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index 2009
index 2009VolUme 134 ParTs 1–12
2 Index 2009
abbotswood – bean(s)
Index 2009
Numbers in italics denote a picture or illustration
Where a plant has a selling name (also known as a trade designation) it is typeset in a different font to distinguish it from the cultivar name (shown in ‘Single Quotes’), which by law must be shown on plant labelling
AAbbotswood (Glos) in autumn, by Mary Maher 720–723
Abelia floribunda 755–756, 756
Abies:pruning 334concolor ‘Wattez Prostrate’ 102, 102
grandis 393koreana (cone) 105procera ‘Noble’s Dwarf’:
cone 69flower 105
Acacia:anegadensis 122, 125dealbata 182
Acaena novae-zelandiae in North York Moors National Park 713
Acalypha ‘Mini Red’ 310, 313, 314
Acca sellowiana, by Ian Le Gros 530, 530
Acer:National Plant Collection 713
problems 129conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ 611
fabri 541sikkimense 229, 229
Achillea:grandifolia 755, 755millefolium ‘Sue’s Pink’ 756, 756
acidity 189Acmella oleracea 310, 313, 314
Actaea:racemosa 683simplex ‘Pink Spike’ (seedheads) 730
Actinidia 739–741arguta 739, 741
‘Geneva 2’ 739, 740‘Issai’ 740, 740‘Jumbo’ 740, 740‘Ken’s Red’ 740‘Weiki’ 740, 740
kolomikta 739, 740, 741‘Adam’ 741, 741‘Dr Szymanowski’ 741, 741
‘Red Beauty’ 741‘Sientiabrskeja’ 741‘Tomoko’ 741
purpurea 739, 740, 741‘Purpurna Sadowa’ 741
adventurous fruit, by Ursula Buchan 514
aerating lawns 623Aesculus:
bleeding canker 437, 493, 493
horse chestnut leaf-mining moth 437, 493
leaf blotch 493problems 493hippocastanum 437
Agapanthus:‘Aimee’ 611‘Northern Star’ 538
Agastache ‘Summer Glow’ 609
agm (Award of Garden Merit) plants:
butternut squash 676climbing French beans 333
Iris sibirica 397Potentilla 265Sempervivum 549spring shrubs 176–181Tagetes 615
Ajuga:reptans:
‘Braunherz’ 655, 656‘Burgundy Glow’ 656‘Catlin’s Giant’ 656‘Jungle Beauty’ 656‘Multicolor’ 656
Akeroyd, John, on:lawns and wildlife 416–417
readers’ response 581Albert, Maya, on: choosing compost 38–41
Aldous, Michael and Jenny: their garden in Oxfordshire 448–453, 450
algae 61Allium (see also onion):
‘Carlito’ 543‘Purple Rain’ 465rouyi 642
Allotments Regeneration Initiative (correction) 222, 509
alpines, growing media for 203
Alstroemeria:brasiliensis (seedheads) 731
inticancha White Pink Blush (‘Tesblushin’) 304, 304
Alternanthera:dentata ‘Purple Knight’ 314
‘Royal Tapestry’ 311, 314amaranth leaves 276Amaryllis belladonna 625, 625
Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Ballerina’ 176, 180
aminopyralid 778Anderton, Stephen, on: Anglesey Abbey, Cambs 144
Angelonia:Angel Mist Series 314angustifolia angel mist lavender (1999) (‘Balanglav’) (Angel Mist Series) 311
Serena Series 314Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG III) system 779
Anglesey Abbey, Cambs, by Stephen Anderton 144
Angus, Sir Michael and Lady 235, 237
annuals for attracting birds 813
Antirrhinum:hispanicum 478
subsp. hispanicum ‘Roseum’ 478
aphids 258, 258, 419, 696apple(s):
cooking 171disorders 624pruning, by Peter Blackburne-Maze 824–827
recommended 23storage 624tree with multiple grafted cultivars 706, 706
‘Blenheim Orange’ 171, 171
‘Bramley’s Seedling’ 74, 145
by Joan Morgan 168–170
letter on 231‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ 170
‘Discovery’ 23‘Dummellor’s Seedling’ 171, 171
‘Early Victoria’ 171, 171‘Emneth Early’ 171, 171‘Golden Noble’ 171, 171‘King of the Pippins’ 171, 171
‘Lord Lambourne’ 23‘Newton Wonder’ 171, 171
‘Sunset’ 23aquatic compost 41Aquilegia:
barbaricina 642flabellata var. pumila ‘Atlantis’ 229, 229
Araucaria araucana 393Ardle, Jon, on:
Bowthorpe Oak, Lincs 566, 566
perry pears 592–595Argyranthemum:
RHS trial (2010) 715‘Jamaica Primrose’ 312madeira crested merlot (‘Bonmadmerlo’) 314
‘Vancouver’ 312Armitage, James, on: Dianella 726–727
art, botanical: bursary for 227
Artemisia vulgaris oriental limelight (‘Janlim’) 655, 656
artichoke:Chinese 242, 242globe 241, 241
as ornamental (seedheads) 731
Jerusalem 242, 242, 695by Nigel Slater 666–667
Arum italicum subsp. italicum ‘Marmoratum’ 18
Asarum europaeum 17, 19, 21
Asparagus:cultivation 350RHS trial 303officinalis 243
Aspidistra dolichanthera Ogisu 252: 822, 822
Asplenium scolopendrium 655, 656
Associate of Honour, RHS: 2009 awards 512
Astelia chathamica 19, 20, 21
Aster novae-angliae National Plant Collection 713
Astrantia ‘Roma’ 619aubergine(s):
by Michael Michaud 184–187
cultivation 184, 186pests and diseases 203RHS trial 184, 187‘Balsas’ 185‘Bonica’ 184, 185, 187‘Fabina’ 185‘Fabiola’ 187‘Fairy Tale’ 184, 185, 186, 187
‘Falcon’ 185, 187‘Farmer’s Long’ 184, 185garden egg 184, 186‘Kermit’ 184, 186‘Long Purple’ 184, 185‘Louisiana Long Green’ 184, 186
‘Moneymaker’ 185‘Ophelia’ 184, 185, 186pea 184, 186‘Ping Tung Long’ 187
Austin, David 399–400Austrocedrus chilensis 393Avena nuda grown as birdseed 814, 815
award nominations (RHS) 780
Azara:lanceolata 551microphylla 37, 37, 738, 738
serrata 179, 180, 181
BBailes, Christopher, on: RHS Garden Rosemoor’s new Hot Garden 250–253
Bailey, Nick, on:Brian Dunn’s garden in Norfolk 748–751
buying plants online 787, 787
Ballard, Helen 97Balmforth, Elizabeth, on: future developments at RHS Garden Harlow Carr 474–475
bamboo flowering 833
bananas, protecting 760
Banks, Elizabeth 261, 261
Banksia praemorsa 473Bankside Open Spaces Trust (bost) 45
Barbarea verna 407Barber, Alan, award of obe 150
bark chips 40, 41Barnett, Paul: his multi-cultivar apple tree, by John Glover 706, 706
bats, pipistrelle 591Baulcombe, David: award of knighthood 508
bean seed fly larvae 350
bean(s):broad, cultivation 132climbing French:
agm awards 333by Sue Stickland 330–333
cultivation 331–332problems 350
January 2009 pp1–68
February 2009pp69–144
march 2009pp145–216
april 2009 pp217–292
may 2009pp293–362
June 2009pp363–432
Index 2009 3
book reviews
BooK reVieWs – By BooK aUThor
anderton, Stephen, et al: Discovering Welsh Gardens 705
anisko, tomasz: When Perennials Bloom 289
attlee, helena, et al: The Gardens of Wales 705
austin, david: The Rose 501
bayton, ross, et al: New Trees 771
bisgrove, richard: William Robinson 67
blythe, ronald: Outsiders 634
buckingham, alan: Allotment Month by Month 841
Cox, kenneth, and ray: Scotland for Gardeners 705
la Croix, isobyl: The New Encyclopedia of Orchids 289
davenport, andrew edward: Quick Return Compost Making 143
Fiala, John L: Lilacs 67
Flower, Charles: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? 501
Frowine, Steven a: Moth Orchids 634
Fry, Carolyn: The Plant Hunters 705
geddes-brown, Leslie (comp): Garden Wisdom 841
grimshaw, John, et al: New Trees 771
hawes, Charles, et al: Discovering Welsh Gardens 705
hessayon, dg: The Bedside Book of the Garden 291
hinkley, daniel J: The Explorer’s Garden: Shrubs and Vines 771
hogan, Sean: Trees for All Seasons 215
kesseler, rob, et al: Fruit 215
kingsbury, noel: Natural Garden Style 771
Layton-Jones, katy, et al: Places of Health and Amusement 141
Lee, robert, et al: Places of Health and Amusement 141
Lidén, magnus, et al: Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and Their Relatives 361
Lyle, Susanna: Vegetables, Herbs and Spices 635
mcgregor, malcom: Saxifrages 67
mcPherson, Stewart: Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands 291
nicolass, John: Fuchsias 501
oakeley, henry Francis: Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa 143
ogden, Lauren Springer, and Scott, Plant-driven Design 215
ott, Steve: Home-Grown Vegetable Manual 841
oxley, valerie: Botanical Illustration 289
Page, martin: Growing Citrus 635
Paterson, allen: The Gardens at Kew 141
Pavord, anna: Bulb 841
ramsay, alex, et al: The Gardens of Wales 705
ross, diana: Gardeners 634
ross, ruth isabel, et al: An Irish Florilegium 361
Simmons, John: Managing the Wet Garden 141
Small, david, et al: Gardening with Hardy Heathers 143
Stuppy, wolfgang, et al: Fruit 215
tebbitt, mark, et al: Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and Their Relatives 361
walsh, wendy F, et al: An Irish Florilegium 361
walsh, wendy F: The Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland 361
wulff, ella may t, et al: Gardening with Hardy Heathers 143
Zetterlund, henrik, et al.: Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and Their Relatives 361
BooK reVieWs – By TiTle
Allotment Month by Month, by alan buckingham 841
Bedside Book of the Garden, The, by dg hessayon 291
Bleeding Hearts, Corydalis, and Their Relatives, by mark tebbitt, magnus Lidén and henrik Zetterlund 361
Botanical Illustration, by valerie oxley 289
Bulb, by anna Pavord 841
Contemporary Garden, The (ed Phaidon Press) 634
Discovering Welsh Gardens, by Stephen anderton and Charles hawes 705
Explorer’s Garden, The: Shrubs and Vines, by daniel J hinkley 771
Fruit, by wolfgang Stuppy and rob kesseler 215
Fuchsias, by John nicolass 501
Garden Wisdom, comp Leslie geddes-brown 841
Gardeners, by diana ross 634
Gardening with Hardy Heathers, by david Small and ella may t wulff 143
Gardens at Kew, The, by allen Paterson 141
Gardens of Wales, The, by helena attlee and alex ramsay 705
Growing Citrus, by martin Page 635
Home-Grown Vegetable Manual, by Steve ott 841
Irish Florilegium, An, by wendy F walsh and ruth isabel ross 361
Lilacs, by John L Fiala 67
Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands, by Stewart mcPherson 291
Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa, by henry Francis oakeley 143
Managing the Wet Garden, by John Simmons 141
Moth Orchids, by Steven a Frowine 634
Natural Garden Style, by noel kingsbury 771
New Encyclopedia of Orchids, The, by isobyl la Croix 289
New Trees, by John grimshaw and ross bayton 771
Outsiders, by ronald blythe 634
Places of Health and Amusement, by katy Layton-Jones and robert Lee 141
Plant Hunters, The, by Carolyn Fry 705
Plant-driven Design, by Scott and Lauren Springer ogden 215
Quick Return Compost Making, by andrew edward davenport 143
Rose, The, by david austin 501
Saxifrages, by malcolm mcgregor 67
Scotland for Gardeners, by kenneth and ray Cox 705
Trees for All Seasons, by Sean hogan 215
Vegetables, Herbs and Spices, by Susanna Lyle 635
When Perennials Bloom, by tomasz anisko 289
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, by Charles Flower 501
Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland, The, by wendy F walsh 361
William Robinson, by richard bisgrove 67
July 2009pp433–502
august 2009pp503–566
september 2009pp567–636
october 2009pp637–706
november 2009pp707–772
december 2009pp773–842
4 Index 2009
beans (continued) – Chalke valley watercress
bean(s) (continued):climbing French (cont):
‘Algarve’ 331, 332, 333
‘Anellino Giallo’ 332BB2515 333BB2517 333‘Blauhilde’ 331, 332‘Blue Queen’ 509, 509
‘Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco’ 331
‘Cobra’ 330, 332, 333
‘Empress’ 331, 332‘Eva’ 330, 332, 333‘Golden Gate’ 330, 332, 333
‘Hunter’ 332, 333‘Kwintus’ 332, 333‘Limka’ 330, 332, 333‘Musica’ 332, 333‘Pantheon’ 332, 333‘Rob Roy’ 330, 333‘Rob Splash’ 330
dwarf French, RHS trial (2010) 715
flageolet 331haricot 331runner:
by Nigel Slater 254–255
‘Enorma’ 254–255, 255
‘Scarlet Emperor’ 255‘White Emergo’ 254–255
Beard, Chris, award of Associateship of Honour 512
Beardshaw, Chris:his mentoring scholarship 153, 199
on horticulture’s poor image as a career 198–199, 199
letters on 307Beck, Caroline, on:
