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'Our Body Understands What our Mind Cannot Grasp' poem by Kay Wisniewski Antonia Johnson ïIn Memoriam Piers Simon (1971 2004)Í Noel KingsburyÍs Snippets Carol Klein ïBeauty from BelowÍ Tim Longville ïMuncaster of the Magic, Patrick of the PlantsÍ Patricia Cleveland Peck ïNymans in SpringÍ Alberto Grossi ïA Whiff of the SouthÍ (a visit to Andr_ HellerÍs botanic garden near Lake Garda) Katie Campbell ïThe Renaissance RevisitedÍ (Cecil Pinsent and the Anglo Florentine garden) Michael Cunningham ïDo you have Sweet Rocket?Í Rob Cassy ïGreen ManÍ (interview with artist David More who devoted more than a decade to illustrating CassellÍs monumental Trees of Britain and Northern Europe) Charles Elliott ïSir WalterÍs TreesÍ Brent Elliott ïProustÍs Remembrance of Things Past, Part Two FlowersÍ Penelope Hobhouse ïOn My Bedside TableÍ book reviews Deborah Kellaway on ïNature CureÍ by Richard Mabey John Akeroyd on ïLa Mortola In the Footsteps of Thomas HanburyÍ by Alasdair Moore Charles Elliott on ïThe Earth Moved On the Remarkable Achievements of EarthwormsÍ by Amy Stewart Shorter reviews of ïAgapanthus For GardenersÍ by Hanneke van Dijk ïHawthorns and MedlarsÍ by James B. Phipps ïVariegated Trees & Shrubs The Ilustrated EncyclopediaÍ by Ronald Houtman ïEncyclopedia of HydrangeasÍ by C. J. van Gelderen and D.M. van Gelderen ïGarden Plants of JapanÍ by Ran Levy Yamamori and Gerard Taaffe ïTree FernsÍ by Mark F. Large and John E. Braggins ïFlowers in Medieval ManuscriptsÍ by Celia Fisher ïThe Elder in History, Myth and CookeryÍ by Ria Loohouizen ïTree Houses of the WorldÍ by Pete Nelson ïFruit An Illustrated HistoryÍ by Peter Blackburne Maze and ïGlendurgan A Personal Memoir of a Garden in CornewallÍ by Charles Fox plus Judith TankardÍs American Book Notes. Index to issues 69-72

Tim LongvilleÍs Snippets Mark Lutyens ïWild Gardening Noel Kingsbury ïThe Wild and the GardenedÍ Carolle Doyle ïTrebah The Ethos of the PlaceÍ Tim Longville ïThe CollectorÍ Clive Collins and his Lake District garden) Diana Ross ïTime to ReflectÍ (an interview with Hugh Johnson at home in Essex) Patricia Cleveland Peck ïMaison Folio Scents and Spices of La R_unionÍ William Grant ïAmong the EucalyptsÍ Judith B. Tankard ïBeyond the Garden. The Arts & Crafts Movement in Britain and ElsewhereÍ Betty Kershaw ïFigs, Pigs and a Writing DeskÍ (The Enigma of Ford Madox Ford) Michael Cunningham ïPlant ThievesÍ Lorraine Harrison ïSituations VacantÍ (a history of garden satff advertising) Charles Elliott ïWeedlings and SeedlingsÍ book reviews Ursula Buchan on ïTales of the Rose Tree Ravishing Rhododendrons and Their Travels Around the WorldÍ by Jane Brown, and Tim Longville on ïThe Curious GardenerÍ by JÙrgen Dahl.

Tim LongvilleÍs Snippets Diana Ross interviews KMantraps and PolypodiumsÍ, Ralph CusackÍs passion for gardening among a life of chaos Francesca Fraser Darling ïDiary of a Garden History StudentÍ Michael Cunningham ïTree, Grow Old with Me Flower, Brighten the HourÍ Charles Elliott ïPierre Poivre and the Spice TreeÍ Rosemary Lindsay ïOn My Bedside TableÍ book reviews Rosemary Lindsay on ïThe Elemental Prairie Sixty Tallgrass PlantsÍ by George Olson and John Madson Bruce Wannell on ïGardens of PersiaÍ by Penelope Hobhouse Judith B. Tankard on ïEnglish Gardens in the Twentieth Century from the Archives of Country LifeÍ by Tim Richardson Colin Martin on ïThe Family BedsÍ by Alison Turnbull. im Wilkie, landscape architect Tricia Moody ïA Cotswold Gardener in ChileÍ John Akeroyd ïWielding my New Steel FingernailÍ Tim Longville

