Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2021 i Gardens Illustrated Magazine

This past year has seen change in so many ways. It seems then all the more exciting to be able to mark the 300th issue of Gardens Illustrated and look back on this magazine’s heritage and groundbreaking approach to highlighting the incredible people, plants and places of the horticultural world. Of course, even if the magazine has remained a constant since its first publication in 1993, its content has developed as a reflection of the way in which our world has altered, along with the changes in how we use our gardens and the ways in which we plant them. Through every issue, our aim is to produce a magazine that is beautiful and useful; one that reflects, challenges and enhances our relationship with the natural world – something that…

With the call to grow your own becoming ever louder, our tour offers help, inspiration and expertise on how to grow the finest kitchen garden produce throughout the year. We visit a contrasting selection of the very best examples of kitchen gardens in the South West: we are taken from the plot to the plate at both The Pig at Combe and at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s organic smallholding at River Cottage; at South Wood Farm we see Arne Maynard’s design for a productive potager and we glimpse true estate gardening at Edmondsham House, while also visiting the unusual 18th-century ‘serpentine’ wall of the kitchen garden at Deans Court. As well as organic gardening, we also consider the no-dig approach, as espoused by Charles Dowding at his own impressively productive garden and…

1 Mary Newcomb: Nature’s Canvas Discover the work of the late natural scientist, farmer and self-taught artist Mary Newcomb in a new exhibition at Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park until 5 September. Also on display (until 30 August) is a stunning site-specific installation by artist Rebecca Louise Law. Tickets must be pre-booked online. Tuesday to Sunday, 10.30am-5pm. £14.90. Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ. Tel 01926 645500, comptonverney.org.uk 2 Expressive Charcoal Drawing Learn how to capture the vibrancy of nature using charcoal on this one-day drawing workshop with artist Natasha Clutterbuck at Yeo Valley Organic Garden in Somerset. 2 June, 10am-4pm. £65, including lunch. Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Holt Farm, Bath Road, Blagdon, Somerset BS40 7SQ. Tel 01275 331528, natashaclutterbuck.co.uk 3 Longford Castle Open Garden & Plant Sale Explore the…

By staying on top of the weeding you are helping to make sure the water and nutrients are going where you want them to go – to your crops. I grow in rows, so it is very easy just to run a Dutch hoe up and down, knocking out the weed seedlings as I go. If the weeds are small and the weather is warm and dry, leave them on the surface of the soil to break down. At the same time as weeding, I like to remove any tired-looking or yellow leaves from the crops. This will help to keep the air circulating, reducing the risk of fungal diseases, and deprive pests of a hiding place. If you are growing plants in a glasshouse, make sure you have shading…

1 Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’ Green to yellow cones with a drooping tutu of white petals; sturdy butterfly and bee attractors on stiff stems. Tough and long-flowering; appreciates moisture. 60cm. RHS H5, USDA 3a-8b† . 2 Monarda ‘Blaustrumpf’ A mint family member with luminous, purple whorls of tubular, two-lipped flowers, bee balm is highly attractive to pollinators. Needs a moist, well-drained soil. 90cm. RHS H4, USDA 4a-8b. 3 Persicaria amplexicaulis Orange Field (= ‘Orangofield’) Its beguiling, coral-pink flower spikes appear over mounds of foliage. From July to October it buzzes with hoverflies and other pollinators. Requires a moist soil. 90cm. 4 Daucus carota This wild carrot, sometimes known as Queen Anne’s lace, is a meadow flower with white umbels that increase in beauty as the season goes on, finally reaching…

What Private garden on the edge of Lake Wingecarribee near Burrawang. Where New South Wales, Australia. Size Five acres. Soil Basalt loam. Climate Subtropical, with hot summers and mild winters. Hardiness zone USDA 9. Developed over the past 20 years, this cool-climate Australian garden has three tiers of perennial planting as the landscape stretches away from the house. The middle tier features raspberry shades of Lupinus ‘My Castle’ and further out, mounds of sedums and asters further out.…

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RHS HOW TO CREATE A WILDLIFE POND by Kate Bradbury, DK, £14.99, ISBN 978-0241472927 A beautifully visual, step-by-step guide on how to plan, create and build a wildlife pond. Plus, top tips on how to encourage a natural eco-system within it. A WOMAN’S GARDEN by Tanya Anderson, Cool Springs Press, £18.99, ISBN 978-0760368404 Author Tanya Anderson shows how to put your plants to good use for your home and health with 35 brilliant projects, edibles and art – all from your garden. IN DEFENSE OF PLANTS by Matt Candeias, PhD, Mango Media, £16.95, ISBN 978-1642504538 A detailed guide introducing the vast and wonderful world of plants, that explains their symbolism and history, through fascinating stories. PLANTING FOR WILDLIFE by Jane Moore, Quadrille Publishing, £12, ISBN 978-1787136755 Full of simple ways…