Dove Cottage Nursery and Garden, West Yorks 584–589
food-growing projects by newcomers to the UK 526–529
Summerdale House, Cumbria: its range of spring plants 318–321
bedding, summer, sowing 278
beds, raised 59, 59bees 182–183
bee health strategy 150
beekeeping 183bumblebees 582colony collapse disorder 183
nosema 183planting to attract 202, 422
their decline, by Philippa O’Brien 182–183
varroa mite 183
beetle:flea 492, 492larvae 277, 277lily (Lilioceris lilii) 351, 351
rosemary (Chrysolina americana) 351, 351
beetroot:by Nigel Slater 166–167
‘Boltardy’ 166‘Burpee’s Golden’ 166
‘Touchstone Gold’ 304, 304
Begonia:Bonfire (‘Nzcone’) 312‘Doublet Pink’ 311Doublet Series 312dragon Wing red (‘Bepared’) 310, 311–312, 313
‘Fragrance Elfie’ 155, 155Fusion Series 312‘Glowing Embers’ 609grandis subsp. evansiana var. alba 620, 620
million Kisses elegance (‘Yagance’) 312, 314
bellflower (see Campanula)Bellis perennis Bellissima Series 654, 656
Benmore Fernery, Argyll 438
Berberis:darwinii 176, 180, 180, 392, 551, 551
francisci-ferdinandii 713x stenophylla 176, 180
‘Corallina Compacta’ 180
Bergenia ciliata 618, 619Berridge, Vanessa, on:
Chesham Bois House, Bucks 516–521
Kate West’s garden in Norwich 662–665
Berry, Mary, on: preserving summer surpluses 686–689
best plants of 2009, by Roy Lancaster 822–823
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima (see sea beet)
Betula utilis National Plant Collection 713
Bidens:aurea:
‘Blacksmith’s Flame’ 620
‘Hannay’s Lemon Drop’ 620, 621
bifenthrin 149Big Lunch 297, 573Big Wildlife Garden 778Biggs, Matt, on:
hygiene in the garden 309, 309
readers’ response 513surplus fruit scheme in North London 660–661
tropical plantings in East Anglia 532–535
biochar 303
biological control of garden pests, by Andrew Salisbury 256–259
Bird, Charlie: his garden in Suffolk: readers’ response 83
birds, plants to attract, by Mary Maher 812–815
birdseed: growing plants for 814, 815
bitter pit 624, 624blackspot 419blackberry ‘Ouachita’ 781, 781
Blackburne-Maze, Peter, on: pruning apple trees 824–827
blackcurrants 536–537growing 489recommended 23‘Ben Connan’ 23‘Ben Sarek’ 23, 23
blackfly 258, 350Blacksmiths Cottage Nursery, Norfolk, by Roy Lancaster 618–621
bladder nut (see Staphylea)Blechnum:
brasiliense ‘Volcano’ 227chilense 17
Bloom, Adrian, on:pruning conifers 334–335
seasonal interest in conifers 100–105
Bloom, Alan 749Blowers, John W: obituary 225, 225
blueberries:recommended 23‘Duke’ 23, 23
Bodnant Garden, Conwy 162
Bomarea x cantabrigiensis 48, 48
borders:maintaining their interest, by Phil Clayton 460–461
neglected 832Boston, Diana and Peter 382Boston, Lucy M 381Botanic Gardens Conservation International 642
botrytis 203Bourne, Val, on:
hellebores 94–97plants for walls 734–738
RHS trial of Tagetes 612–615
Bowthorpe Oak, Lincs, by Jon Ardle 566, 566
box, box blight (see Buxus)Boycott, Rosie, on: food and community 54–55, 54
bracket fungi 697Brailsford, Mary Anne 169Brassica:
dark leaf spot (Alternaria species) 492, 492
leaves 276pests and diseases 492
powdery mildew (Erysiphe cruciferarum) 492, 492
juncea ‘Red Giant’ 817oleracea var. ramosa (see kale, perennial)
‘Petit Posy Mix’ 781, 781rapa Chinensis Group (see pak choi)
Britain in Bloom, RHS:by Lila Das Gupta 324–329
results 714Britain’s Best Park 2008 150
Broadleas Gardens, Wilts 165
broccoli, Chinese 817, 817Brooks, Sarah, on: orchids as house plants 796–799
Brown, Bob, on: Campanula 480–485
Brunfelsia jamaicensis 78Brussels sprout-kale cross (‘Petit Posy Mix’) 781, 781
Buchan, Ursula 14, on:adventurous fruit 514bumblebees 582buying plants from garden centres 14
containerised plants 158
discarding second-rate plants 786
finding single-colour flower seeds 650
readers’ response 785
garden plants seen in their natural habitat 446
Hemingford Grey manor, Cambs 380–385
lighter aspects of garden design 718
opening your garden to the public 378
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 308
RHS Council 260–261tender bedding 232winter focus in the garden 84
Buckland, Toby, on: steep gardens 15, 15
Buckley, Peter 5, 5an appreciation 79, 79
Buddleja:RHS trial 442agathosma 737, 737davidii 32
lo and Behold (‘Blue Chip’) 442, 442
bugs, by Matt Shardlow 515
Bulbostylis neglecta 75, 75bulbs:
autumn-flowering 625choosing 627small summer 275
bumblebees, by Ursula Buchan 582
Burgess, Lucinda, on: Iris sibirica 394–397
butterflies, planting to attract 202
butterfly:comma (Polygonia c-album) 557, 557
orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines), by Andrew Halstead 387, 387
peacock (Nymphalis io) 557, 557
red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) 557, 557
small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) 557, 557
butternut squash (see squash, butternut)
Buxus:blight (Cylindrocladium buxicola and Volutella buxi) 626, 626
bronzing 626, 626diseases and disorders 626
buying plants online, by Nick Bailey 786
Ccabbage:
RHS trial (2010) 715root fly 492, 492whitefly 492, 492‘Kilaxy’ 605
Caerhays Castle, Cornwall 162, 162
Calceolaria:amplexicaulis request for seeds or plants 717
uniflora var. darwinii 551, 551
Calluna vulgaris ‘Silver Queen’ 656
Camassia leichtlinii Avon’s Stella hybrids 464
Cambria orchids 798Cambridge University Botanic Garden: plants associated with, by Roy Lancaster 48–49
Camellia:‘Freedom Bell’ 176, 178japonica:
‘Guilio Nuccio’ 176, 178
‘Takanini’ 78Campaign for School Gardening, RHS 575
birdseed project 815by Lila Das Gupta 668–671
Campanula:by Bob Brown 480–485RHS trial (2010) 715‘Azure Beauty’ 485‘Burghaltii’ 485carpatica var. turbinata ‘Isabel’ 483
garganica ‘Dickson’s Gold’ 483
glomerata 484, 485‘Caroline’ 484
incurva 642
‘Kent Belle’ 485lactiflora 482, 485
‘Alba’ 483‘Loddon Anna’ 480, 484, 485
‘Prichard’s Variety’ 485
‘Superba’ 485latifolia 482
var. macrantha 483latiloba 482
‘Highcliffe Variety’ 482
makaschvilii 483medium 485persicifolia 482, 482
‘Chettle Charm’ 485‘Cornish Mist’ 485‘Fleur de Neige’ 483, 485
‘Powder Puff’ 485‘Pride of Exmouth’ 485
‘Telham Beauty’ 484‘Wortham Belle’ 484
‘Pink Octopus’ 484, 485poscharskyana 483punctata 485
f. rubriflora ‘Wine ’n’ Rubies’ 484
pyramidalis 485rotundifolia 483‘Sarastro’ 485, 755, 755takesimana 485
‘Beautiful Trust’ 481trachelium 482
var. alba 482, 484‘Alba Flore Pleno’ 482
‘Bernice’ 482‘Van-Houttei’ 485
canker, bleeding (on Aesculus) 437, 493, 493
Capital Growth project 7Cardiocrinum giganteum (seedheads) 731, 733
cardoon 240, 243carnation (see Dianthus)carrot:
RHS trial (2010) 715‘Purple Haze’ 155, 155
caterpillar damage to brassicas 492
Catharanthus:Pacifica Series 315roseus ‘Pacifica Icy Pink’ 310
Ceanothus ‘Concha’ 179, 181Cedrus:
pruning 334deodara ‘Aurea’ 335, 335
Cerney House, Glos 234–239
Chaenomeles:cathayensis 685, 685speciosa ‘Moerloosei’ 176, 178
x superba:‘Crimson and Gold’ 178
‘Pink Lady’ 178chafer grubs (Phyllopertha horticola, Hoplia phlianthus) 626
Chalke Valley Watercress 407–409
Index 2009 5
Chamaecyparis – darwin’s plants
Chamaecyparis:pruning 334thyoides ‘Rubicon’ 103
Chamerion angustifolium ‘Stahl Rose’ 479, 479
Charlemagne 546Charrett, Sally, on: Edible Estates community garden, Southwark 44–47
Chasmanthium latifolium (seedheads) 731, 732
Chatto, Beth, on: planning for drought 159, 159
‘Chelsea chop’ 461, 490Chelsea Flower Show (see RHS Shows)
chemicals, garden 352Chenopodium:
giganteum ‘Magentaspreen’ 605
quinoa grown as birdseed 815
Chesham Bois House, Bucks, by Vanessa Berridge 516–521
chicory 243, 276chilli peppers:
RHS Trials bulletin on 8sowing 279‘Alma Paprika’ 10, 10
Chinese cabbage 421, 421
Chionodoxa ‘Pink Giant’ 201, 201
Chloraea magellanica 551, 551
Choisya x dewitteana ‘Aztec Pearl’ 179, 181
Christmas rose (see Helleborus niger)
Christmas tree recycling 832Chrysanthemum ‘American Beauty Lemon’ 229, 229
Chrysosplenium:by Roy Lancaster 244–245
alternifolium 244, 244americanum 244davidianum 244–245, 245
glechomifolium 244macrophyllum 244, 244, 245, 245
macrostemon var. shiobarense 245, 245
oppositifolium 244Chusquea culeou 19, 21Cichorium intybus (see chicory)
Cistus x aguilarii ‘Maculatus’ 754, 755
Clayton, Phil, on:container displays at Great Dixter 114–119
maintaining floral interest in borders 460–461
Mark Fox’s National Plant Collection of Crocosmia 598–601
seedheads for winter effects 728–733
the jade vine at Cambridge 216
Clematis:how to prune, by David Jewell 108–111
letters on 13alpina 108–109, 109angelique (‘Evipo017’) 110
‘Apple Blossom’ 109, 738, 738
‘Arabella’ 13armandii 60, 60, 109‘Barbara Jackman’ 110‘Burma Star’ 110cirrhosa 60, 60, 109
var. purpurascens ‘Freckles’ 737, 737
courtoisii Ogisu 410: 822, 823
diana’s delight (‘Evipo026’) 341
Early Large-flowered Group hybrids, pruning 110
‘Étoile Violette’ 110‘Fujimusume’ 110‘H.F. Young’ 110‘Hagley Hybrid’ 110‘Jackmanii’ 110Late Large-flowered Group hybrids, pruning 110
‘Lemon Chiffon’ 110macropetala February cover, 109, 736, 736
‘Mikelite’ 453montana 109
var. grandiflora 109var. rubens ‘Tetrarose’ 735, 735
‘Nelly Moser’ 110, 110‘Odoriba’ 110Parisienne (‘Evipo019’) 110, 110
‘Perle d’Azur’ 110‘Pink Fantasy’ 110‘Prince Charles’ 453‘Purpurea Plena Elegans’ 13
‘Romantika’ 453‘Royal Velours’ 110Viticella Group hybrids, pruning 110
Clevely, Andi, on:container gardening 388–391
green manure 596–597soil improvers 188–191
climate change:its effect on ‘cottage garden’ plantings 507
readers’ response 649climbers: winter-flowering 60
club root (Plasmodiophora brassicae) 492, 492
Colborn, Nigel, on:agm spring shrubs 176–181
dwarf and miniature pinks 412–415
winter scented flowers 36–37
Coles, Sarah, on: breeding developments in roses 398–403
Colquhoun, Andrew 127
Comfrey Project, The 526, 529
companion plants 493
compost 279aquatic 41bark chips 40, 41bin types 811by Maya Albert 38–41coir-based 41enriching with manure 40
ericaceous 40, 41green waste 38grit 40, 41home-made, by Allan Shepherd 808–811
John Innes 41loam-based 41materials to exclude 809mixing ‘browns’ and ‘greens’ 809
mushroom 189peat-based 38peat-free 38perlite 40, 41sand 41weeds 810woody waste 810wool-based 41
Concrete to Coriander project 526, 529
conifers:pruning 334–335seasonal interest in, by Adrian Bloom 100–105
conservation of island floras by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 122–125
containers:by Andi Clevely 388–391choosing plants for 558containerised plants, by Ursula Buchan 158
displays at Great Dixter, by Phil Clayton 114–119
displays, prolonging 558drought-resistant 388in borders 461potatoes grown in, by Alan Romans 120–121
repotting 131watering 390winter displays 652–657
Coode-Adams, Giles 78, 261, 261, 370
on: the Gardens of Ninfa, Italy 842
Cordyline:australis 16, 19‘Sunrise’ 229, 229
Coreopsis:by Graham Rice 524–525
auriculata ‘Elfin Gold’ 524–525
‘Autumn Blush’ 525, 525‘Caluroso’ 524‘Calypso’ 525‘Cha Cha Cha’ 524‘Cosmic Eye’ 524–525‘Cumbia’ (Coloropsis Series) 525
‘Full Moon’ (Big Bang Series) 525, 525
‘Galaxy’ 524‘Gold Nugget’ 525grandiflora:
Flying saucers (‘Walcoreop’) 525
‘Heliot’ 524‘Rising Sun’ 55
‘Jethro Tull’ 524, 525‘Jive’ (Coloropsis Series) 525, 525
‘Limbo’ (Coloropsis Series) 525, 525
‘Limerock Passion’ 524, 525
‘Limerock Ruby’ 524‘Mambo’ 524‘Moonlight’ 525‘Moonraker’ 524–525‘Pinwheel’ 524–525‘Redshift’ 525rosea 524
‘Heaven’s Gate’ 525‘Sweet Dreams’ 524, 525
‘Rum Punch’ 525, 540‘Snowberry’ 525, 525‘Tequila Sunrise’ 525tripteris ‘Lightning Flash’ 525, 525
