Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2024 i Gardens Illustrated Magazine

The season is changing again, and as we transition from late summer into autumn, that back-to-school feeling gives a renewed sense of possibility. One of the real stalwarts in the garden right now is the Japanese anemone, and you can discover the best new cultivars, and why we really shouldn't be calling them Japanese, in our plant profile (page 44). We dive into the world of pumpkins and ornamental gourds with an aficionado who shares his favourite varieties to grow to eat and for decoration (page 74), and Andrea Brunsendorf gives us her expert picks of plants for September (page 16), plus designer Jo Thompson has three more stylish container combinations for autumn (page 58). Naturalistic planting with ornamental grasses and prairie-style plants comes into its own at this time…

13-29 SEPTEMBER Gardens for Good Causes Exhibition Free exhibition highlighting Project Giving Back. 10am-5pm. The Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7LB. gardenmuseum.org.uk 14-15 SEPTEMBER Beautiful & Useful Browse stalls from designer-makers. 11am-5pm. Sussex Prairie Garden, Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road, nr Henfield, West Sussex BN5 9AT. beautiful-useful.co.uk 22 SEPTEMBER Yoga and Forest Bathing Enjoy a morning of wellness in the woodlands around Brighton. 10am-2pm. £35. One Garden Brighton, Stanmer Park, Lewes Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9SE. onegardenbrighton.com…

• Japanese anemones are relatively easy to cultivate. They can be planted at any time of the year, provided they are nurtured during dry periods while establishing. Autumn is best as it will provide the anemones with the opportunity to establish root growth while the soil is still warm. This will help plants to cope should the spring and early summer be on the dry side. • They prefer moist, free-draining, alkaline soils, but will thrive in most conditions (except very wet soils) and once established can be hard to remove. • Before planting, prepare the ground well with garden compost dug and mixed into the existing soil. Be sure to consolidate the soil firmly as they do not like to sit in wet, spongy soils, particularly during the cold…

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What's your new book about? It's a memoir about my life from the word go, up to the present day and a bit into the future. I started writing it a few years ago and things have happened since then, especially this year [Carol was diagnosed with breast cancer, then had a double mastectomy in April; she has subsequently been given the all clear]. I've written about that too. It's all very positive, of course. The title of the book came from my husband, Neil. What did you learn about yourself from writing the book? That there was far too much to fit into one book. I also found I need a sense of priority. Whether I'm writing or doing TV, there's always too much to say. Self-editing is a…

Phil Clayton Phil meets the new team at Marchants Hardy Plants, page 82. “It's reassuring to find this long-renowned nursery continues to inspire and excite with a new team at the helm.” Tim Richardson Tim profiles Andy Jasper, page 72. “I've always enjoyed meeting people who effect change, and Andy has emerged as one of the most powerful voices in British horticulture.” Clayton Boyd Clayton photographs a small Neive Tierney designed garden in Los Angeles, page 92. “A delightful shoot; Neive is lovely to work with and I'm so happy to see these photos in print.” CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Charlotte Harris Charlotte co-founded the values-driven landscape design practice Harris Bugg Studio with Hugo Bugg in 2017. She has won three Gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, as well as…

TROPAEOLUM SPECIOSUM This is a perennial nasturtium with attractive, small, clover-like foliage and a much finer demeanour than its annual cousins. This herbaceous climber retreats into its hardy tubers each winter, which are best situated in the shade of shrubs. It performs well in cooler summer regions, with shelter from the wind. It is often seen scrambling up yew hedges, where its bright-crimson flowers with long spurs make a compelling show, before producing shiny blue berries. It gently grows through other perennials, providing late-season interest. AGM*. Height and spread 4m × 1m. Origin Chile. Conditions Moist, well-draining, humus-rich soils, preferably acidic; full sun to part shade. Hardiness RHS H5, USDA 7a-10b†. Season of interest Flowers July - September ; fruit throughout October. Andrea Brunsendorf is head gardener at Lowther Castle & Gardens in Cumbria…

PEOPLE GARDENING TALENT Earliest gardening memory My grandparents had a big vegetable garden and I used to help them plant potatoes, sow seeds, weed and water. I vividly remember feeling the rich Ukrainian soil between my fingers. First plant love Sunflowers. I love their tall stalks and bright, cheerful petals. They have a strong cultural significance in Ukraine, symbolising fertility, prosperity and a good harvest. Who has inspired your career the most? My mother. She instinctively knew gardening would become my passion and suggested I study horticulture. Who are your horticultural heroes? The Ukrainian farmers and gardeners who have continued to cultivate crops, to plant trees and flowers, and preserve plant species despite the disruption of the war. Favourite garden Before I came to work at Malverleys, my idea of…

