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Sam Llewellyn ïSpring Ahoy! Ambra Edwards ïA GardenerÍs Wanderings in the South of EnglandÍ Anne de Verteuil ïThe Gibberd GardenÍ Peter Dale ïIn An Irish Garden KilmokeaÍ Tim Longville ïTim Stead Seizing the Day, Taking the RiskÍ Helena Attlee ïUnder a Portuguese SkyÍ Kristina Taylor ïA Tour of Japanese GardensÍ Charles Elliott ïPruning Japanese StyleÍ Mark Lutyens ïSome Thoughts on Garden DesignÍ Charles Quest Ritson ïGardening with Olive TreeÍ Anna Piussi ïSacred OlivesÍ Tim Longville ïThe Admirable Mrs KingÍ book reviews Katie Campbell on ïGarden Design in Denmark G. N. Brandt and the Early Decades of the Twentieth CenturyÍ by Lulu Salto Stephensen Anna Buxton on ïNatureÍs Alchemist John Parkinson, Herbalist to Charles IÍ by Anna Parkinson The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag ïGardens of the Lake DistrictÍ by Tim Longville, ïA GardenerÍs LifeÍ by the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, ïCreative Vegetable GardeningÍ by Joy Larkom, ïThe Kitchen Gardener Grow Your Own Fruit and VegÍ by Alan Titchmarsh, ïPropitious Esculent The Potato in World HistoryÍ by John Reader, ïCamellias The GardenerÍs EncyclopediaÍ by Jennifer Trehane, ïGardens of Europe A TravellerÍs GuideÍ by Charles Quest Ritson, ïThe Frampton FloraÍ by Richard Mabey, ïThe Botanical Palette Colour for the Botanical PainterÍ by Margaret Stevens, ïColour Travels Through the PaintboxÍ by Victoria Finlay, RHS Wisley Handbooks, some of which include Martin Rickard on ferns, David Hibberd on hardy geraniums, Peter Ward on primroses and auriculas, Diana Grenfell on hostas, Graham Rice on hellebores, Timothy Walker on euphorbias and the late Michael Jefferson Brown on lilies. Index to issues 81-84

TradescantÍs Diary Hugh Johnson Sam Llewellyn ïTwo Summer SunrisesÍ John Akeroyd ïHail to Honeysuckle the Scent of SummertimeÍ Peter Dale ïIn an Irish Garden Mount UsherÍ Simon Eade ïPompeii, Hever Castle and the WorldÍs Richest ManÍ Patricia Cleveland Peck ïCharleston RevisitedÍ Humphrey Stone ïReynolds Stone and The Old Rectory Garden, Litton CheneyÍ Diana Ross ïInterview with Lucinda Lambton at Home in BuckinghamshireÍ Jenny Balfour Paul ïItÍs in the Jeans ( Indigo Beyond the Blue Horizon)Í Charles Elliott ïWild West WindÍ Irene Feesey ïLooking Back Three Victoria Gardening ScribesÍ Tim Longville ïPersonal and Pleasing (Buckner Hollingsworth Tomboy, Gardener, Chronicler of Gardeners and Gardens)Í The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag ïTravels in ChinaÍ by Roy Lancaster, ïFrank Kingdon WardÍs Riddle of the Tsangpo GorgesÍ edited by Kenneth Cox, ïIn Search of Remarkable TreesÍ by Thomas Pakenham, ïGardens of PortugalÍ by Helena Attlee, ïGarden Plants for ScotlandÍ by Kenneth Cox and Raoul Curtis Machin.

TradescantÍs Diary Hugh Johnson John Akeroyd ïA Welcome Immigrant The Horse Chestnut Past and FutureÍ Bryan Forbes ïFlowers are Not for HereÍ Rosemary Lindsay ïNothing Superfluous, Nothing UnlovedÍ (The Garden at Parham Park. Sussex) William Grant ïWarm Tea?Í (tea roses) Tim Longville ïPicture of a Floating WorldÍ (Norfolk and four of its watery gardens) Sukie Amory ïEros toi Sofia (Sofiyivka A Garden of Allusion in Ukraine _ Part One)Í Diana Ross meets Princess Greta Sturdza in her Normandy gardenÍ Tim Longville ïVitaÍs Other Other World or Truth Stranger Than FictionÍ Charles Elliott ïPiercefield and the PicturesqueÍ Sam Llewellyn ïMoodswingsÍ Book Reviews Betty Kershaw on ïRussian Parks and GardensÍ by Peter Hayden, and Peter Parker on ïGardeners Encounters with Exceptional PeopleÍ by Diana Ross.