verticillata 524crème Brûlée (‘Crembru’) 524
‘Limerock Dream’ 524
‘Moonbeam’ 524Cornus kousa by Jonathan Webster 531, 531
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca ‘Citrina’ 1, 37, 37
Cortaderia:by David Jewell 672–675
cultivation 696RHS trial 675fulvida 674, 675‘Highfield Pink’ 675richardii 672, 675selloana 673
‘Aureolineata’ 672, 674, 675
‘Evita’ 672, 675‘Monstrosa’ 674, 675
‘Patagonia’ 675‘Pumila’ 675, 675silver Feather (‘Notcort’) 672, 675, 675
‘Sunningdale Silver’ 674, 675
Corydalis solida 201, 201Crambe maritima (see seakale)
Creech, John: obituary 780, 780
Crinodendron hookerianum 179, 181, 181, 392, 393
Crocosmia:Mark Fox’s National Plant Collection, by Phil Clayton 598–601
aurea 600Bright eyes (‘Walbreyes’) 598–599
‘Comet’ 599x crocosmiiflora 600
‘Burford Bronze’ 599
‘Coleton Fishacre’ 598, 601
‘Dusky Maiden’ 601
‘Hoey Joey’ 598–599, 601
‘Mephistopheles’ 601
‘Nigricans’ 601‘Pepper’ 598–599, 600
‘Sultan’ 601‘Ellenbank Goldcrest’ 609
‘Highlight’ 598, 601‘Krakatoa’ 598‘Little Redhead’ 598‘Lucifer’ September cover, 600
masoniorum 600‘Okavango’ 599‘Orange Devil’ 598, 601paniculata 600
‘Cally Greyleaf’ 599, 601
‘Paul’s Best Yellow’ 601pottsii 600
Cross, Rose and Brian: their garden in County Cork 678–683
crown lifting 334crown rot 204Cryer, Sam, award of Honorary Fellowship 512
Cryptomeria japonica Elegans Group 16, 17, 18
cucumber:mosaic virus 60, 696problems 558
Cucurbita:maxima (see squash, winter)moschata (see squash, butternut)
culling plants, by Helen Dillon 379
Cupressus sempervirens ‘Totem Pole’ 16
x Cuprocyparis leylandii 101currants 489
by Nigel Slater 536–537cuttings:
hardwood 762softwood 353
Cyclamen:hederifolium 19, 20, 21
‘Red Sky’ 538, 538Cydonia:
oblonga 685‘Vranja’ 685, 685
Cymbidium reblooming 835Cynara:
cardunculus (see cardoon)Scolymus Group (see artichoke, globe)
Cypripedium:calceolus 122, 122, 125Victoria grex 715, 715
Cytisus:‘Boskoop Ruby’ 179, 180, 180
x praecox ‘Allgold’ 176, 180
DDahlia:
lifting and storing 761
RHS trial (2010) 715
‘Ballego’s Glory’ 542‘Franz Kafka’ 542‘Joe Swift’ 464‘Perfect Partner’ 464
Daphne:bholua 133, 133
by Roy Lancaster 106–107
‘Alba’ 106‘Darjeeling’ 106var. glacialis ‘Gurkha’ 106
‘Jacqueline Postill’ 106, 107
‘Limpsfield’ 106‘Peter Smithers’ 106
Wakehurst form 106
cneorum 133, 133mezereum 133, 133pontica 179, 181wolongensis ‘Kevock Star’ 194, 196
Daphniphyllum macropodum 16, 18
dark leaf spot 204Darwin, Charles 550Darwin’s plants, by Roy Lancaster 550–551
commUniTy gardeningbritain in bloom, by Lila das gupta 324–329
edible estates community garden, Southwark, by Sally Charrett 44–47
Food up Front network, by matthew wilson 98–99
food-growing projects by newcomers to the uk, by Caroline beck 526–529
surplus fruit scheme in north London, by matt biggs 660–661
6 Index 2009
das gupta – Fruit & vegetables
Das Gupta, Lila, on:Britain in Bloom 324–329the RHS Campaign for School Gardening 668–671
Datisca cannabina (seedheads) 731, 732
David, Thomas: award of obe 508
dead wood, removing 824deadheading 278, 461, 490deer, damage by 133Delphinium ‘Leonora’ 649Dendrobium care 799derris 352Desfontainia spinosa 393, 393Deutzia x elegantissima ‘Rosealind’ 179, 181
Dianella:by James Armitage 726–727
caerulea 727Breeze (‘Dcnco’) 727cassa Blue (‘Dbb03’) 726, 727
little Jess (‘Dcmp01’) 727, 727
nigra 726‘Margaret Pringle’ 726, 727
prunina Utopia (‘Dp303’) 727
revoluta 727Baby Bliss (‘Dtn03’) 727
little rev (‘Dr5000’) 727
tasmanica 726, 726–727‘Emerald Arch’ 726, 727
Tasred (‘Tr20’) 726‘Variegata’ 726
Dianthus:cultivation 415dwarf and miniature pinks, by Nigel Colborn 412–415
barbatus Nigrescens Group 478
‘Brilliant Star’ 413‘Calypso Star’ 413, 415‘Devon Zane’ 413‘Evening Star’ 413, 413Fire star (‘Devon Xera’) 413, 415
‘Kahori’ 412mendlesham minx (‘Russmin’) 413
‘Merlin’ 413morning star (‘Devon Winnie’) 412, 413
mystic star (‘Devon Sapphire’) 413, 414, 415
‘Neon Star’ 413Passion (‘WP Passion’) (Scent First Series) 413
Pop star (‘WP04 Esther’) 413
shooting star (‘WP04 Flores’) 413, 413
‘Sops-in-wine’ 413‘Starburst’ 413starlight (‘WP06 Parnia’) 415
sugar Plum (‘WP08 Ian04’) (Scent First Series) 412, 413
Tickled Pink (‘Devon PP 11’) (Scent First Series) 413
‘Whatfield Gem’ 413Diascia ‘Denim Blue’ 611Dicentra:
formosa ‘Spring Gold’ 76, 76
‘Spring Magic’ 76, 76dichlobenil 352Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls’ 313, 314, 315
Dig In campaign 297digging 834Digitalis:
‘Goldcrest’ 304, 304purpurea ‘Pam’s Split’ 462
Dillon, Helen, on: culling plants 379, 379
Dipelta floribunda 179, 180, 181
Diplotaxis tenuifolia (see rocket, wild)
Dipsacus:fullonum (seedheads) 729, 731
inermis 757dividing herbaceous perennials 832
Dodecatheon meadia f. album 321
Dorothy Clive garden, Shropshire 160–161
double digging 834Dove Cottage Nursery and Garden, West Yorks, by Caroline Beck 584–589
doves, collared, by Andrew Halstead 725, 725
Dowding, Charles, on: perennial vegetables 240–243
downy mildew 204, 204drainage 189Drimys:
lanceolata 19winteri 18, 179, 180, 735, 735
drought, planning for, by Beth Chatto 159
Dryden, Kath: obituary 511, 511
Dryopteris erythrosora 656Dudley, Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester 300
Duffy 229Dummer, Peter, an appreciation 369
Dunn, Brian, his Bloom-inspired garden in Norfolk, by Nick Bailey 748–751, 749
Dunnett, Nigel, on: meadow seed mixes 50–53
EEast Malling Concept Pear Orchard 439
Eastern European vegetable cultivars 73
Echinacea:purpurea 732, 733
‘Green Edge’ (seedheads) 731
‘Meringue’ 609Echinopsis ‘Lincoln Imp’ 463Edgeworthia:
chrysantha 36, 36‘Red Dragon’ 36
Edible Estates community garden, Southwark, by Sally Charrett 44–47
Elliott, Brent, on: William Salmon’s Botanologia 42–43
Embothrium:coccineum 180–181, 393, 393
(Lanceolatum Group) ‘Ñorquinco’ 179, 180
endangered native European flora 642
Enkianthus cernuus f. rubens 822, 823
Epidendrum montserratense 122, 122
Epimedium x cantabrigiense 48, 48
Epipogium aphyllum 777Erica:
arborea var. alpina 176, 180carnea:
f. alba ‘Springwood White’ 656
‘Myretoun Ruby’ 654, 656
‘Rosalie’ 655, 656ericaceous compost 40, 41Erigeron National Plant Collection 713
Eriobotrya japonica 19, 21Erodium:
‘Fran’s Delight’ 477‘Julie Ritchie’ 477
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa (see rocket, salad)
Eryngium:agavifolium (seedheads) 730, 732
giganteum ‘Silver Ghost’ 755, 755, 757
pandanifolium 618–619, 620
x tripartitum (seedheads) 731, 732
Erysimum x marshallii citrona 655, 656–657
Erythronium:RHS trial (2010–2013) 715
‘Joanna’ 174‘Kondo’ 201, 201revolutum ‘Wild Salmon’ 340
Escallonia rubra var. macrantha 551
Eucalyptus National Plant Collection 713
Eucomis bicolor 679Euonymus alatus ‘Blade Runner’ 822, 823
Euphorbia:toxicity 491pulcherrima 491, 779, 831
‘Picasso’ 78European Union:
controls on appearance of vegetables 75
phase-out of pesticides 149
evergreens, overwintering 61Exbury Gardens, Hants 154, 163
Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’ 176, 178, 180
extinction 777
FFairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, Norfolk 164
fairy rings (Marasmius oreades) 422, 422
Fallopia japonica psyllid control 573
x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’ 18, 21
Feast on the Bridge, Southwark, by Ian Hodgson 616–617
Fergusson, Kirsty, on: le jardin Plume, near Rouen 86–91
fernery, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, at Benmore, Argyll 438
Finnis, Valerie: her art collection 7
fir, Korean (see Abies koreana)Fitzroya cupressoides 393Fiveways Cottage Garden, Oxon, by Bunny Guinness 448–453
flea beetles 492, 492
forking 834Forrest, George 31, 31, 32, 34Forsythia:
x intermedia:‘Lynwood Variety’ 178
Week-end (‘Courtalyn’) 176, 178
Fox, Mark: his National Plant Collection of Crocosmia 598–601, 600
Francoa sonchifolia ‘Pink Bouquet’ 611
Frank, Anne 509frass 795
Freer, Roy, award of mbe 508freezing surplus crops 686Freylinia lanceolata 780Fritillaria sewerzowii 374fritillary meadow, Magdalen College, Oxford, by Andrew Lawson 292, 292
frog:common (Rana temporaria) 317, 317
hibernation habitats 694
marsh (Pelophylax ridibundus) 317
FrUiT & VegeTaBlesadventurous fruit, by ursula buchan 514
apple(s):cooking 171disorders 624pruning, by Peter blackburne-maze 824–827
‘bramley’s Seedling’, by Joan morgan 168–170
letter on 231asian vegetables, by nigel Slater 816–817
aubergines, by michael michaud 184–187
beans:broad, cultivation 132
climbing French:by Sue Stickland 330–333
problems 350runner, by nigel Slater 254–255
beetroot, by nigel Slater 166–167
brussels sprout-kale cross (‘Petit Posy mix’) 781, 781
butternut squash:cultivars, by Sue Stickland 676–677
disorders 696container-grown potatoes, by alan romans 120–121
cucumber problems 558
currants 489by nigel Slater 536–537
eastern european vegetable cultivars 73
eu controls on appearance of vegetables 75
fruit:for the first-time grower, by mary maher 22–23
harvesting and storing 624
trees, renovating 130unusual, letters on 11
garlic and shallots 763improving soil for vegetables 190
Jerusalem artichokes 695
by nigel Slater 666–667
lettuce, by nigel Slater 92–93
medlars:by nigel Slater 752–753
cultivation 759onions, by nigel Slater 606–607
pear disorders 624perry pears, by Jon ardle 592–595
preserving summer surpluses, by mary berry 686–689
protecting fruit trees 59pruning top fruit 58quinces, by roy Lancaster 684–685
raspberries:in autumn, by bob Sherman 544–545
nutrition 559rhS vegetable trials 2010 715
rhubarb, by nigel Slater 28–29
sowing late-season and winter vegetables 491
strawberries, by nigel Slater 468–469
surplus fruit scheme in north London 660–661
tomato(es):by nigel Slater 404–405
problems 490ring culture 204
vegetables:early, sowing 130harvesting 557home-grown, by Carol klein 651
oriental 421perennial, by Charles dowding 240–243
watercress, by mary maher 406–409
Food food and community, by rosie boycott 54–55
Food up Front network, by matthew wilson 98–99
food-growing projects by newcomers to the uk, by Caroline beck 526–529
preserving summer surpluses, by mary berry 686–689
Star inn, the, north Yorkshire: its home-grown fare, by matthew wilson 456–459
• see also: nigel Slater
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Froglife – Hedera
Froglife 317front garden design, by Chris Young 800–805
frost:damage to apples and pears 624, 624
in the garden, images of 24–27
Fuchsia:glazioviana letter on 81, 81magellanica 551‘Purple Cascade’ 541
fungi (see also mushroom):bracket 697chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) 697, 697
fairy ring (Marasmius oreades) 659, 659
field mushroom (Agaricus campestris) 659, 659
Ganoderma species 697, 697
giant polypore (Meripilus giganteus) 697, 697
giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea) 659
in gardens, by Andrew Halstead 659
orange birch bolete (Leccinum versipelle) 659, 659
poisonous 659shaggy inkcap (Coprinus comatus) 659, 659
Ggai lan 817Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Mesa Yellow’ 781, 781
Galanthus:‘Bertram Anderson’ 36, 36elwesii ‘Rosemary Burnham’ 36
gracilis 20nivalis ‘Green Tear’ 227‘S. Arnott’ 36
Galeopsis speciosa 194, 195Gandy, Rosemary 400
garden centres, buying plants from, by Ursula Buchan 14
garden chores, ignoring, by Elspeth Thompson 447
garden fruit, by Sophie Grigson 85