Tim LongvilleÍs Snippets Noel Kingsbury ïAfter the Deluge Hurricane Katrina and her AftermathÍ Ambra Edwards ïOn Meeting Ian Hamilton FinlayÍ John Akeroyd ïA Fragment of Italy on an Atlantic Shore IlnacullinÍ Carolle Doyle ïJust Like Home The Japanese Garden at Tatton ParkÍ Mirabel Osler ïBorrowed Landscape Observations From a Town GardenÍ Diana Ross interviews Elizabeth Jane Howard Katie Campbell ïSerenity, Silence, Intimacy and Amazement The Gardens of Luis BarragànÍ Betty Kershaw ïThe Queen of Spades Catherine the Great and her Passion for GardeningÍ Michael Cunningham ïLobÍs Wood Carl Krippendorf and Elizabeth Lawrence, Part OneÍ Charles Elliott ïCommersonÍs SecretÍ Rosemary Lindsay ïUnlikely AromatherapyÍ Rob Cassy interviews Tom Turner about his book ïGarden History Philosophy and Design, 2000 BC to 2000 ADÍ book reviews Glencairn Balfour Paul on ïThe Naming of Names The Search for Order in the World of PlantsÍ by Anna Pavord Katie Campbell on ïOn Foreign Soil American Gardeners AbroadÍ by May Brawley Hill

Christopher Lloyd remembered by Beth Chatto, Tom Cooper, Graham Cough, Erica Hunningher, Andrew Lawson, Pip Morrison, Tim Richardson, Liz Robinson, Tony Schilling, and Wayne Winterrowd Noel KingsburyÍs Snippets Rosemary Lindsay ïRichly stocked and, to some eyes, eccentricÍ _ the Garden at DowcraÍs Manor Alex Dufort ïTrevarno_ the National Museum of GardeningÍ Diana Ross interviews Richard Mabey Tim Longville ïA Life of Popillaceous BlushÍ (the life of John Coakley Lettsom) Michael Cunningham ïLobÍs Wood Carl Krippendorf and Elizabeth Lawrence, Part TwoÍ Charles Elliott ïThe Shrinking VioletÍ Letter to the Editor from Mirabel Osler book reviews Tim Longville on ïGolden Harvest The Story of Daffodil Growing in Cornwall and the Isles of ScillyÍ by Andrew Tompsett Colin Martin on ïGardenesque _ A Celebration of Australian GardeningÍ by Richard Aitken. Index to issues 73-76.

Tim LongvilleÍs Snippets William Grant ïThe Inside Story Surprises in the Rose growing WorldÍ Peter Dale ïIn an Irish Garden Annes Grove Ralph Tanner ïGardening and CemeteriesÍ Peter James ïFoliaphilia is IncurableÍ (a scientist meets an architectural plant) Tony Venison ïArt and Irises ïCedric Morris at Benton EndÍ Diana Ross interviews Linda Phillips and David Perkins of Roots & Shoots Charles Elliott ïGetting it Wrong with Sir Francis BaconÍ Peter Parker ïA Horticultural Ramble in the London LibraryÍ. Book reviews Katie Campbell on books ïNancy Lancaster English Country House StyleÍ by Martin Wood and ïGardens in PerspectiveÍ by Jerry Harpur Rob Cassy on ïHow to Create a Jardin PaysanÍ by Louise Ranck Trevor Nottle on ïSet for a King 200 Years of Gardening at the Royal Pavilion, BrightonÍ by Mike Jones Elspeth Thompson on ïThe Essence of the GardenÍ by Hannah Willetts and ïEngland in ParticularÍ by Sue Clifford and Angela King Judith Tankard on ïThe Unknown Gertrude JekyllÍ selected and edited by Martin Wood John Akeroyd on ïOrnamental Plants from Russia and Adjacent States of the Former Soviet UnionÍ by Tatiana Shulkina and ïFlowers of CreteÍ by John Fielding and Nicholas Turland Christine Skelmersdale on ïTulips Species and Hybrids for the GardenerÍ by Richard Wilford Alex Dufort on ïThe Not So Little Book of DungÍ by Caroline Holmes Patricia Cleveland Peck on ïA Philosophy of GardensÍ by David E Cooper Katherine Swift on ïMiscelanea Structura CuriosaÍ by Samuel Chearnley