TradescantÍs Diary Hugh Johnson Joan Loraine ïHunting the DogÍs ToothÍ (Erythroniums in the Gardens and in the Wild, Part One) Rosemary Lindsay ïMy London GardenÍ Ambra Edwards ïInestimable dÍEsteÍ Tim Longville ïI am Vere SaturninusÍ (The Long Strange Life of Sir Herbert Maxwell of Monreith) Peter Parker ïChalo! Chalo!Í (The Jagannath Ghat Flower Market, Calcutta) Stephanie Boudazin ïA Poetic Love of PearsÍ (Jean Baptiste De La Quintaine, 1624 88) Sukie Amory ïEros toi Sofia (Sofiyivka A Garden of Allusion in Ukraine _ Part Two)Í Charles Elliott ïThe Knotweed ChallengeÍ Sam Llewellyn ïWhat shall we do with the Snowbound Aesthete?Í Book Reviews Judith Tankard on ïWilliam Robinson The Wild GardenerÍ by Richard Bisgrove, and Peter Parker on ïDefiant Gardens Making Gardens in WartimeÍ by Kenneth I. Helphand. The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag ïSeeds of AdventureÍ by Peter Cox and Peter Hutchison, ïCloseÍ by Allan Pollok Morris, ïIslamic Gardens and LandscapesÍ by D. Fairchild Ruggles, ïChicago Gardens The Early HistoryÍ by Cathy Jean Maloney, ïMr RoscoeÍs GardenÍ by Jyll Bradley

TradescantÍs Diary Hugh Johnson John Akeroyd ïLittle Suns at WinterÍs EndÍ (In Praise of the Lesser Celandine) Paul Williams ïEuphorbia EuphoriaÍ Charles Elliott ïThe GLPÍ (The Gold Laced Polyanthus) Joan Loraine ïHunting the DogÍs ToothÍ (Erythroniums in the Gardens and in the Wild, Part Two) Diana Ross meets Stephen Venables, Moutaineer/ Gardener Peter Dale ïIn an Irish Garden AltamontÍ Marta McDowell ïHollywood and VineÍ (A GardenerÍs Guide to Film) Sukie Amory ïEros toi Sofia (Sofiyivka A Garden of Allusion in Ukraine _ Part Three) Sam Llewellyn ïThe Spring ExpressÍ Book Reviews Sue Gee on ïThe Morville HoursÍ by Katherine Swift, Charles Quest Ritson on ïEugenioÍs New Neighbours in Spanish GaliciaÍ by Margaret Gimson The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag ïOutsidersÍ by Ronald Blythe, ïFigs, Dates , Laurel, and Myrrh (Plants of the Bible and the Quran)Í by Lytton John Musselman, ïThe Gardens at KewÍ by Allen Paterson ïNature Over Again The Garden Art of Ian Hamilton FinlayÍ by John Dixon Hunt. Index to issues 85 88 (2008).

TradescantÍs Diary Hugh Johnson Paul Williams ïMelianthus major a Desert Island Plant? Lorraine Harrison ïSeedy SaturdayÍ Charles Elliott ïLong Live the Seeds!Í Joan Loraine ïHunting the DogÍs Tooth Erythroniums in the Garden and in the Wild _ Part ThreeÍ Christine Reid ïGardening in the DragonÍs Breath Australia and Its Recent Forest FiresÍ Diana Ross meets John Brookes John Akeroyd ïAt Home in Charles DarwinÍs GardenÍ Patricia Cleveland Peck ïThe DuchessÍ Folly El Capricho, MadridÍ Sukie Amory ïEros toi Sofia _ a Garden of Allusion in Ukraine. Part Four Tim Longville ïRembering Betty KershawÍ Sam Llewellyn ïA Voyage in the WestÍ Book Reviews Claire Fletcher on ïScotland for Gardeners The Guide to Scottish Gardens, Nurseries and Garden CentresÍ by Kenneth Cox, Tim Longville on ïCitrus A HistoryÍ by Pierre Laszlo and ïThe WallÍ by John Cannell The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag Woody Cut Stems for Growers and FloristsÍ by Lane Greer and John Dole, ïOrnamental GrassesÍ by Stefan Leppert, ïA Garden in the HillsÍ by Alan Tait, ïInspiring Sussex GardensÍ by Lorraine Harrison, ïWild Flowers of Britain and IrelandÍ by Rae Spencer Jones and Sarah Cuttle, ïSufficient A Modern Guide to Sustainable LivingÍ by Tom Petherick