Garden of Cosmic Specula-tion, Dumfries and Galloway, by Ian Hodgson 68
garden plants seen in their natural habitat, by Ursula Buchan 446
Gardens of Ninfa, Italy, by Giles Coode-Adams 842
Gardiner, Jim, on: Hydrangea paniculata Pink diamond (‘Interhydia’) 531, 531
magnolias 192–193garlic cultivation 763Garrett, Fergus, on: Christopher Lloyd’s legacy 583, 583
Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ 735, 735
Gaultheria:mucronata 551procumbens 654, 656
Geranium:National Plant Collections 713
‘Brookside’ 48, 49x cantabrigiense ‘Cambridge’ 49, 48–49
‘Elke’ 543harveyi 477, 476–477‘Sweet Heidy’ 780
Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ 512Ghost Orchid Declaration, The 777
Giles, Will: his tropical plantings in East Anglia 532–535
Girardinia diversifolia 231Gladiolus:
cardinalis 478x colvillii 478–479
glasshouse: autumn care 697red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae): 203, 257, 258, 351, 558
on outdoor plants 625
whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) 203, 257, 258, 258, 558
Glover, John, on: Paul Barnett’s multi-cultivar apple tree 706
glufosinate 149Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis (seedheads) 730, 732, 733
glyphosate 149Godfrey, Andrew 150goldfinch 732gooseberry:
National Plant Collection 713
xenia (‘Rafzuera’) 76, 76Gosse de Gorre, Yves: his garden at Séricourt, northern France 788–793
grass(es):canary (see Phalaris canariensis)
creative use of 266–271for attracting birds 814for winter effects 732ideas 271in shade 268naturalised perennials in 267
ornamental: growing from seed 556
pampas (see Cortaderia)with naturalised bulbs 268
grass snakes 694Great Dixter Charitable Trust 573
Great Dixter, its container-grown displays, by Phil Clayton 114–119
‘Green Knowe’ 381green manure 190, 596–597
sowing 597‘green’ technologies for the garden, by Chris Young 410–411
Green-Armytage, Anne, on: Richard Hobbs and Sally Ward, their bulb garden in Norfolk 172–175
greenfly 258Gresham, Todd 192Gress, Anisa, on: the new RHS science strategy 746–747
Grevillea ‘Canberra Gem’ 176, 178
Grey-Wilson, Christopher, on: sempervivums 546–549
Grigson, Sophie, on: garden fruit 85, 85
Grimsey, Inga 77, 711, 711readers’ letters to 375, 377
Grimshaw, John, on:Primula sieboldii 336–339special-interest plant societies 272–273, 273
readers’ response 445grit 40, 41, 190Le Gros, Ian, on: Acca sellowiana 530, 530
Guillot & Fils (rose breeders) 399
Guinness, Bunny, on: Fiveways Cottage Garden, Oxon 448–453
Guizotia abyssinica grown as birdseed 815
Gunnera tinctoria 551
HHaeg, Fritz 45, 46Halstead, Andrew, on:
collared doves 725, 725elephant hawk moth 523, 523
garden fungi 659orange-tip butterflies 387, 387
pipistrelles 591thrushes 455winter moths 795, 795
Halting Biodiversity Loss 6Hamamelis:
x intermedia ‘Vesna’ 647mollis by Dean Peckett 531, 531
virginiana 37, 37Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (see RHS shows)
hanging baskets 351hardening off 278Hardy, Rosy, on: Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 502
harebell (see Campanula rotundifolia)
Harlow Carr (see RHS Garden Harlow Carr)
Harris, Esmond: award of mbe 508
harvesting fruit 624heat pumps, ground source 411
Hedera:colchica ‘Sulphur Heart’ 19, 21
helix:‘Buttercup’ 656‘Glacier’ 656‘Kolibri’ 655, 656‘Oro di Bogliasco’ 656
‘Parsley Crested’ 735, 735
garden ProFilesabbotswood (glos) in autumn, by mary maher 720–723
bird, Charlie: his garden in Suffolk: readers’ response 83
Chesham bois house, bucks, by vanessa berridge 516–521
dove Cottage nursery and garden, west Yorks, by Caroline beck 584–589
dunn, brian: his bloom-inspired garden in norfolk, by nick bailey 748–751
Fiveways Cottage garden, oxon, by bunny guinness 448–453
hemingford grey manor, Cambs, by ursula buchan 380–385
hobbs, richard and Sally
ward, their bulb garden in norfolk, by anne green-armytage 172–175
hough garden, alderley edge, Cheshire, by John walker 602–605
jardin Plume, le, by kirsty Fergusson 86–91
Jardins de Séricourt, France, by Sarah higgens 788–793
Lakemount gardens, Co. Cork, by mary toomey 678–683
Little Pitt Place, iow, its ‘exotic’ border, by oliver mathews 806–807
marks hall, essex, by Stephen Lacey 742–745
new hot garden at rhS garden rosemoor, by Christopher bailes 250–253
spring display, uk gardens notable for, by Stephen Lacey 160–165
Summerdale house, Cumbria, its range of spring plants, by Caroline beck 318–321
tremenheere Sculpture gardens, Penzance, Cornwall, by rob Senior 470–473
tropical plantings in east anglia, will giles’s, by matt biggs 532–535
tulips at Cerney house, glos, by Sue Spielberg 234–239
west, kate, her small garden in norwich, by vanessa berridge 662–665
winter plantings at marcus harpur’s essex garden, by barbara Segall 24–27
garden PracTiceapple pruning, by Peter blackburne-maze 824–827
biological control of garden pests, by andrew Salisbury 256–259
borders: maintaining their interest, by Phil Clayton 460–461
Clematis: how to prune, by david Jewell 108–111
compost, by maya albert 38–41
composting at home, by allan Shepherd 808–811
container gardening, by andi Clevely 388–391
manures, green, by andi Clevely 596–597
pruning conifers, by adrian bloom 334–335
soil improvers, by andi Clevely 188–191
garden TalKadventurous fruit, by ursula buchan 514
bumblebees, by ursula buchan 582
buying plants from garden centres, by ursula buchan 14
buying plants online, by nick bailey 787
containerised plants, by ursula buchan 158
culling plants, by helen dillon 379
drought, planning for, by beth Chatto 159
garden chores, ignoring, by elspeth thompson 447
garden design: its lighter aspects, by ursula buchan 718
garden fruit, by Sophie grigson 85
garden hygiene, by matt biggs 309
readers’ response 513garden plants seen in their natural habitat, by ursula buchan 446
historic gardens, by kevin Line 719
invertebrates: their beneficial role, by matt Shardlow 515
Lloyd, Christopher, his legacy, by Fergus garrett 583
moving to a colder area, by Penelope hobhouse 233
opening your garden to the public, by ursula buchan 378
rhS Chelsea Flower Show, by ursula buchan 308
second-rate plants, discarding, by ursula buchan 786
seeds, finding single-colour, by ursula buchan 650
readers’ response 785
steep gardens, by toby buckland 15
tender bedding, by ursula buchan 232
vegetables, home-grown, by Carol klein 651
winter focus in the garden, by ursula buchan 84
gardendesign front garden design, by Chris Young 800–805
its lighter aspects, by ursula buchan 718
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hedgehogs – ladybirds
hedgehogs 694Hedychium coccineum ‘Tara’ 535
Helenium National Plant Collection 754
Helianthemum:‘Diana’ 477‘Ellen’ 477‘Kathleen Mary’ 477
Helianthus:annuus grown for birdseed 815
tuberosus (see artichoke, Jerusalem)
Helichrysum:italicum ‘Korma’ 654, 656
petiolare ‘Goring Silver’ 655, 657
hellebore leaf spot (Microsphaeropsis hellebori) 60
hellebore, stinking (see Helleborus foetidus)
Helleborus:best for garden use 833by Val Bourne 94–97problems 60argutifolius 18, 20, 21, 833, 833
x ballardiae 820, 821‘Briar Rose’ 818–819, 821
x ericsmithii 820, 821, 821
‘Winter Moonbeam’ 818–819, 820
foetidus 833, 833x hybridus 821, 833, 833ivory Prince (‘Walhelivor’) 76, 76, 819, 820
niger 818, 819, 820, 821, 833, 833
and its hybrids, by Graham Rice 818–821
double-flowered 818–819
encouraging early flowering 820
‘HGC Jacob’ 820‘HGC Joshua’ 820‘Louis Cobbett’ 820‘Potter’s Wheel’ 820‘White Magic’ 820
x nigercors 820, 821, 821‘HGC Green Corsican’ 820
‘Snow Love’ 820, 821‘Pink Frost’ 820‘Pink Ice’ 819, 821‘Pirouette’ 819, 820‘Snow White’ 819, 821Walberton’s rosemary (‘Walhero’) 819, 821
‘White Beauty’ 820Hemingford Grey Manor, Cambs, by Ursula Buchan 380–385
Henslow, JS 551Heptacodium miconioides 680herbals: William Salmon’s Botanologia 42–43
herbarium, Sir John St Aubyn’s 299
herbicide damage 350
herbs:by Nigel Slater 322–323woody: propagating 420
Hervey-Bathurst, James, award of cbe 150
Heseltine, Lord 441, 711, 711Heuchera:
National Plant Collection 299
‘Blackberry Jam’ 543‘Caramel’ 655, 656‘Citronelle’ 656‘Plum Royale’ 610‘Tiramisu’ 341
hibernating animals 694Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Cockatoo’ 538
Higgens, Sarah, on: Les Jardins de Séricourt, France 788–793
Hippeastrum 831‘Balentino’ 10, 10‘Darling’ 78
historic gardens, by Kevin Line 719
Hitchings, Keith 408Hobbs, Richard and Sally Ward: their bulb garden in Norfolk, by Anne Green-Armytage 172–175
Hobhouse, Penelope, on: moving to a colder area 233, 233
Hodgson, Ian, on:the Feast on the Bridge, Southwark 616–617
the Garden of Cosmic Speculation 68
Hoheria:‘Holbrook’ 756, 756sexstylosa ‘Stardust’ 737, 737
Holboellia coriacea 736, 736Holfords of Westonbirt Trust 7
Holker Hall and Gardens, Cumbria 163
holly (see Ilex)Home Grown: new icon 223honeysuckle (see Lonicera)Honours:
2009 New Year 150Queen’s Birthday: awards to horticulture 508
Hooker, JD 551Hooker, WJ 551hop-planting at RHS Garden Wisley 441
horse chestnut (see Aesculus hippocastanum)
leaf-mining moth (Cameraria ohridella) 437, 493
horticulture’s poor image as a career, by Chris Beardshaw 198–199
letters on 307hosta sushi 243Hosta:
‘Little Jay’ 539‘Red Dragon’ 610
Hough Garden, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, by John Walker 602–605
house plant care in winter 831
houseleek (see Sedum)hoverfly larvae 277, 277Howick of Glendale, Lord: award of vmh 512, 512
Hughes-Jones, Martin, and Sue Proud: their nursery in Devon 754–757, 757
Humphris, John, award of vmh 512, 512
Hydrangea:macrophylla ‘Fantasia’ 610paniculata:
RHS Plant Trials Bulletin 78
Pink diamond (‘Interhydia’), by Jim Gardiner 531, 531
hygiene in the garden, by Matt Biggs 309
readers’ response 513
IIlex:
aquifolium ‘Golden Queen’ 17, 21
verticillata ‘Winter Gold’ 10, 10
Illicium floridanum 712Impatiens:
downy mildew (Plasmopara obducens) 349, 349
Fusion Peach Frost (‘Balfuspeafro’) 312
Fusion sunset (‘Balfusnset’) 310
namchabarwensis Blue sky (‘Thomimblue’) 312
omeiana 618–619Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’ 750
insect larvae, beneficial 277insecticides 492invasive aliens 559invertebrates:
overwintering 761their beneficial role, by Matt Shardlow 515
Ipomoea:batatas:
‘Blackie’ 311, 314‘Margarita’ 311, 314
Iris:bearded, classification 249breeding 246, 248dwarf bearded:
by Christine Skelmersdale 246–249
companion plantings 249
cultivation 249‘Ballet Lesson’ 248‘Bee’s Knees’ 248, 248‘Bel Avenir’ 340‘Bering Connection’ 397‘Boo’ 247‘Broadleigh Fenella’ 340bulleyana 32‘Cameo Queen’ 248
‘Cherry Garden’ 248, 248‘Cocktail’ 155, 155‘Coeur d’Or’ 155, 155‘Dunlin’ 247, 248‘Flirting Again’ 248, 248foetidissima ‘Aurea’ 463germanica 246‘Gingerbread Man’ 248, 248
‘Green Spot’ 248‘Katharine Hodgkin’ 201, 201
‘Mary McIlroy’ 247, 248‘Meadow Court’ 247, 248
‘Melon Honey’ 247‘Merry Dance’ 247‘Open Sky’ 247, 248‘Orange Caper’ 248‘Over Easy’ 247, 248‘Pale Shades’ 248pallida 246‘Peach Eyes’ 247pumila f. atroviolacea 247‘Pumpin’ Iron’ 217, 247, 248, 248
‘Quark’ 247, 248sanguinea 394
‘Nana Alba’ 396‘Sapphire Gem’ 247‘Sass with Class’ 247, 248sibirica:
agm plants 397by Lucinda Burgess 394–397
RHS trial, by Christopher Whitehouse 397
‘Banish Misfortune’ 397
‘Berlin Bluebird’ 395, 396
‘Berlin Purple Wine’ 396
‘Berlin Violetta’ 396‘Berliner Overture’ 395‘Blaue Milchstrasse’ 396
