MacLeod Crarae garden in Scotland William Ellis Rees mythology in the garden John Duke tulip fields in South Lincolnshire Tony Schilling his own plant hunting adventures on Annapurna Graham Rose Dr Degrais, a gardener in France Jean Holden an urban fishpond Audrey Le Livre a letter from Zimbabwe Shirley Heriz Smith a nineteenth century botanical excursion to Mount Fuji John Kelly gardening myths and commandments Jim Gould garden thefts Marie Ingram Edith Wharton (part three of three) Nancy Mary Goodall An Essayist in the Garden Peter Parker Pondersƒ Book reviews by Liz Robinson and Dawn MacLeod. Index to issues 17 - 20.

Liz Robinson s Snippets Audrey Le Livre poppies in history, in the wild and in the garden Graham Stuart Thomas Tea Noisette roses Jim Gould old fashioned laced pinks Robert Dash profile of Wave Hill public garden, New York Miriam Macgregor, wood engraver Barbara Stebbins the garden of the American ambassador at Kathmandu Jo Dunn botanising in the English countryside James Driver sundials Brian Bixley Gardens in Fiction _ A.S. ByattÍs novel ÍPossessionÍ Nancy Mary Goodall An Essayist in the Garden Peter Parker Pondersƒ Book reviews by Roy Strong, Victoria Schilling, Liz Robinson, David Wheeler and Marie Ingram.

Wayne Winterrowd s Snippets Roy Strong on making his own garden, The Laskett, in Herefordshire Derek Fraser Jenkins a plantsman in south Wales with a liking for the rare and uncommon John Kelly ïtasteÍ in the garden Mirabel Osler a control freak in the garden John Treasure Clematis texensis and its forms Derek Toms letter from Attica Dawn MacLeod Thomas Hanmer and his seventeenth century garden in Wales Celia Fisher some reflections on Chinese gardens Nancy Mary Goodall An Essayist in the Garden Peter Parker Gardens in Fiction _ Angus Wilson obituary of Marguerite Carvallo by Gillian Mawrey. Book reviews by Dawn MacLeod, Jinty and Hugo Latymer, Gillian Mawrey, Robin Whalley, Deborah Kellaway, David Wheeler, Ronald Whitehouse, Bill Malecki and Liz Robinson.

Liz Robinson s Snippets Graham Stuart Thomas A.T. Johnson's garden in North Wales Andrew MacHugh camellias Elizabeth Seager gardening in churchyards Jim Gould Royal Charlie, king of the florists Andrew Cowin the Palatinus in Germany, Eighth wonder of the world David Sayers gardens and plants in Costa Rica Alex and Helena Ramsay making their garden at Bryncalled (part four) Deborah Kellaway Tom GarnettÍs garden, St Erth, in Australia Philippa Rakusen an introduction to a series of four articles on Harlow Carr and Ling Beeches (two Yorkshire gardens on an acid soil) Nancy Mary Goodall An Essayist in the Garden Peter Parker Pondersƒ Charles Quest Ritson Gardens in Fiction _ Alfred AustinÍs novels. Book reviews by David Wheeler.

Liz Robinson s Snippets Deborah Kellaway the garden at Garsington Manor, Oxfordshire Peter Chappell on Spinners, his specialist garden and nursery of woody plants in the New Forest A.T. Johnson spring comes to Anglesey Philippa Rakusen Harlow Carr and Ling Beeches in spring Jane Sterndale Bennett her Hampshire garden on chalk in spring Jim Gould ïAuriculas, Cigarette Cards and NostalgiaÍ Marie Ingram Theodore Payne _ part one of a major survey of an English horticulturist in California Audrey Le Livre Greenway, a Devonshire garden, former home of Agatha Christie Shirley Heriz Smith letter from Kenya Timothy Ribbesford An Essayist in the Garden Peter Parker Pondersƒ Book reviews by Katherine Swift and Lance Hattatt. Index to issues 21 - 24.

Issue largely devoted to roses _ wide ranging and important articles by Graham Stuart Thomas and Jane Taylor (England), Junyu Chen (China), M. S. Viraraghavan (India), William Grant (California), Odile Masquelier and Louisa Jones (France), Michael Hayward (Saudi Arabia) Anna McKane Joseph Pemberton and roses. Also Liz Robinson s Snippets David Wheeler interview with garden artist, Yvonne Skargon A. T. Johnson The Meaning of Gardens Jane Sterndale Bennett her Hampshire garden on chalk in summer Philippa Rakusen Harlow Carr and Ling Beeches in summer Timothy Ribbesford Essayist in the Garden Peter Parker Pondersƒ Book reviews by John Akeroyd, Michael Jefferson Brown, Liz Robinson and Dawn MacLeod.

Gillian Mawrey s Snippets John Kelly a quirky commentary on the state of garden design today Judith Tankard ïWilliam Robinson and the Art of the BookÍ Dawn MacLeod re reading Gertrude Jekyll Andrew MacHugh The Croft and the Old Parsonage, two gardens near Manchester Roger Hudson ïGardens and the Grand TourÍ Marie Ingram Theodore Payne _ part two of a major survey of an English horticulturist in California Sheila Cosgrove Ryoan ji, a Zen garden in Japan Philippa Rakusen Harlow Carr and Ling Beeches in autumn Jane Sterndale Bennett her Hampshire garden on chalk in autumn Barbara Abbs the suburban gardener Hazel Le Rougetel the artistry of court florist, R. F. Felton (1862 1947) Jim Gould on seeing colour in the garden after a cataract operation A.T.Johnson on ground cover Timothy Ribbesford An Essayist in the Garden Peter Parker Ponders... Book reviews by Ronald Blythe, Gillian Mawrey, Dawn MacLeod and Liz Robinson.

Liz Robinson s Snippets Audrey Le Livre Saxe Coburg and Gotha, an unexpected glance at a Ducal Seat Tom Garnett botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Australia Catherine Umphrey ÍcontroversialÍ gardening with Walter and Marjorie Fish Sheila Cosgrove Japanese tea gardens A.T.Johnson on soft wooded shrubs Victoria Schilling in search of record trees Patricia Cleveland Peck le Jardin Shakespeare, a public garden in Paris Marie Ingram Theodore Payne _ part three of a major survey of an English horticulturist in California Philippa Rakusen Harlow Carr and Ling Beeches in winter Jane Sterndale Bennett her Hampshire garden on chalk in winter Derek Toms some thoughts on the end of horticulture Timothy Ribbesford An Essayist in the Garden Peter Parker Ponders... Book reviews by John Akeroyd, Martyn Chalk, Liz Robinson and Katherine Swift.