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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

Index 2009 7

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

8 Index 2009

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

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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

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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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