The call of north Norfolk’s open skies and generous beaches is hard to resist for British holidaymakers at the best of times. Fans of flint, fashioned into Dutch-influenced manors and cottages, as well as walled gardens and path edgings, will be in another kind of heaven. Norfolk feels remote with good reason: there is no motorway and the pace is slow. Holt and its environs Holt has the air of a bustling town from the 1950s, not least because it is served by a steam train and a 251-year-old department store (Bakers & Larners). Holt has recently begun to reinvent itself as a town of food, sealed with the arrival of gelato and chocolate maker Harris & James. On the outskirts, Back to the Garden is a farm shop, butchery…

Rae Spencer-Jones RHS Books Publisher Rae visits a small city garden, page 46. “I was incredibly impressed by how designer Emily Erlam could conjure horticultural magic out of the simplest garden structure.” Rachel Warne Rachel photographs artist Sophie Coryndon, page 82. “Walking into Sophie’s studio makes you realise what patience and intricate attention to detail really mean. Her process is fascinating.” Kendra Wilson Kendra writes our monthly travel column that highlights places of interest for gardeners, page 130. “Writing a travel page that is equally focussed on the UK has been just as fun as investigating abroad.”…

IMPATIENS GOMPHOPHYLLA This reminds me of tropical seahorses. A spectacular native of the southern highlands of Tanzania, where it grows in grassland. The f lower is a beautiful mix of red, orange and yellow, putting on a display all summer. I sometimes take off some leaves to allow the f lowers to become more visible. This is a tender, tuberous impatiens that I plant out for the summer and bring into the tunnel for the winter. I have propagated it by putting cuttings in a glass of water for a few weeks until the roots appear. Height 90cm-1.2m. Origin Tanzania, East Africa. Conditions Fertile, well-drained soil; full sun. Hardiness RHS H3† . Season of interest June to September. INULANTHERA CALVA This may sound strange, but when I am creating a…

The thing I love about being a horticulturist is that you never stop learning Earliest garden memory I grew up in a second-floor council flat in Wandsworth. We didn’t have a garden, but there was a very kind lady who lived downstairs who would invite me to play in hers. At the age of five, I was sowing my first calendula seeds there and marvelling at the magic of germination. Most valuable training I trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where I received my Diploma in Horticulture, but in every garden I’ve worked (I started working at a local garden centre when I was 16), I have gained valuable knowledge. The thing I love about being a horticulturist is that you never stop learning. Three most worthwhile tips for…

What Woody perennials from the Rosa genus in the Rosaceae family. Some are shrubs, some are climbers or ramblers. Those featured here are single-flowered. Origins All roses originally had a single-flowered parentage, and are found across the northern temperate and subtropical world. Season From late spring into autumn. Size Many of the hybrid roses make plants around 1m tall, shrub roses can reach 2-3m. The climbing and rambling fraternity will grow 2m upwards. With these it’s worth making sure the host – whether it be a tree or wall – is strong enough to cope with the marriage as some of the most vigorous ramblers will easily reach 8m. Conditions Although roses do well on most sites, where feasible, providing shelter will help protect the flowers and foliage from possible…

1 Salvia x sylvestris ‘Mainacht’ Like all salvias, this compact form, with its dark-green foliage and dense racemes of violet flowers, is happy in freely draining soil, but tolerates a degree more shade than most of its sun-loving family. Deadhead regularly for flowers from late spring to summer’s end. 75cm. AGM*. RHS H7, USDA 4a-8b† . 2 Stipa tenuissima Translucent and airy, this dainty ornamental grass sways in the slightest breeze and complements a huge range of herbaceous perennials. When caught in slanting sunlight, the feathery seedheads glow like spun silver. 60cm. AGM. RHS H4, USDA 7a-10b. 3 Astrantia ‘Ruby Star’ A particularly rich ruby-red cultivar that holds its colour well in dappled shade. Although it prefers a rich soil, it will tolerate drier conditions and flowers from late spring…