TradescantÍs Diary Hugh Johnson Paul Williams ïCupbeas Anyone? Joan Loraine ïHunting the DogÍs ToothÍ Fourth and concluding part) Shaun Haddock ïLobÍs Wood ƒa la francaiseÍ Diana Ross meets Roy Strong Angelica Gray ïA Walk in the Park The Arsat Moulay Abdeslam Cyber Park, MarrakeshÍ Peter Dale ïIn an Irish Garden æ Birr Castle and DemesneÍ Tiggy Salt ïThe English Cemetery, FlorenceÍ Charles Elliott ïFrauds and FigmentsÍ Tony Venison ïBulbs at Benton EndÍ Anna Buxton ïThe Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society The First Two Hundred YearsÍ Sam Llewellyn ïNorth and SouthÍ Book Reviews Judith Tankard on ïParadise of Exiles _ The Anglo American Gardens of FlorenceÍ by Katie Campbell, Robin Whalley on ïThomas Mawson æ Life, Gardens and LandscapesÍ by Janet Waymark, Patricia Cleveland Peck on ïMary McMurtrieÍs Country Garden FlowersÍ by Timothy Clark

TradescantÍs Diary æ Hugh Johnson Paul Williams ïParrotia persicaÍ Joan Loraine ïChristmas Flowers from my GardenÍ Helena Attlee ïIl Biviere æ A Post Diluvian Garden in SicilyÍ Tim Longville ïIt is Good to be the King æ Heywood, County Laois, Ireland Its Past, Present and (Uncertain Future)Í Rosemary Lindsay ïA Postcard from New YorkÍ Charles Elliott ïJaponaiserieÍ Edward Wilson ïVandas Will Never Cease Captain W.E. Johns and Dangerous OrchidsÍ Brent Elliott ïSwinburneÍs ïForsaken GardenÍ John Brookes remembers Anthony du Gard Pasley, 1929 2009 Sam Llewellyn ïTime for Another BonfireÍ Book Reviews æ Mark Lutyens on ïSpirit Garden InspirationÍ by Dan Pearson, Christine Skelmersdale on ïBulbÍ by Anna Pavord, Constance Casey on ïThe ExplorerÍs Garden. Shrubs and Vines from the Four Corners of the WorldÍ by Daniel J Hinkley, Sukie Amory on ïRemarkable Trees of VirginiaÍ by Nancy Ross Hugo and Jeff Kirwin The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag ïJelena and Robert De Belder Generous as Nature ItselfÍ by Diane Andriaenssen, ïOxford TreesÍ by Sophie Huxley, ïBotanic Gardens A Living HistoryÍ by various authors and edited by Nadine Kathe Monem, ïExtraordinary Gardens of the WorldÍ by Monty Don, ïGardens of the Loire ValleyÍ by Marie Franoise Val_ry, ïGreat Gardens of AmericaÍ by Tim Richardson, ïThe Gardens of the VaticanÍ by Kildare Dobbs, ïEncyclopedia of Exotic Plants for Temperate ClimatesÍ by Will Giles, ïThe New Oxford Book of Food PlantsÍ by John Vaughan and Catherine Geissler, ïComplete Fruit BookÍ by Bob Flowerdew, ïAn IrishmanÍs CuttingsÍ by Charles E. Nelson, ïFlowers of the LouvreÍ by Michel Lis and B_atrice Vingtrinier, ïPicturing PlantsÍ by Gill Saunders, ïHugh Johnson in the GardenÍ by Hugh Johnson and ïBack to the GardenÍ by Ursula Buchan 2009 Overview æ This YearÍs Best Garden Reading briefly reviewed by John Akeroyd, Angelica Gray, Charles Elliott, Guy Jones, Rosemary Lindsay, Judith Tankard, Anne de Verteuil, Gregory Long, Charles Quest Ritson, Marta McDowell and Elspeth Thompson.æ Books nominated are æ ïDarwinÍs Island æ the Galapagos in the Garden of EnglandÍ by Professor Steve Jones, ïParadise of Exiles æ The Anglo American Gardens of FlorenceÍ by Katie Campbell, ïA Shelter in the Garden æ Playhouses, Treehouses, Gazebos, Sheds and Other Outdoor StructuresÍ by Pierre Nessman, ïThe Morville HoursÍ by Katherine Swift, ïParadise of ExilesÍ by Katie Campbell, ïNatural Garden Style æ Gardening Inspired by NatureÍ by Noel Kingsbury, ïBulbÍ by Anna Pavord, ïCharles LathamÍs Gardens of Italy æ From the Archives of Country LifeÍ by Helena Attlee, ïOrnamental Grasses æ Wolfgang Oehme and the New American GardenÍ by Stefan Leppert, ïManual of Woody Landscape Plants Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation, and UsesÍ by Michael Dirr, ïBeatrix Farrand æ Private Gardens, Public LandscapesÍ by Judith B Tankard, ïParks, Plants, and People æ Beautifying the Urban LandscapeÍ by Lynden B Miller, ïGreat Gardens of AmericaÍ by Tim Richardson with photography by Andrea Jones, ïGarden Gnomes æ A HistoryÍ by Twigs Way, ïSpirit æ Garden InspirationÍ by Dan Pearson and ïOrganic Gardening æ The Whole StoryÍ by Alan and Jackie Gea