‘Caesar’ 396‘Caesar’s Brother’ 396‘Cambridge’ 396‘Cleedownton’ 395, 396
‘Dirigo Black Velvet’ 395, 396
‘Dreaming Yellow’ 396‘Dunkler Wein’ 397‘Emperor’ 396‘Ever Again’ 396‘Flight of Butterflies’ 395, 396, 396
‘Goldkind’ 395, 396‘Hoar Edge’ 395, 396‘Ke,stutis Genys’ 397‘Leo Hewitt’ 395, 396‘Lilting Laura’ 395‘Mrs Rowe’ 396‘Northern Pink’ 395, 396
‘Ottawa’ 396‘Pink Haze’ 396‘Pirate Prince’ 396‘Prussian Blue’ 396‘Reprise’ 396‘Roaring Jelly’ 395, 396
‘Rosselline’ 396‘Shrawley’ 396‘Soft Blue’ 396‘Space Filled’ 395, 396‘Stephen Wilcox’ 397‘Strawberry Fair’ 397‘Summer Sky’ 395, 396‘Teal Velvet’ 395, 396‘Viel Schnee’ 396‘Wealden Butterfly’ 396‘Weisse Etagen’ 395, 396
‘Welfengold’ 395, 396‘Welfenprinz’ 396‘White Swirl’ 396, 397
“sibtosa” 396‘Sibtosa Princess’ 396‘Somerton Dance’ 247, 248
‘Stockholm’ 247, 248typhifolia 394‘Zero’ 247, 248
Itea ilicifolia 738, 738ivy (see Hedera)Iwegbu, Irena 529, 529
JJackson, Richard, on: shopping for the garden online and through TV 486–487
jade vine (see Strongylodon macrobotrys)
James, Matt, on: York Gate Garden, West Yorks 362
Jamesbrittenia 314‘Cinderella Cranberry’ 311
jams and jellies 686, 689Janick, Jules, on:
benefits of horticultural and agricultural research 126–127
readers’ response 305jardin Plume, le, by Kirsty Fergusson 86–91
Jardins de Séricourt, France, by Sarah Higgens 788–793
Jasminum:mesnyi 738, 738nudiflorum 60, 60
Jewell, David, on:Cortaderia 672–675pruning Clematis 108–111
Jones, Lorna: her collection of hellebores 94–97, 94
jostaberry ‘Casseille’ 715, 715
Jubaea chilensis 550, 550Juglandaceae National Plant Collection 713
Juniperus pruning 334Jury, Mark 192Jussiaea grandiflora 559
Kkale:
ornamental: ‘Northern Lights’ 655, 656
perennial 243Siberian:
‘Red Russian’ 605Kalmia angustifolia f. rubra 179, 181
Kenilworth Castle: its Elizabethan garden 300
Kevock Garden Plants, by Roy Lancaster 194–197
Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens:fungi collection 222its work to conserve island floras, by Andrea Wulf 122–125
Kingdon-Ward, Frank 31, 31
Kirkham, Tony:award of Associateship of Honour 512
on: the benefits of tree-planting 828–829, 829
kiwi fruit developments, by Szczepan Marczynski 739–741
Klein, Carol, on: home-grown vegetables 651, 651
Knightshayes Court, Devon 163, 165
Kniphofia ‘Prince Igor’ 620
knotweed, Japanese (see Fallopia japonica)
Llabels 132lacewing larvae 277, 277Lacey, Stephen, on:
Marks Hall, Essex 742–745
plants for winter structure 16–21
UK gardens notable in spring 160–165
ladybirds:as biological control 258, 258
harlequin 387larvae 277, 277
JoBs To do in…January 62February 134march 206april 280may 354June 424July 494august 560September 628october 698november 764december 836
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Lakemount gardens – national Plant Collections
Lakemount Gardens, Co. Cork, by Mary Toomey 678–683
Lamb, Christopher: award of cbe 508
Lamium:maculatum:
‘Album’ 656‘Pink Pearls’ 656‘White Nancy’ 656
Lancaster, Roy, on:best plants of 2009 822–823
Blacksmiths Cottage Nursery, Norfolk 618–621
Daphne bholua 106–107
Darwin’s plants 550–551
golden saxifrages 244–245
Kevock Garden Plants, Midlothian 194–197
Mead Nursery, Wilts 476–479
Millais Nurseries, Surrey 342–345
plants associated with Cambridge University Botanic Garden 48–49
quinces 684–685RHS Chelsea Flower Show 341
Sampford Shrubs, Devon 754–757
specialist plant societies (letter) 445
William Lobb 392–393readers’ response 579
Landshare 297Lanhydrock, Cornwall 164
Lapageria rosea 60, 60, 392
larch (see Larix)Larix kaempferi ‘Diane’ 103, 103
laterals, fruiting 826Lathyrus:
nervosus 551odoratus ‘Kiera Madeline’ 463
royalty (‘Blue Vein’) 229, 229
Lavandula:angustifolia ‘Loddon Blue’ 649
stoechas ‘Dark Royalty’ 466
lawns:and wildlife, by John Akeroyd 416–417
readers’ response 581by Matthew Wilson 266–271
care in autumn 623fertilising 416–417, 623mushrooms 659pests 626
Lawson, Andrew, on:Charlie Bird’s garden in Suffolk: readers’ response 83
the fritillary meadow at Magdalen College, Oxford 292
leaf beet 276leafmould 190leatherjackets (Tipula species) 626, 626
Lenten rose (see Helleborus x hybridus)
lenticel blotch pit 624Leptospermum scoparium tea 369
lettuce:by Nigel Slater 92–93arctic King (‘Nansen’s Noordpool’) 92
‘Frisée de Beauregard’ 92‘Grosse Blonde d’Hiver’ 92
‘Lingua di Canarino’ 92‘Nansen’s Noordpool’ 92
‘Really Red Deer Tongue’ 10, 10
Leucocoryne ixioides 275
Leucojum vernum 201, 201Leucophyta:
brownii:‘Silver Sand’ 314, 315‘Sunset Velvet’ 314
Leucothoe fontanesiana 179, 181
Lewis-Dale, Stephen and Emma, their nursery in Wilts 476–479, 476–477
Lewisia cotyledon ‘Bright Eyes’ 196, 196
Leyland cypress (see x Cuprocyparis leylandii)
Leyser, Ottoline, award of cbe 150
lichen survey 779Lilium:
in containers 694bakerianum 32‘Broken Hearted’ 539‘Double Sensation’ 610‘Garden Society’ 462
lime (calcium carbonate) 190
lime (linden) (see Tilia)Linaria maroccana ‘Enchantment’ 654, 657
Lindera triloba 822, 823Line, Kevin, on: historic gardens 719, 719
Liquidambar styraciflua 723Little Pitt Place, IOW, its ‘exotic’ border, by Oliver Mathews 806–807
lizards 694Lloyd, Christopher, his legacy, by Fergus Garrett 583
Lobb, William, by Roy Lancaster 392–393
readers’ response 579Lobelia:
cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’ 620
erinus ‘Waterfall Deep Blue With Eye’ 311
Waterfall Series 312London Food board 55Lonicera:
etrusca ‘Superba’ 737, 737
x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ 736, 736
Lord Anson’s pea (see Lathyrus nervosus)
Lucas, Suzanne: obituary 154, 154
Ludwigia:grandiflora 559peploides 559
Luma apiculata 551
MMacLeod, John 260, 261, 261
McPherson, Barbara 235Magnolia:
by Jim Gardiner 192–193
pruning 423
campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ 192
‘David Clulow’ 192, 192Felix Jury (‘Jurmag2’) 192, 192
grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ 21x loebneri:
‘Leonard Messel’ 178‘Merrill’ 178
salicifolia ‘Wada’s Memory’ 193, 193
sprengeri var. diva:‘Burncoose’ 193‘Diva’ 193, 193‘Lanhydrock’ 193
stellata ‘Waterlily’ 176, 178
wilsonii 503Maher, Mary, on:
Abbotswood in autumn 720–723
fruit for the first-time grower 22–23
plants to attract birds 812–815
watercress 406–409Mahonia:
aquifolium ‘Apollo’ 176, 178
lomariifolia 16, 18, 20pallida 822, 823russellii 822, 823
Maianthemum amoenum 227mallow, curled (see Malva verticillata )
Malus (see also apple):niedzwetzkyana 439, 439
Walthamstow Pink 660
sieversii 439Malva verticillata ‘Crispa’ 605mancozeb 149, 779manuka (see Leptospermum scoparium)
manure 40, 189green, by Andi Clevely 596–597
maple (see Acer)Marczynski, Szczepan, on: new kiwi fruit cultivars 739–741
marigolds: African, French (see Tagetes)
Marks Hall, Essex, by Stephen Lacey 742–745
Mathews, Oliver, on: Little Pitt Place’s ‘exotic’ border 806–807
McIndoe, Andrew, on: The Savill Garden 772
Mead Nursery, Wilts, by Roy Lancaster 476–479
meadows:how to sow 52managing 420seed mixes, by Nigel Dunnett 50–53
mealy cabbage aphid 492, 492
mealybug: (Pseudococcus species) 258, 258
root (Rhizoecus species) 834, 834
Meconopsis:lancifolia 32pseudointegrifolia 33
medlars:by Nigel Slater 752–753cultivation 759
Mellissia begoniifolia 122, 122–123, 123
melon ‘Outdoor Wonder’ 76, 76
Menzies, Archibald 393Merryweather, Henry 168, 169Mespilus germanica (see medlar)
metaldehyde 149Metrosideros umbellata gold nugget (‘Lownug’) 76, 76
mibuna 817Michaud, Michael, on: aubergines 184–187
Microbiota decussata 104, 104Millais Nurseries, Surrey, by Roy Lancaster 342–345
Millennium Seed Bank, Wakehurst Place, West Sussex 779
Miller, David: award of mbe 508
millet (see Panicum)Miltoniopsis:
care 798reblooming 835
Mitraria coccinea 551mizuna 817monkey puzzle (see Araucaria araucana)
montbretia (see Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora)
mooli 421, 421Morgan, Joan:
award of Veitch Memorial Medal 512
on: apple ‘Bramley’s Seedling’ 168–170
letter on 231moss 61moth:
elephant hawk (Deilephila elpenor), by Andrew Halstead 523, 523
scarlet tiger (Callimorpha dominula) 368, 368
winter (Operophtera brumata), by Andrew Halstead 795, 795
Mottisfont Abbey, Hants 399by Patrick Taylor 432
Mount Usher Gardens, Co. Wicklow, by Mary Toomey 636
moving to a colder area, by Penelope Hobhouse 233
muntjac, damage by 133, 133
Muscari:National Plant Collection 175
armeniacum ‘Peppermint’ 172, 173
aucheri ‘White Magic’ 172, 172
latifolium 172, 173macrocarpum 172, 173‘Mount Hood’ 172, 173pseudomuscari 172, 173
Musgrave, Toby, on: plant-hunting in Yunnan 30–35
mushroom (see also fungi): compost 189
mustard greens 421, 421, 817
‘Red Giant’ 817Myrtus communis 737, 737
NNarcissus:
collection at RHS Garden Wisley 781
flower forms 205, 205‘Actaea’ 205‘Barnum’ 205‘Dickcissel’ 205‘Duffydil’ 229, 229‘Highfield Beauty’ 205‘Menehay’ 205‘Mission Bells’ 205obesus 205‘Rainbow’ 205romieuxii ‘Julia Jane’ 205‘Sorbet’ 205‘Spindletop’ 205‘Tamar Fire’ 205‘Toto’ 205‘Warbler’ 205
Nasturtium:microphyllum 406officinale (see watercress)
National Beanpole Week 223National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens (nccpg) (see Plant Heritage)
National Horticultural Forum: its report on horticultural research 127
naTional PlanT collecTionsAcer 713Aster novae-angliae 713Betula utilis 713Crocosmia 598–601Erigeron 713Eucalyptus 713Geranium 713gooseberry 713Helenium 754
Heuchera 299Juglandaceae 713Muscari 175perry pears 713Primula sieboldii 339redcurrants 713rhubarb 29Staphylea 713Tilia 713
lasTing imPressions
anglesey abbey, Cambs, by Stephen anderton 144
barnett, Paul, his multi-cultivar apple tree, by John glover 706, 706
bowthorpe oak, Lincs, by Jon ardle 566, 566
fritillary meadow, magdalen College, oxford, by andrew Lawson 292, 292
garden of Cosmic Speculation, dumfries and galloway, by ian hodgson 68
gardens of ninfa, italy, by giles Coode-adams 842
hampton Court Palace Flower Show, by rosy hardy 502
jade vine at Cambridge, by Phil Clayton 216, 216
mottisfont abbey, hants, by Patrick taylor 432
mount usher gardens, Co. wicklow, by mary toomey 636
Savill garden, the, by andrew mcindoe 772
York gate garden, west Yorks, by matt James 362
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national trust allotments – plant history
National Trust allotments 297
nectar-producing plants 202
Neighbourhood Awards 325
Nelhams, Michael, award of Associateship of Honour 512
nematodes as biological control 257–258
Nerine:bowdenii 625, 625‘Hotspur’ 780
Nesiota elliptica 123newts 694Nicotiana:
‘Babybella’ 311, 312‘Tinkerbell’ 312
nurseries in the recession 571
Nymans, West Sussex 164
Nymphaea ‘Kew’s Electric Indigo’ 299
O
O’Brien, Philippa, on: honeybees, their decline 182–183
Olearia macrodonta 738, 738Olympic Park 2012 5onions, by Nigel Slater 606–607
online shopping 486–487
opening your garden to the public, by Ursula Buchan 378
Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ 18, 20, 21, 655, 656
Opuntia:cantabrigiensis 48, 48engelmannii 48
orchid(s):as house plants, by Sarah Brooks 796–799
cane (see Dendrobium)ghost (see Epipogium aphyllum)
moth (see Phalaenopsis)pansy (see Miltoniopsis)reblooming 835Singapore (see Dendrobium)
slipper (see Paphiopedilum)
organic gardening, ‘partial’, by Helen Yemm 346–347
readers’ response 445Organiclea surplus fruit scheme 660–661
Oriental greens 276, 817Oriental vegetables 421
by Nigel Slater 816–817