Noel KingsburyÍs Snippets Peter Dale ïIn an Irish Garden ButterstreamÍ Carolle Doyle ïInto AfricaÍ (Tatton ParkÍs educational work in Kenya Diana Ross interviews Christian Lamb, self confessed ïplantaholicÍ Anne Powell ïMiss Dorothy Higgins _ Willing to do AnythingÍ (from the First World War diaries of a Volutary Aid Detachment and Red Cross nurse, who made a garden) Tim Longville ïQuien Sabe? The Life and Work of Donald Curloss PeattieÍ Caradoc Doy ïThe Veitch Years ReviewedÍ Charles Elliott ïThe Maize MazeÍ Book Reviews Katie Campbell on ïThe Oxford Companion to the GardenÍ, edited by Patrick Taylor The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag (reviews of ïThe Gardens at HatfieldÍ by Sue Snell, ïGardens of The National Trust for ScotlandÍ by Francesca Greenoak, ïThe Garden at LevensÍ by Chris Crowder, ïCeanothusÍ by David Fross and Dieter Wilken, ïDaphnesÍ by Robin White, ïAlpine Plants of EuropeÍ by Jim Jermyn, ïHeucheras and HeucherellasÍ by Dan Heims and Grahame Ware, ïDogwoodsÍ by Paul Cappiello and Don Shadow, ïCrocosmia nd ChasmantheÍ by Peter Goldblatt, John Manning and Gary Dunlop, ïMore Papers from the Potting ShedÍ by Charles Elliott, and Food for Thought A Culinary Tour of the English GardenÍ by Simon Courtauld. Anne Jones blows the dust off ïThe VirginÍs Bower Clematis _ Climbing Kinds and Their Culture at Gravetye ManorÍ (1912) by Willliam Robinson.

Tim LongvilleÍs Snippets John Akeroyd ïWarming WinterÍs Dark DaysÍ Diana Ross interviews Dan Pearson Katie Campbell ïThe Enigma of the Villa di BellosguardoÍ Celia Fisher ïA Work to Wonder At The Creation of Stowe as a Landscape GardenÍ Mark Lutyens ïSome Thoughts on London TreesÍ Michael Cunningham ïOn Cutting Down TreesÍ Peter Parker ïFarewell the AllotmentsÍ Book Reviews Judith Tankard on ïItalian Gardens A Cultural HistoryÍ by Helena Attlee Charles Elliott on ïMy Darling Heriott Henrietta Luxborough, Poetic Gardener and Irrepressible ExileÍ by Jane Brown The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag (reviews of ïThe English GardenÍ by Ursula Buchan, ïIcons of Twentieth Century Landscape DesignÍ by Katie Campbell, ïHenry ShawÍs Victorian LandscapesÍ by Carol Grove, ïPlant Exploration for Longwood GardensÍ by Tomasz Anisko, ïLate Summer FlowersÍ by Marina Christopher, and ïSeedheads in the GardenÍ by Noel Kingsbury Rosemary Lindsay blows the dust off ïThe Small GardenÍ by C. E. Lucas Phillips Obituaries Valerie Finnis by Brent Elliott and Ursula Buchan T. R. (Tommy) Garnett by Anne Latreille.Christopher, and ïSeedheads in the GardenÍ by Noel Kingsbury Rosemary Lindsay blows the dust off ïThe Small GardenÍ by C. E. Lucas Phillips Obituaries Valerie Finnis by Brent Elliott and Ursula Buchan T. R. (Tommy) Garnett by Anne Latreille.

Mirabel Osler ïTwenty one Years A Personal ReflectionÍ on the twenty first anniversary year of HORTUS Catherine Beale ïA Notable Narcissus NurseryÍ John Akeroyd ïSuburban Spring A Sentimental JourneyÍ Rosemary Lindsay ïRecycling in Docklands The Thames Barrier ParkÍ Helena Attlee ïVilla CimbroneÍ Ambra Edwards ïPerspectives on the Taj Radical Restoration at a World Heritage SiteÍ Michael Cunningham ïDefinitive Answers or , Bring on the Lily of the Valley?Í Diana Ross interviews poet, novelist and gardener Ronald Blythe Katherine Lambert and Tim Rock ïSomething Old, Something New Garden Visiting Down the AgesÍ Patricia Cleveland Peck ïThree Hundred Years of LinnaeusÍ William Grant ïOn the Road to Roses Í James Cross ïLegal Liability for Damage Caused by Trees (A Response)Í Peter Parker ïThe Gardens of William Sansom (Gardens in Fiction) Charles Elliott on ïWoodlandsÍ by Oliver Rackham ïThe EditorÍs Quarterly Book BagÍ reviews of ïThe Night Life of TreesÍ, ïStrange BloomsÍ by Jennifer Potter, ïPlants, People and PlacesÍ by Julia Brittain, Í20 Sussex GardensÍ by Lorraine Harrison.