For me, it’s about the overlap between decorative art, fine art and craft as that’s where the magic happens Sophie Coryndon’s mesmerising goldwork wall panels are not quite what they seem. From a distance they look like embroidered textiles, but a closer examination shows that they are actually made out of wood and the exquisite flowers are worked in a paper and plaster mix rather than thread. This intriguing mix of materials makes the pieces impossible to pigeonhole, a fact that Sophie relishes: “I don’t like the idea of staying in a particular artistic box. For me, it’s about the overlap between decorative art, fine art and craft as that’s where the magic happens.” And her work certainly is magical; the delicate flowers seem to form an enchanted globe floating…

GET UP AND GROW by Lucy Hutchings Hardie Grant, £16.99 ISBN 978-1784883928 Fans of She Grows Veg will delight at this vibrant book from Lucy Hutchings, packed with projects to inspire you to grow your own edible garden. Reviewer Katie Beale is editorial assistant of Gardens Illustrated. While her Instagram feed (@shegrowsveg) has amassed more than 1,000,000 followers and is full of vibrant scroll-worthy images of her garden, there is little we know about the woman behind this brand: Lucy Hutchings. Get Up and Grow sheds some light on the author’s personal journey and passion for gardening, and how she has experienced both the mental and physical health benefits. After a brief introduction, she covers The Basics, which include lighting, potting, feeding and trouble shooting. Each chapter is packed full…

Since 2007 Niwaki has offered an eclectic range of everyday garden essentials. These useful tools and accessories are made to exacting standards in Japan and are famed for their usability and durability. From folding knives to exemplary tripod ladders, the range covers plenty of garden- and outdoor-focused equipment. Gardens Illustrated has enjoyed supporting Niwaki through the years and to mark our 300th issue, Gardens Illustrated readers can claim a special offer: spend more than £100 (or $100 or €100) on a Niwaki order and receive a 10 per cent discount plus a gift of a pair of arm covers, Niwaki cap and pocket pouch (worth £29 in total). Arm covers – cotton covers with elastic cuffs to protect your arms from plant saps, thorns and spiky needles. RRP £9. Niwaki…

James Basson James lives in the South of France where he runs Scape Design with his wife Helen, specialising in low-maintenance and dry gardens. He is a fervent advocate for creating sustainable landscapes. The winner of four Chelsea Gold medals, he was awarded Best in Show in 2017. Fergus Garrett Fergus was appointed head gardener at Great Dixter by Christopher Lloyd in 1993. He is passionate about passing on his knowledge through student programmes at Dixter and worldwide lectures. He was awarded an RHS Associate of Honour in 2008 and an RHS Victoria Medal of Honour in 2019. Anna Pavord Anna’s books include her bestseller The Tulip and most recently Landskipping. For 30 years she was The Independent’s gardening correspondent. In 2000 the RHS awarded her the Veitch Memorial Medal.…

• David Austin Roses Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, Shropshire WV7 3HB. Tel 0800 111 4699, davidaustinroses.co.uk • Peter Beales Roses London Road, Attleborough, Norwich, Norfolk NR17 1AY. Tel 01953 454707, classicroses.co.uk • Thompson & Morgan Poplar Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP8 3BU. Tel 0333 400 0033, thompson-morgan.com • Dower House Garden Morville Hall, nr Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV16 5NB. Tel 01746 714407, nationaltrust.org.uk Opening for NGS on 13 June. • Iford Manor nr Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire BA15 2BA. Tel 01225 863146, ifordmanor.co.uk • Malverleys Gardens East End, Hampshire RG20 0AA.malverleys.co.uk Open by on selected dates or by appointment for groups only. See website for details • Polesden Lacey Great Bookham, nr Dorking, Surrey RH5 6BD. Tel 01372 452048, nationaltrust.org.uk • Sissinghurst Castle Garden Biddenden Road, nr Cranbrook, Kent TN17 2AB. Tel…

Kevin Hughes can’t remember a time when he was not fascinated by the natural world. Born in Scotland, his family regularly moved house, including a spell in Malta, and as a child he became intrigued by the range of plants and animals in differing habitats. The enchantment kindled in a young boy has continued throughout his life. “I think I must have been an odd child: my heroes were David Bellamy and David Attenborough. When I was 11, I read Silent Spring and was deeply affected by it.” Rachel Carson’s book appeared in the early 1960s and its overarching theme is the detrimental effect humans often have on the natural world. Strong stuff for an 11-year-old. “I became very upset at the damage we were doing to the planet,” he…