Osmanthus:x burkwoodii 176, 180delavayi 180
Osteospermum jucundum ‘Blackthorn Seedling’ 479
Ourisia coccinea 551‘overcrowding’ (on fruit trees) 825
overwintering evergreens 61Oxalis spiralis subsp. vulcanicola ‘Burgundy’ 311, 314
PPachysandra RHS trial (2010) 715
Paeonia:delavayi 32, 179, 181suffruticosa ‘Oukan’ 373
pak choi 421, 421, 817RHS trial (2010) 715
pale leaf spot 204pampas grass (see Cortaderia)Panicum:
miliaceum grown as birdseed 815
virgatum ‘Purple Haze’ 781, 781
Pannells Ash Farm, Essex 24–27
pansy diseases 204Paphiopedilum:
care 798reblooming 835
Parrotia persica 723Passiflora:
‘Allardii’ 48, 49x caponii ‘John Innes’ 299, 299
Payne, Valerie, award of Honorary Fellowship 512
pea ‘Stephens’ 604, 605pea (sweet) (see Lathyrus odoratus)
pear:cultivation for perry, by Jon Ardle 592–595
disorders 624perry, National Plant Collection 713
storage 624‘Merrylegs’ 594‘Winnal’s Longdon’ 594
Pearson, Dan, on:reviving interest in shrubs 552–553, 553
readers’ response 647peat 41Peckett, Dean, on: Hamamelis mollis 531, 531
Pedicularis longiflora var. tubiformis 197
Pelargonium:‘Berkswell Flair’ 539Black Velvet Series 312BullsEye Series 312Ice Series 312Pelgardini Series 312
Penstemon ‘Music Maker’ (Elgar Series) 543
perennials:herbaceous: survey of long-term performance 573
staking 353perlite 40, 41perry pears, by Jon Ardle 592–595
Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘JS Caliente’ 155, 155
pesticides:EU phase-out of 149for edible crops 277
pH 189Phaenosperma globosa 756–757Phalaenopsis:
care 796reblooming 835repotting 835Tzu Chiang Balm grex 538
Phalaris canariensis grown as birdseed 814, 815
Phlomis russeliana (seedheads) 728, 730, 733
Phormium:cookianum subsp. hookeri ‘Tricolor’ 18, 21
‘Dazzler’ 17Phytophthora 60, 298, 626, 626
fragariae var. rubi 545infestans (potato blight) genome 778
Phytoseiulus persimilis (predatory mite) 625
Picea:pruning 334abies ‘Rydal’ 103glauca ‘J.W. Daisy’s White’ 102, 102
orientalis ‘Aurea’ 105, 105pickling surplus crops 689pigeon damage 492pinching out 490pinks (see Dianthus)Pinus:
pruning 334aristata 393longaeva 393mugo ‘Ophir’ 102, 102radiata 393, 393sylvestris Aurea Group 101, 101, 335, 335
pipistrelles, by Andrew Halstead 591
pirri-pirri bur (see Acaena novae-zelandiae)
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ 19, 20, 21
Plaistowe, Julia, her garden at Chesham Bois House, Bucks 516–521
Plant Heritage (formerly nccpg) 75, 221, 713
PesTs, diseases and disordersAesculus 437aphids 258, 258, 419, 696
apple and pear disorders 624
aubergines 203bean (French) problems 350
bean seed fly larvae 350
beetle pests 351biological control of garden pests, by andrew Salisbury 256–259
blackfly 258, 350botrytis 203box diseases and disorders 626
brassica pests and diseases 492
butternut squash disorders 696
cabbage root fly 492, 492
cabbage whitefly 492, 492
caterpillar damage to brassicas 492
chafer grubs 626club root (Plasmodiophora brassicae) 492, 492
crown rot 204cucumber mosaic virus 60, 696
cucumber problems 558dark leaf spot 204deer and rabbit damage 133
downy mildew 204, 204
flea beetles 492, 492glasshouse:
red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) 203, 257, 258, 351, 558
on outdoor plants 625
whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) 203, 257, 258, 258, 558
hellebore problems 60
horse chestnut problems 493
impatiens downy mildew (Plasmopara obducens) 349, 349
Japanese maples 129lawn pests 626leatherjackets (Tipula species) 626, 626
mealy cabbage aphid 492, 492
mealybug: (Pseudococcus species) 258, 258
root (Rhizoecus species) 834, 834
nematodes as biological control 257, 258, 259
pale leaf spot 204pansy diseases 204pesticides, eu phase-out of 149
pests survey 304Phytophthora 60, 298, 626, 626
Phytoseiulus persimilis (predatory mite) 625
pigeon damage 492powdery mildew 558, 558, 627, 627
raspberry root rot fungus (Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi) 545
red thread (Laetisaria fuciformis) 422, 422
Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’, its decline 421, 421
rose care 419sclerotinia 350shield bugs 572, 572slugs and snails 258snow mould (Monographella nivalis) 422, 422
survey 304Tagetes as a natural pest repellent 615
tomato:mosaic virus 60problems 490
verticillium wilt 203vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) 258, 556, 556
violet gall midge 36wasps 493weeds, controlling without weedkillers 131
white blister (Albugo candida) 492, 492
PlanT conserVaTion
kew’s work to conserve island floras, by andrea wulf 122–125
oBiTUariesblowers, John w 225, 225
buckley, Peter 79, 79Creech, John 780, 780
dryden, kath 511, 511Lucas, Suzanne 154, 154
Puddle, Charles 644, 644
robinson, michael 644, 644
de rothschild, edmund 154, 154
Schwerdt, Pamela 714Scott-James, anne, Lady Lancaster 442
Simmons, Peggy 644, 644
Smith, geoffrey 300, 300
letter on 443tjaden, will 154, 154whitsey, Fred 644, 644
nUrsery ProFilesby Roy LancasteR
blacksmiths Cottage nursery, norfolk 618–621
kevock garden Plants 194–197
mead nursery, wilts 476–479
millais nurseries, Surrey 342–345
Sampford Shrubs, devon 754–757
nigel slaTer on:asian vegetables 816–817
beetroot 166–167
currants 536–537
herbs 322–323
Jerusalem artichokes 666–667
lettuce 92–93
medlars 752–753
onions 606–607
rhubarb 28–29, 28
runner beans 254–255
strawberries 468–469
tomatoes 404–405
PlanT hisTorydarwin’s plants, by roy Lancaster 550–551
Lobb, william, by roy Lancaster 392–393
readers’ response 579
Yunnan, plant-hunting in, by toby musgrave 30–35
PlanT deVeloPmenTsRosa, breeding developments in, by Sarah Coles 398–403
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Plant profiles – rhS gardens
plant-hunting in Yunnan 30–35
Plantlife 777Plants for Bugs project 224
plant societies, special-interest 272–273
Platycladus orientalis ‘Flame’ 104, 104
Podocarpus nubigenus 393Podophyllum ‘Kaleidoscope’ 463
poinsettia (see Euphorbia pulcherrima)
poisonous plants 491pollen-producing plants 202Polygonatum odoratum ‘Red Stem’ 465
Polystichum setiferum ‘Pulcherrimum Bevis’ 19, 21
pond management in summer 559
Ponerorchis graminifolia Butterfly Wings mixed 155, 155
potato(es):container-grown 120–121
‘Duke of York’ 121‘Maris Peer’ 121‘Mimi’ 121‘Smile’ 121‘Swift’ 121
Potentilla:agm plants 265cultivation 264perennial, by Graham Rice 262–265
planting companions 265
andicola 262anserina 264argentea 264atrosanguinea 263, 264
var. argyrophylla 262, 264
‘Blazeaway’ 262, 264detommasii 263‘Etna’ 265
‘Fireflame’ 263, 264‘Flambeau’ 265‘Flamenco’ 262, 264, 265
‘Gibson’s Scarlet’ 264, 265, 265
‘Helen Jane’ 264‘Herzblut’ 263x hopwoodiana 264x hybrida ‘Jean Jabber’ 264
‘Inverewe’ 262‘Majland’ 263megalantha 265, 265‘Melton Fire’ 263, 264‘Mont d’Or’ 262, 264nepalensis 264
‘Miss Willmott’ 262, 265, 265
‘Ron McBeath’ 264recta:
‘Alba’ 264‘Warrenii’ 263, 264
rupestris 263, 265x russelliana 262thurberi 263, 264, 265x tonguei 263, 265, 265‘Volcan’ 263, 264‘White Queen’ 264‘William Rollisson’ 262, 265, 265
‘Yellow Queen’ 262, 264pots (see containers)Potterton, Ben: his nursery near Diss, Norfolk 618–621, 621
powdery mildew 558, 558, 627, 627
on squash 696preserving summer surpluses, by Mary Berry 686–689
primitive flowering plants 712
Primula:auricula at Summerdale House 318–321
cockburniana 197euprepes 197, 197florindae (seedheads) 730forrestii 32glomerata 195, 197luteola 197maximowiczii 197petelotii 197serratifolia 197sieboldii:
by John Grimshaw 336–339
cultivation 339National Plant Collection 339
‘Asahi’ 337, 339‘Dancing Ladies’ 339‘Geisha Girl’ 337‘Hibai-no-kagayaki’ 339
‘Kokoroiki’ 10, 10‘Ko-odori’ 339‘Kotonosirabe’ 337f. lactiflora 337‘Manakoora’ 338, 339‘Masasino’ 337, 339‘Mihonokoji’ 337‘Pago-Pago’ 337, 339‘Rasyoumon’ 339
‘Senyuu’ 336, 339‘Sikoubai’ 336‘Siritonbo’ 337‘Snowflake’ 337, 339‘Sumisonegawa’ 337‘Sweetie’ 336, 339‘Winter Dreams’ 338, 339
Prince of Wales, HRH: awarded the vmh 437, 437, 512
Pritchard Jones, Kenneth 150
Prostanthera rotundifolia ‘Rosea’ 179, 181
Proud, Sue, and Martin Hughes-Jones: their nursery in Devon 754–757, 756
pruning:apple trees, by Peter Blackburne-Maze 824–827
Clematis 108–111conifers, by Adrian Bloom 334–335
magnolias 423regulated 824renewal 826top fruit 58wisteria 57
Pseudocydonia sinensis 684, 685, 685
Pseudowintera colorata ‘Marjorie Congreve’ 823
Puddle, Charles: obituary 644, 644
Pyracantha ‘Orange Glow’ 736, 736
Pyrus (see also pear)pyraster 593
QQueen Elizabeth, HM, at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 437, 437
Quibel, Sylvie and Patrick, their garden near Rouen, by Kirsty Fergusson 86–91, 91
quinces, by Roy Lancaster 684–685
quinoa (see Chenopodium quinoa)
Rrabbits, damage by 133Rafflesia 779Ramosmania rodriguesii 122, 124, 124–125
Rankin, David and Stella 194, 194–195
raspberries:autumn, by Bob Sherman 544–545
cultivation 544–545nutrition 559
recommended 23root rot fungus (Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi) 545
‘All Gold’ 545, 545‘Autumn Bliss’ 23, 23, 544, 545
‘Autumn Britten’ 544, 545‘Autumn Treasure’ 545‘Caroline’ 545, 545‘Galante’ 545‘Glen Ample’ 23himbo Top (‘Rafzaqu’) 545, 545
‘Joan J’ 545‘Joan Squire’ 544, 545‘Polka’ 544, 545
recession, its effects on nurseries and garden centres 571
‘red list’ of garden plants 713
red thread (Laetisaria fuciformis) 422, 422
redcurrants 536–537growing 489National Plant Collection 713
Rees, Allan, award of mbe 150
research, horticultural and agricultural: its benefits to all, by Jules Janick 126–127
readers’ response 305Rheum (see also rhubarb)
alexandrae 196Rhododendron:
deadheading 278foliage 344, 345leaves compared 345arboreum 345argyrophyllum subsp. nankingense ‘Chinese Silver’ 344, 345
arizelum 345campanulatum subsp. aeruginosum 344
‘Creeks Cross’ 778, 778crinigerum 345‘Elsie Lee’ 344falconeri 21, 345‘Fantastica’ 343, 344fastigiatum ‘Blue Steel’ 344‘Furnivall’s Daughter’ 342, 343
‘George Hyde’ 344‘Ginny Gee’ 344‘Golden Torch’ 344‘Gomer Waterer’ 343‘Hachmann’s Constanze’ 344
‘Homebush’ 344‘Horizon Monarch’ 343, 344
kesangiae 345, 345lanatum, 345‘Lem’s Monarch’ 344‘Logan Delight’ 715, 715‘Magic Flute’ 344mallotum 344, 345‘Nancy Evans’ 344, 344‘Narcissiflorum’ 343pachysanthum ‘Crosswater’ 344, 345
‘Pink Pearl’ (hybrid) 342‘Rendezvous’ 179
rex 19, 21roxieanum var. oreonastes 344, 345
russatum 32‘Silberwolke’ 344sinogrande 344, 345‘Sir Charles Lemon’ 21‘Stopham Lad’ 344‘Teddy Bear’ 344, 345‘Thomasine’ 511, 511‘Unique Marmalade’ 342–343, 344
‘Valentine Surprise’ 344wardii 34yakushimanum 344
‘Koichiro Wada’ 344Rhodohypoxis ‘Hope’ 542
PlanT ProFilesbest plants of 2009, by roy Lancaster 822–823
Campanula, by bob brown 480–485
Chrysosplenium macrophyllum, by roy Lancaster 244–245
conifers, seasonal interest in, by adrian bloom 100–105
Coreopsis, by graham rice 524–525
Cortaderia, by david Jewell 672–675
Crocosmia, mark Fox’s national Plant Collection, by Phil Clayton 598–601
Dianella, by James armitage 726–727
hellebores, by val bourne 94–97
Helleborus niger and its hybrids, by graham rice 818–821
Iris sibirica, by Lucinda burgess 394–397
irises, dwarf bearded, by Christine Skelmersdale 246–249
kiwi fruit developments, by Szczepan marczynski 739–741
magnolias, by Jim gardiner 192–193
orchids as house plants, by Sarah brooks 796–799
pinks, dwarf and miniature, by nigel Colborn 412–415
Potentilla, perennial, by graham rice 262–265
Primula sieboldii, by John grimshaw 336–339