Who Said ƒ? Competition John Akeroyd ïTwo Iconic OrchidsÍ (the bee and the pyramidal) Ambra Edwards ïA GardenerÍs Wanderings in the South of EnglandÍ Tim Longville ïThe Northern WandererÍ Peter Dale ïIn an Irish Garden DerreenÍ Diana Ross interviews Professor James Lovelock Tony Venison ïHidden In IrisesÍ (the people behind the names of Cedric MorrisÍs ïBentonÍ irises) Betty Kershaw ïMore Light on Goethe as Botanist, Gardener, NaturalistÍ Charles Elliott ïLuther BurbankÍ Book Reviews Tim Longville on ïThe Anatomry of DessertÍ by Edward A. Bunyard and ïThe Downright Epicure Essays on Edward Ashdown BunyardÍ by Edward Wilson Charles Elliott on ïGifts From the Gardens of China The Introduction of Traditional Chinese Garden Plants to Britain, 1698 1862Í by Jane Kilpatrick Patricia Cleveland Peck on ïVenetian GardensÍ by Mariagrazia Dammico Tim Longville on ïEast Wind Melts the IceÍ by Liza Dalby The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag ïVilla Gardens of the MediterraneanÍ by Kathryn Bradley Hole, ïVizcaya An American Villa and Its MakersÍ by Witold Rybczynski and Laurie Olin ïEncyclopedia of Grasses for Livable LandscapesÍ by Rick Darke, and ïPolicies and Pleasaunces A Guide to the Gardens of ScotlandÍ by Katie Campbell.

Ambra Edwards ïGarden Visiting A Summer Washout, But The Show Must Go OnÍ Tim Longville ïThe Northern WandererÍ Jo Manby ïConsolation of the Land The Dingle Garden and Nursery, Welshpool, PowysÍ Peter Dale ïDublin and the Dillon GardenÍ Faith Raven ïArdtornish House A Year in a Scottish GardenÍ Celia Fisher ïThe Lost Garden of Lyvden New BieldÍ Katie Campbell ïLes Quatres VentsÍ in Quebec, CanadaÍ Helena Attlee ïVilla san RemigioÍ Anna Piussi ïLiminal Space _ the hortus exclususÍ Book Reviews Anthony Du Gard Pasley on ïThe Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold PetoÍ by Robin Whalley Peter Parker on ïThe Wild Braid A Poet Reflects on a Century in the GardenÍ by Stanley Kunitz with Genine Lentine The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag ïWildwood A Journey Through TreesÍ by Roger Deakin ïViburnums Flowering Shrubs for Every SeasonÍ by Michael Dirr ïGardening with Woodland PlantsÍ by Karan Junker ïA Year in the Life of an English MeadowÍ by Andy Garnett and Polly Devlin, and ïThe Garden at HidcoteÍ by Fred Whitsey.

Diana Ross interviews Tony Schilling Tim Longville ïThe Norther WandererÍ (Stobo Castle, Haystoun, Mindrum and Corsock House) Ronald Blythe ïIn the WintertimeÍ Paul Binding ïIn NorrlandÍ Mirabel Osler ïBeyond the Golden WreckageÍ Sam Llewellyn ïBlue DreamingÍ William Grant ïCalifornia A Different Sort of WinterÍ John Everett ïBees AfloatÍ Simon Irvine ïGothic GardeningÍ (Sweden A Remarkable Showcase) John Akeroyd ïConcerning CatkinsÍ Katherine Swift ïThe Morville Hours V DirigeÍ Isabelle Van Groeningen ïBerlinÍs Brave New VentureÍ Judith Tankard ïGarland Farm Beatrix FarrandÍs Last Home and GardenÍ Michael Cunningham ïAmy ClampittÍs Ode to ResilienceÍ Gwen Ford ïFull Score An Australian Garden OpenÍ Book Reviews Judith Tankard on ïNorah Lindsay The Life and Art of a Garden DesignerÍ by Allyson Hayward Tim Longville on ïGarden and ClimateÍ by Chip Sullivan The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag ïHelen Dillon s Garden BookÍ by Helen Dillon, ïExotic Planting for Adventurous GardenersÍ by Christopher Lloyd, ïPotted HistoryÍ by Catherine Horwood, ïHidden Trees of BritainÍ by Archie Miles, ïConifers for Gardens An Illustrated EncyclopediaÍ by Richard Bitner, ïThe Royal Horticultural Society Treasury of TreeÍ by Charles Elliott, ïTopiary for KidsÍ by Louella Odi_ And Blowing the Dust offƒ Rosemary Lindsay on ïGardenerÍs NightcapÍ by Muriel Stuart.