TradescantÍs Diary æ Hugh Johnson Paul Williams æ ïIberis sempervirensÍ Joan Loraine æ ïPick of the Bunch SpringÍ John Akeroyd æ ïGive Weeds a ChanceÍ Diana Ross meets Penelope Hobhouse Ambra Edwards ïDavid Austin and the Romance of the RoseÍ Tim Longville ïExiles æ The Old Zoo, LancashireÍ Sean Swallow æ ïBeauty, TruthÍ Charles Elliott æ ïH. Avray Tipping and a Debate ReconciledÍ Irene Feesey æ ïMultum in Parvo æ Plants and Sacheverell SitwellÍs Art of the EssayÍ Carolle Doyle ïThe Ornamental Hermit A Strange HistoryÍ Sam Llewellyn ïWedding FeverÍ Diana Ross remembers Princess Greta Sturdza (1915 2009) Book Review æ Tim Longville on ïOn Chinese GardensÍ by Chen Congzhou with an Introduction by Alison Hardie The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag æ ïOrchard æ A Year in the Life of a Herefordshire Cider OrchardÍ by Gareth Rees Roberts, ïA Walk in the Woods æ Exploring BritainÍs Greatest WoodlandÍ by Archie Miles, ïA Year in the Life of WestonbirtÍ by Sarah Howard, ïJapanese Maples æ The Complete Guide to Selection and CultivationÍ by the late J.D. Vertrees and Peter Gregory, ïTrees for All Seasons æ Broadleaved Evergreens for Temperate ClimatesÍ by Sean Hogan, ïÍConifers of the World æ The Complete ReferenceÍ by James E. Eckenwalder, ïA Clearing in the Woods æ Creating Contemporary GardensÍ by Roger Foley and ïIvington DiariesÍ by Monty DonÍ.