quinces, by roy Lancaster 684–685
seedheads for winter effects, by Phil Clayton 728–733
Sempervivum, by Christopher grey-wilson 546–549
shrubs, choice, by rhS experts 530–531
spring shrubs, agm, by nigel Colborn 176–181
summer bedding, by graham rice 310–315
walls, plants for, by val bourne 734–738
winter containers and displays, by graham rice 652–657
winter structure, plants for, by Stephen Lacey 16–21
rhs garden harloW carralpine Zone 475future developments, by elizabeth balmforth 474–475
hartley botanic alpine house 8, 8
in spring 165Learning Centre 474, 575
teaching garden 474wild wood 715
rhs garden hyde hallin spring 165visitor Centre 641, 641
rhs garden rosemoorin spring 165Learning Centre 9, 575
new hot garden, by Christopher bailes 250–253
Square garden, its redevelopment 250–253
rhs garden Wisleyglasshouse prairie meadow 575, 575
hop-planting 441in spring 165Narcissus collection 781
PlanTing ideasmeadow seed mixes, by nigel dunnett 50–53
PlanTs WiTh PersonaliTyCambridge university botanic garden: plants associated with, by roy Lancaster 48–49
12 Index 2009
rhS (continued) – Rosa
rhubarb 242by Nigel Slater 28–29National Plant Collection 29
‘Forcing’ 242‘Timperley Early’ 242
Rhubarb Triangle, Yorks 28Ribes:
x culverwelli ‘Casseille’ 715, 715
laurifolium 735, 735rubrum:
‘Laxton’s Number One’ 537, 536–537
‘Versailles Blanche’ 537
sanguineum:‘Pulborough Scarlet’ 176, 178
White icicle (‘Ubric’) 178
speciosum 176, 178, 738, 738
‘Worcesterberry’ 605Rice, Graham, on:
Christmas roses 818–821Coreopsis 524–525perennial Potentilla 262–265
summer bedding 310–315
winter containers and displays 652–657
Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’, its decline 421, 421
Robinson, Michael: obituary 644, 644
Rock, Joseph 31, 31, 33rocket:
salad 243, 276wild 243, 276
roe deer damage 133Rogers, Stephen and Kim: their garden and nursery in West Yorks 584–589
Romans, Alan, on: container-grown potatoes 120–121
Rondeletia amoena 374Rosa:
aphids 419blackspot 419breeding developments in, by Sarah Coles 398–403
care 419cutflower use 402fragrance 402rose, Christmas (see Helleborus niger)
rose, Lenten (see Helleborus x hybridus)
rose mildew 419rose rust 419
absolutely Fabulous (‘Wekvossutono’) 441, 441
alissar, Princess of Phoenicia (‘Harsidon’) 462
armada (‘Haruseful’) 402Belle epoque (‘Fryyaboo’) 403
‘Brownie’ 403‘Café’ 403‘Cantabrigiensis’ 49, 49cinderella (‘Korfobalt’) 399
claude monet (‘Jacdesa’) 402
cloud nine (‘Fryextra’) 402
congratulations (‘Korlift’) 402
‘Cornelia’ 401crown Princess margareta (‘Auswinter’) 401
duchess of cornwall (‘Tan97157’) 399
edith holden (‘Chewlegacy’) 403
First great Western (‘Oracharpam’) 402
foetida ‘Bicolor’ 399‘Francis E. Lester’ 754, 754
gallica var. officinalis 399gardeners glory (‘Chewability’) 401
gertrude Jekyll (‘Ausbord’) 402
graham Thomas (‘Ausmas’) 402
greensleeves (‘Harlenten’) 403
‘Grey Dawn’ 403highgrove (‘Hornightshade’) 462
hot chocolate (‘Wekpaltez’) 403
iris Webb (‘Chewell’) 403Jasmina (‘Korcentex’) 399, 400
‘Jocelyn’ 403Josephine (‘Weksiamia’) 540
‘Julia’s Rose’ 403‘La France’ 399lady of shalott (‘Ausnyson’) 340
laguna (‘Kormulen’) 400
leah Tutu (‘Hornavel’) 540
‘Madame Isaac Pereire’ 401
munstead Wood (‘Ausbernard’) 401
nimbus (‘Leggrey’) 403‘Paul Ricault’ 382Purple Tiger (‘Jacpurr’) 403
rhapsody in Blue (‘Frantasia’) 402
‘Ripples’ 403‘Roseraie de l’Haÿ’ 402rosy Future (‘Harwaderox’) 401
scented carpet (‘Chewground’) 401
rhs Trials2010 trials 715Asparagus 303aubergine 184, 187beans (climbing French) by Sue Stickland 330–333
Buddleja 442butternut squash 676–677
chilli peppers 8
Cortaderia 675Hydrangea paniculata, rhS Plant trials bulletin 78
Iris sibirica 397pinks, dwarf and miniature, by nigel Colborn 412–415
Tagetes, by val bourne 612–615
algae 61alpines, growing media for 203
apple disorders 624asparagus cultivation 350
aubergine pests and diseases 203
bamboo flowering 833bean:
French, problems 350broad, cultivation 132
bedding:sowing summer 278winter 693
bees, planting to attract 202, 422
beetle pests 351blackspot 419bonfire regulations 762borders, neglected 832box diseases and disorders 626
bracket fungi 697brassica pests and diseases 492
bulbs:autumn-flowering 625choosing 627small summer 275spring 201
butterflies 557, 557planting to attract 202
butternut squash disorders 696
chillies, sowing 279Christmas tree recycling 832
companion plants 493composting 279
container:displays, prolonging 558
plants, repotting 131Cortaderia cultivation 696cucumber problems 558currants 489dahlias, lifting and storing 761
daphnes 133deer damage 133fairy rings (Marasmius oreades) 422, 422
fruit harvesting and storing 624
fruit trees: protecting 59renovating 130
garden chemicals 352garlic and shallots 763glasshouses, autumn care 697
grasses, ornamental, growing from seed 556
hanging baskets 351hardening off 278hardwood cuttings 762hellebore(s):
for gardens 833problems 60
herbicide damage 350herbs, woody, propagating 420
hibernating animals 694horse chestnut problems 493
house plants, winter care 831
impatiens downy mildew 349, 349
insect larvae, beneficial 277
invasive aliens 559Japanese maple problems 129
Jerusalem artichokes 695lawn:
care in autumn 623pests 626
Lilium in containers 694Magnolia pruning 423meadows, managing 420mealybug, root (Rhizoecus species) 834, 834
medlars, cultivation 759moss 61Narcissus flower forms 205, 205
orchids, reblooming 835oriental vegetables 421overwintering:
evergreens 61invertebrates 761
pansy diseases 204pear disorders 624pesticides for edibles 277Phalaenopsis, repotting 835
plant labels 132poisonous plants 491pond management 559powdery mildew 627, 627pruning:
top fruit 58wisteria 57
rabbit damage 133raised beds 59raspberry nutrition 559red thread (Laetisaria fuciformis) 422, 422
Rhododendron deadheading 278
Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’, decline 421, 421
rose:care 419mildew 419rust 419
salads, leafy 276snow mould (Monographella nivalis) 422, 422
softwood cuttings 353soil cultivation 834spiders 352squirrels 760staking perennials 353suckering 695tender plants, protecting 760
tip cuttings 627tomato problems 490tomato ring culture 204tree stumps and woody weeds 695
trees, planting bare-root 763
tropical plantings 555turf diseases 422vegetables
early, sowing 130harvesting 557
vine weevil damage 556, 556
water plants: dividing 204watering 423weeds, controlling without weedkillers 131
winter-flowering climbers 60
rhs adVice rhs lindley liBrarySalmon, william: his Botanologia, by brent elliott 42–43
rhs – generalaffordability of membership 375, 377
annual general meeting 370–371, 574
art, botanical, bursary for 227
awards: 2009 512nominations 780
biodiversity strategy 746–747
Campaign for School gardening 301, 668–671
climate change strategy 746–747
committees, rhS 261costcutting measures 574elections 781expenditure 2008–2009 577
financial summary 371gift aid 576–577grimsey, inga: readers’ letters to 375, 377
Lawrence hall 112managing resources 746–747
peat policy 41plant diversity strategy 746–747
Plants for bugs project 224, 747
rhS britain in bloom results 714
rhS Council, by ursula buchan 260–261
rhS mcLaren horticultural Scholarship/garden Club of america inter-change Fellowship 645
rhS science strategy, by anisa gress 746–747
Seed distribution Scheme 714
three-year strategy 370urban gardening 746–747vice Presidents, new 441visual impairment: policy on 375
website improvements 645
winter hardiness survey 225
rhs shoWshampton Court Palace Flower Show:
2009 review 538–543
by rosy hardy 502‘green’ technologies for the garden (feature at hampton Court Palace Flower Show), by Chris Young 410–411
rhS Chelsea Flower Show:
2009: 340–341review 462–467
by ursula buchan 308letters on 377
rhS London shows, a new direction, by Chris Young 112–113
rhS Show tatton Park 2009 review 608–611
Index 2009 13
Rosa (continued) – Tagetes
‘Soleil d’Or’ 399sweet dream (‘Fryminicot’) 402
Terracotta (‘Simchoca’) 402
The mayflower (‘Austilly’) 400, 401
Tickled Pink (‘Fryhunky’) June cover, 401, 401
‘Tom Brown’ 403Whisky mac (‘Tanky’) 399Wild edric (‘Aushedge’) 400
Wildeve (‘Ausbonny’) 402rotenone 352de Rothschild, Edmund: obituary 154, 154
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 163
Rubus:idaeus (see raspberry)phoenicolasius 736, 736reflexus var. lanceolobus 540setchuenensis 620, 621
Rudbeckia:hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’ 541maxima (seedheads) 731, 732
Rumex acetosa (see sorrel)Ruta toxicity 491
SSt Aubyn, Sir John: his herbarium collection 299
Saintpaulia ‘Flashy Angel’ 304, 304
salads, leafy 276Salisbury, Andrew, on: biological control of garden pests 256–259
Salix:montane Scottish willows 643
lanata 643, 643lapponum 643myrsinifolia 643
Salmon, William, his Botanologia, by Brent Elliott 42–43
Salvia:blancoana 478coccinea Sallynia Series 312
‘Indigo Spires’ 518officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ 655, 656
‘Sallynia Red’ 314Sampford Shrubs, Devon, by Roy Lancaster 754–757
sand 41, 190Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex ‘Plena’ 374
Sargassum muticum 369, 369Savill Garden, The 164, 165
by Andrew McIndoe 772Saxifraga ‘Cuscutiformis’ (stolonifera) 619
saxifrage, golden (see Chrysosplenium)
Scabiosa africana ‘Jocelyn’ 340
Scaevola aemula ‘Zig Zag’ 315scarifying lawns 623scented flowers for winter, by Nigel Colborn 36–37
Schefflera taiwaniana 17Schisandra grandiflora B&SWJ2245 736, 736
Schizophragma hydrangeoides 735, 735
Schizostylis coccinea 157, 157, 625, 625
Schlumbergera 831
Schwerdt, Pamela: obituary 714, 714
science at the RHS, by Anisa Gress 746–747
sclerotinia 350Scott-James, Anne, Lady Lancaster: obituary 442
Scully, Robin, of Abbotswood, Glos 722
sea beet 243Seabrook, Peter, on:
trials and the furtherance of horticultural knowledge 690–691, 691
readers’ response 783seakale 242, 242seaweed, alien 369Sedum:
‘Herbstfreude’ (seedheads) 731, 733
matrona (seedheads) 729Seed Distribution Scheme, RHS 714
seedheads for winter effects, by Phil Clayton 728–733
seeds, finding single-colour, by Ursula Buchan 650
readers’ response 785Segall, Barbara, on: winter plantings at Marcus Harpur’s Essex garden 24–27
Sempervivum:agm plants 549as lightning repellent 546by Christopher Grey-Wilson 546–549
cultivation and propagation 548–549
RHS trial 549arachnoideum 546, 547calcareum:
‘Extra’ 547‘Guillaumes’ 547
ciliosum 547‘Delta’ 547‘Lilac Time’ 547‘Night Raven’ 547octopodes var. apetalum 547
pittonii 547tectorum ‘Royanum’ 547‘Tristesse’ 547
senescent breakdown 624Senior, Rob, on: Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall 470–473
Sequoia:sempervirens 393
‘Adpressa’ 334‘Cantab’ 49, 49‘Prostrata’ 49
Sequoiadendron giganteum 392, 392
shallots 763Shardlow, Matt, on: the beneficial role of invertebrates 515, 515
Sheals, Gail and David: their garden in Cumbria 318–319
Shepherd, Allan, on: home composting 808–811
Sherman, Bob, on: autumn raspberries 544–545
shield bug:green (Palomena prasina) 572, 572
southern green (Nezara viridula) 572, 572
shopping for the garden online and through TV, by Richard Jackson 486–487
shrubs 530–531agm spring 176–181reviving interest in, by Dan Pearson 552–553
readers’ response 647von Siebold, Philipp 339Silene:
dioica ‘Firefly’ 465hookeri 196, 196zawadskii 195, 196
Simmons, Peggy: obituary 644, 644