The day after I interview Andy Jasper – at Gertrude Jekyll's former house and garden at Munstead Wood in Surrey – about his plans as director of gardens and parklands at the National Trust, I receive an email announcing his resignation. Was it something I said? A few hours later, Andy pings across an apologetic text, explaining that he had to stay silent until everything had been signed off with his new job. So we schedule another conversation, about the role which has tempted him away from the National Trust after just three years: CEO of the Eden Project, based in his native Cornwall. In fact, Andy is not new to Eden, having already done a stint there from 2000 to 2012. But with his typical puppyish enthusiasm, he states:…

EXHIBITION BEAUTY OF BULBS Ten years ago while working as photographer for numerous garden books and magazines, including this one, Britt Willoughby came across the tulips known as Dutch historic, which include some of the flamed and feathered 'broken' tulips that famously changed hands for incredible prices in 17th-century Holland. She's since amassed her own collection of equally beautiful English Florists' tulips, which she has been capturing on camera as they grow, develop and fade. This month there's a chance to see these exquisite images, as her first solo exhibition, Absorbed by the Beauty, opens in the Tithe Barn, at Thyme in the Cotswolds. Alongside richly beautiful colour images, such as Tulipa 'Lizard' above, the exhibition includes black-and-white images and platinum prints, developed using a traditional printing process to create…

DIG IN THE GARDEN CHRONICLES My friend Adrian once arrived at my door with pots of bluebells, a gift of bulbs dug from his garden. “I'm afraid there might be a few 'strays' in there too; I couldn't separate them,” he said, handing me three rammed pots of Hyacinthoides non-scripta, the native English variety, with sky-blue bells hanging elegantly to one side of the stem. Adrian was the person who rescued me when I arrived in London in my early twenties, something of a lost soul. I stayed in his spare room until I could find a place of my own, and he remained one of my dearest friends. I became rather fond of his old-fashioned garden with its rose arbour, pots of agapanthus and tubs of houseleeks. In spring,…

PASTELS IN THE SHADE This is the perfect planter for bringing a shady spot to life. Its simple textured pattern combined with the softening of moss gives it a patina of age that particularly suits this cool combination of shady planting. When I found it, it was already home to a native fern, which was my starting point for this mix of shade-tolerant perennials and foliage, to which I've added dashes of pastel pink from Anemone x hybrida 'Königin Charlotte' and Tricyrtis Pink Freckles (= 'Innotripf '). How to achieve the look Container and composition I'd had my eye on this planter for quite a while before I decided to bring it into use. It was sitting in a corner of the garden at Water Lane, and it had obtained…

GOOD NATURE: THE NEW SCIENCE OF HOW NATURE IMPROVES OUR HEALTH by Kathy Willis Bloomsbury Publishing, £20 ISBN 978-1526664891 The Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Oxford looks at the scientifically proven findings that show that seeing, smelling and touching nature can directly improve our health, mood and longevity – not only in the wider world but in the home, workplace and garden, too. THE PLANT SOCIETY DESIGN HANDBOOK by Jason Chongue Murdoch Books, £25 ISBN 978-1922616791 The designer and plant curator shows how to combine a love of plants with an interest in interior design. The advice on analysing your space, suggested room layouts, plant placement and grouping is complemented by plant care advice and inspiring photography. SEEDS: TIME CAPSULES OF LIFE by Rob Kesseler and Wolfgang Stuppy…

Back in the spring of 2009, I had the pleasure of meeting Beverly McConnell, a formidable Antipodean plantswoman, internationally known for her garden Ayrlies in New Zealand. While showing her around the garden where I work, she remarked on the bountiful May display: “I hope you don't mind me saying, but this garden feels very feminine.” I smiled and replied that I didn't mind, but I was slightly taken aback. As we carried on the tour, I quizzed her gently on what she meant by 'feminine', but it was only as the weeks passed that I wondered about the first part of her comment. As a man in my late twenties, should I have been offended that my work had been described as feminine? Throughout history, the stereotypical gender roles…