TradescantÍs Diary Hugh Johnson Paul Williams ïClimbing and TwiningÍ Joan Loraine ïPick of the Bunch SummerÍ Sue Gee ïA Truly Magical Place Titley Mill, HerefordshireÍ Diana Ross meets Alan Titchmarsh Peter J. James ïOur Debt to the Basal MeristemÍ Sukie Amory ïThe Gift A WPA Garden in VirginiaÍ Charles Elliott ïWild AnimalsÍ Sam Llewellyn ïBeing and NothingnessÍ Book Review Tim Longville on ïA Garden in My Life and Garden TalesÍ by Cynthia Ramsden The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag ïHistoric Gardens of SomersetÍ by Timothy Mowl and Marion Mako, ïGardens of DorsetÍ by Roger Lane, ïThe Garden at Charleston A Bloomsbury Garden Through the SeasonsÍ by Sue Snell, ïBloomÍs Best Perennials and GrassesÍ by Adrian Bloom, ïÍMeadows by DesignÍ by John Greenlee, ïTall PerennialsÍ by Roger Turner ïGreen FlowersÍ by Alison Hoblyn, ïNew Encyclopedia of HostasÍ by Diana Greenfell and Michael Shadrack, ïThe Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and ConifersÍ by Tony Kirkham, ïPlanting and Maintaining a Tree CollectionÍ by Simon Toomer, ïJekkaÍs Herb BookÍ by Jekka McVicar and ïThe Realm of Fig and QuinceÍ by Ria Loohuizen.

TradescantÍs Diary Hugh Johnson Paul Williams ïVariegation? A Consideration of Hakonechloa macra ïAureolaÍ Joan Loraine ïPick of the Bunch AutumnÍ John Akeroyd ïThe Leaving of SuburbiaÍ Katie Campbell ïDesigning Sri Lanka The Life and Work of Geoffrey BawaÍ Carolle Doyle ïA Hundred Years On The Japan_British Exhibition, 1910Í Victoria Martin ïShanghai GardensÍ Tim Longville ïA Perfect Botanical Dictionary The Life of Georgiana Molloy, An Early English Collector of Australian PlantsÍ Charles Elliott ïTime and the GardenÍ Gwen Ford ïA Poet in the GardenÍ Sam Llewellyn ïMellow Frightfulness? Book Reviews Peter James on Hybrid ïThe History and Science of Plant Breeding by Noel Kingsbury, Patricia Cleveland Peck on Mr HamiltonÍs Elysium The Gardens of Painshill by Michael Symes, William Grant on Ninfa The Most Romantic Garden in the World by Charles Quest Ritson, and Judith Tankard on Romantic Gardens Nature, Art, and Landscape Design by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, Elizabeth S. Eustis and John Bidwell The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag Thoughful Gardening Practical Gardening in Harmony with Nature by Ed Ikin, Thoughtful Gardening by Robin Lane Fox, The Curious Gardener by Anna Pavord, Of Gardens by Paula Deitz, Dear Christo Memories of Christopher Lloyd at Great Dixter prefaced by Fergus Garrett and Rosemary, New Trees Recent Introductions to Cultivation by John Grimshaw and Ross Bayton, Cotoneasters A Comprehensive Guide to Shrubs for Flowers, Fruit, and Foliage by Jeanette Fryer and Bertil Hylm_ Bark An Intimate Look at the WorldÍs Trees by C_dric Pollet, Prairie Style Gardens by Lynn Steiner, Correas Australian Plants for Waterwise Gardens by Maria Hitchcock and English & Irish Delftware 1570_1840 by Aileen Dawson

TradescantÍs Diary Hugh Johnson Paul Williams ïCool Cotoneasters Peter Dale ïIn an Irish Garden Carraig Abhainn, DuffasÍ Sukie Amory ïOur Burnished Stamping Ground The Public Garden, BostonÍ Victoria Martin ïGardens of the Yangzhou Salt Merchants Charles Nelson ïThe Robins of LawnakillaÍ Charles Elliott ïLogsÍ Sam Llewellyn ïA Rich FilthÍ Thomas Cooper A Life in Letters Wayne Winterrowd, 1941 2010Í Book Review Peter James on ïWeeds How Vagabond Plants Gatecrashed Civilisation and Changed the Way We Think about NatureÍ by Richard Mabey The EditorÍs Quarterly Book Bag The Butterfly Isles by Patrick Barkham, Gardens of th World The Great Traditions by Rory Stuart, The Gardens of English Heritage by Gillian Mawrey and Linden Groves, The Wild Garden Expanded Edition by Rick Drake, The Apple Book by Rosie Sanders, Espalier by Allen Gilbert, A Taste of the Unexpected by Mark Diacono, Mediterranean Kitchen Garden by Mariano Bueno, Harvest by Meredith Kirton, Pick of the Bunch by Margaret Willes and Bizarre Botanicals by Larry Mellichamp.