Simpson, Niki 645Skelmersdale, Christine:
award of vmh 512, 512on: dwarf bearded irises 246–249
Skene, Duncan 394, 397Skimmia:
japonica:‘Nymans’ 656‘Rubella’ 656
slugs 258Smith, Geoffrey: obituary 300, 300
letter on 443Smithiantha ‘Little One’ 780snails 258snakes 694snow mould (Monographella nivalis) 422, 422
snowdrop (see Galanthus)sodium chlorate 352soil:
acidic 191chalky 191clay 191cultivation methods 834improvers:
by Andi Clevely 188–191
green manure 190
grit 190leafmould 190lime 190manure 189sand 190slow-release organics 190
sulphur 190sandy 191stony 191type 189
Solanum:aethiopicum (see aubergine, garden egg)
melongena (see aubergine)
torvum (see aubergine, pea)
tuberosum (see potato)solar power 411Solidago gigantea (seedheads) 729, 730
‘sops in wine’ 412sorrel 243Sparaxis tricolor 275special-interest plant societies, by John Grimshaw 272–273
readers’ response 445spider:
crab (Misumena vatia) 352, 352
jumping (Salticus species) 352, 352
orb web (Araneus species) 352, 352
wolf (Pardosa species) 352, 352
spider mite, red 203, 257, 258, 351, 558
on outdoor plants 625Spielberg, Sue, on: tulips at Cerney House, Glos 234–239
Spilanthes ‘Peek-a-boo’ (see Acmella oleracea)
Spiraea x cinerea ‘Grefsheim’ 176, 178
spring bulbs 201in Richard Hobbs’ and Sally Ward’s Norfolk garden 172–175
display, UK gardens notable for, by Stephen Lacey 160–165
spring shrubs, agm, by Nigel Colborn 176–181
spruce (see Picea)squashes:
butternut:agm plants 676cultivars, by Sue Stickland 676–677
cultivation 676disorders 696‘Barbara’ 676, 677‘Butterboy’ 677‘Cobnut’ 676, 677‘Early Butternut’ 676‘Harrier’ 676, 677‘Hawk’ 676, 677‘Hercules’ 677‘Hunter’ 676, 677‘Metro’ 676‘Sprinter’ 676‘Waltham’ 676, 677
winter, RHS trial (2010) 715
squirrels 760St Aubyn, Sir John: his herbarium collection 299
Stachys affinis (see artichoke, Chinese)
Stachyurus:‘Magpie’ 178praecox 176, 177–178
staking perennials 353Staphylea National Plant Collection 713
Star Inn, The, North Yorks: its home-grown fare, by Matthew Wilson 456–459
Stearn, William 48steep gardens, by Toby Buckland 15
Stickland, Sue, on:butternut squash cultivars 676–677
climbing French beans 330–333
Stipa gigantea 586storing fruit 624strawberries:
by Nigel Slater 468–469
recommended 23‘Alice’ 23‘Cambridge Favourite’ 23, 23
‘Fenella’ 466Streptocarpus ‘Hope’ 340Strongylodon macrobotrys at Cambridge, by Phil Clayton 216, 216
Stuart Thomas, Graham 399suckering 695sulphur 190summer bedding, by Graham Rice 310–315
Summerdale House, Cumbria: its range of spring plants, by Caroline Beck 318–321
sunflower (see Helianthus annuus)
surplus fruit scheme in North London, by Matt Biggs 660–661
sweet pea (see Lathyrus odoratus)
Syon Park lake restoration 508
Syringa:x josiflexa 181
‘Bellicent’ 179, 181vulgaris:
‘Charles Joly’ 181‘Firmament’ 181‘Madame Lemoine’ 181
Ttadpoles 317Tagetes:
agm awards 615as a natural pest repellent 615
RHS trial, by Val Bourne 612–615
erecta 614patula 614
‘Aton Fire’ (Aton Series) 612
‘Aton Gold’ (Aton Series) 614, 615
‘Aton Spry’ (Aton Series) 614
‘Aton Yellow’ (Aton Series) 614, 615
‘Bonanza Flame’ (Bonanza Series) 614, 615
Bonanza Series, mixed 614, 615
‘Bonanza Yellow’ (Bonanza Series) 612
‘Colossus’ 614‘Disco Orange’ (Disco Series) 612, 614, 615
‘Double Mr Majestic’ 614
‘Durango Gold’ (Durango Series) 612
‘Harmony Boy’ (Boy Series) 612
‘Hero Bee’ (Hero Series) 612
‘Hero Spry’ (Hero Series) 612
‘Honeycomb’ 614‘Jumbo Bicolour’ (Jumbo Series) 613
‘La Bamba’ 312‘Legend Yellow’ (Legend Series) 613
‘Little Hero Flame’ (Little Hero Series) 613
‘Mars’ 613‘Old Scotch Pride’ 312
‘Pascal Gold’ (Pascal Series) 612
‘Pascal Rusty’ (Pascal Series) 613, 614, 615
‘Pinwheel’ 612‘Red Cherry’ 614‘Safari Red’ (Safari Series) 613
‘Solan’ 613, 614‘Yellow Boy’ (Boy Series) 613
‘Yellow Jacket’ (Jacket Series) 614, 615
‘Sunburst Orange Splash’ (Sunburst Series) 613
Sunburst Series 312mixed 612, 615
‘Sunburst Yellow Splash’ (Sunburst Series) 615
‘Zenith Golden Yellow’ (Zenith Series) 613, 615
Zenith Series 312‘Zenith Yellow’ (Zenith Series) 615
schoolsgardeningrhS Campaign for School gardening:
by Lila das gupta 668–671
birdseed project 815
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tan – Zantedeschia
Tan, Kiat 441Tatton Park, RHS Show (see RHS Shows)
Taxus:pruning 334baccata toxicity 491
Taylor, Patrick, on: Mottisfont Abbey, Hants 432
tea tree (see Leptospermum scoparium)
teasel (see Dipsacus fullonum)Telekia speciosa (seedheads) 731, 732
television shopping channels 486–487
Tellima grandiflora Rubra Group 18, 21
tender bedding, by Ursula Buchan 232
tender plants, protecting 760thiacloprid 149Thomas, Graham Stuart 399Thompson, Elspeth, on: the benefits of ignoring garden chores 447, 447
thrushes, by Andrew Halstead 455
Thuja:pruning 334plicata 393
Thymus pulegioides ‘Archer’s Gold’ 655, 656
tickseed (see Coreopsis)Tigridia pavonia 275Tilia National Plant Collection 713
Tinker, John, award of mbe 508
tip cuttings 627Titchmarsh, Alan 441Tjaden, Will: obituary 154, 154
toad 694tomato(es):
blossom end rot 490, 490boxy fruit 490by Nigel Slater 404–405catfacing 490foliage curl 490, 490greenback 490magnesium deficiency 490, 490
mosaic virus 60poor pollination 490problems 490ring culture 204splitting 490, 490whitewall 490cherry:
‘Gardener’s Delight’ 404
‘Hundreds and Thousands’ 10, 10
plum:‘Roma’ 405
‘Sungold’ 405‘Tigerella’ 404
Toomey, Mary, on:Lakemount Gardens, Co. Cork 678–683
Mount Usher Gardens, Co. Wicklow 636
topdressing 623topiary at Les Jardins de Séricourt 788–793
Torenia:Moon Series 315Purple moon (‘Dantopur’) 315
yellow moon (‘Danmoon20’) 313
Trachycarpus ‘Naggy’ 539tree ferns, protecting 760tree spinach (see Chenopodium giganteum)
tree(s):hardwood cuttings 762planting bare-root 763stumps, removing 695tallest in Britain 298their positive aspects, by Tony Kirkham 828–829
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall, by Rob Senior 470–473
trials and the furtherance of horticultural knowledge, by Peter Seabrook 690–691
readers’ response 783trials, RHS (see RHS trials)Tricyrtis formosana B&SWJ 6741 619
Triteleia laxa 275Trochetiopsis ebenus 124Trochodendron aralioides 16, 19, 20
tropical plantings 555in East Anglia, by Matt Biggs 532–535
Tulbaghia cominsii ‘Harry Hay’s Pink’ 466
Tulipa:at Cerney House, Glos, by Sue Spielberg 234–239
‘Abu Hassan’ 239‘Apricot Beauty’ April cover
‘Bleu Aimable’ 239‘Blue Heron’ 238‘Candy Club’ 239‘China Pink’ 238, 239‘Groenland’ 237, 239‘Havran’ 237‘Ice Cream’ 715, 715‘Little Princess’ 174‘New Design’ 238, 239‘Prinses Irene’ 237‘Purissima’ 237, 239‘Queen of Night’ 239‘Shirley’ 239‘Uncle Tom’ 239‘Virichic’ 238‘West Point’ 237
turf 266–271diseases 422
UVUgni molinae 551UK Climate Projections 2009 507
Van Assche, Jozef, award of Veitch Memorial Medal 512
vegetables (see Fruit and vegetables)
Veitch Memorial Medal: 2009 awards 512
Verbena:aztec cherry red (‘Balazcherd’) 310
Aztec Magic Series 312Aztec Series 312‘Corsage Peach’ (Corsage Series) 310, 312
‘Crimson Twinkle’ (Donalena Series) 315
Donalena Series 312‘Quartz Burgundy’ (Quartz Series) 313
‘Strawberry Kiss’ 541vermiculite 40, 41Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Fascination’ (seedheads) 730, 733
verticillium wilt 203Vestia foetida 179, 181Viburnum x juddii 176, 178Victoria Medal of Honour (vmh) 437
2009 awards 512
Vinca minor RHS trial (2010) 715
vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) 258, 556, 556
Viola:‘Amiral Avellan’ 36, 36
‘Beconsfield’ (Sorbet Series) 655, 657
‘Nelly’ 465x wittrockiana ‘Fizzy Lemonberry’ 655, 657
violet gall midge 36x Vuylstekeara Cambria grex 798
WWalker, John, on: Hough Garden, Alderley Edge, Cheshire 602–605
walls, plants for, by Val Bourne 734–738
wasps 493parasitic, as pest control 257, 258
water core 624water plants, dividing 204water tanks 411watercress 243
by Mary Maher 406–409
cultivation 409watering 423watermelon ‘Rosario’ 73waxcaps 581, 581Webster, Jonathan, on: Cornus kousa 531, 531
weeds:controlling without weedkillers 131
eradicating 832woody 695
Weigela florida ‘Foliis Purpureis’ 179, 181
Weinmannia trichosperma 778
wellingtonia (see Sequoiadendron giganteum)
West, Kate, her small garden in Norwich, by Vanessa Berridge 662–665, 662
Wheeler, David, award of Veitch Memorial Medal 512
white blister (Albugo candida) 492, 492
whitecurrants 536–537growing 489
whitefly 203, 257, 258, 258, 558
Whitehouse, Christopher, on: the RHS trial of Iris sibirica 397
Whitsey, Fred: obituary 644, 644
Wildlife and Natural Environment Bill 509
willow (see Salix)Wilson, EH 193Wilson, Matthew, on:
Food Up Front network 98–99
lawns 266–271The Star Inn, North Yorks 456–459
wind power 410–411wineberry, Japanese (see Rubus phoenicolasius)
winter:bedding 693containers and displays, by Graham Rice 652–657
focus in the garden, by Ursula Buchan 84
hardiness survey (RHS) 225
house plant care in 831plantings at Marcus Harpur’s Essex garden, by Barbara Segall 24–27
scented flowers for, by Nigel Colborn 36–37
structure, plants for, by Stephen Lacey 16–21
winter cress (see Barbarea verna)
winter-flowering climbers 60
wireweed (see Sargassum muticum)
Wisteria:pruning 57‘Caroline’ 737, 737
witch hazel (see Hamamelis)Woodwardia unigemmata 21
woody weeds 695Woollam, Peter, his garden at Alderley Edge, Cheshire 602–605, 603
Worcesterberry (see Ribes ‘Worcesterberry’)
wounds to trees, treatment 824
Wulf, Andrea, on: Kew’s work to conserve island floras 122–125
XYZXanthocyparis nootkatensis 393
Yemm, Helen, on:‘partial’ organic gardening 346–347
readers’ response 445yew (see Taxus baccata )York Gate Garden, West Yorks, by Matt James 362
Young, Chris, on:creative front garden design 800–805
‘green’ technologies for the garden 410–411
RHS London shows: a new direction 112–113
Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’ 19, 21
Yunnan, plant-hunting in, by Toby Musgrave 30–35
Zantedeschia ‘Captain Florida’ 466
VieWPoinTfood and community, by rosie boycott 54–55
horticulture’s poor image as a career, by Chris beardshaw 198–199
letters on 307lawns and wildlife, by John akeroyd 416–417
readers’ response 581
organic gardening, ‘partial’, by helen Yemm 346–347
readers’ response 445
research, horticultural and agricultural, its benefits to all, by Jules Janick 126–127
readers’ response 305
shopping for the garden online and through tv, by richard Jackson 486–487
shrubs, reviving interest in, by dan Pearson 552–553
readers’ response 647
special-interest plant societies, by John grimshaw 272–273
readers’ response 445
trees, their positive aspects, by tony kirkham 828–829
trials and furthering horticultural knowledge, by Peter Seabrook 690–691
readers’ response 783
WildliFebiological control of garden pests, by andrew Salisbury 256–259
birds, plants to attract, by mary maher 812–815
bumblebees, by ursula buchan 582
butterflies, planting to attract 202
endangered native european flora 642
hibernating animals 694
honeybees, their decline, by Philippa o’brien 182–183
invertebrates, overwintering 761
lawns and wildlife, by John akeroyd 416–417
readers’ response 581
spiders 352squirrels 760
WildliFe diarycollared doves 725, 725
elephant hawk moths (Deilephila elpenor) 523, 523
frogs 317, 317fungi in gardens 659
moth, winter (Operophtera brumata) 795, 795
orange-tip butterflies 387, 387
pipistrelles 591thrushes 455
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