RHS Journals
The Garden
April 2007
Volume 132; Part 4
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Colourful yet hot: Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Longum Group) ‘NuMex Twilight’
Image: Andrew Lawson |
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| News |
215 |
| Letters |
221 |
Garden talk
Ursula Buchan rejoices in fruit growing, Mary Berry enthuses over her potager and fruit cage, and Colin Randel questions the need for GM blight experiments |
222 |
Cover story: Bijou tulips
Charming tulip species can hold their own against cultivar counterparts
SALLY PETITT |
224 |
An artist’s impression
How botanical artist Ann Fraser has transferred her talent to the garden
ANTOINETTE GALBRAITH |
228 |
Growing a way of life
Gardeners from across the board share their enthusiasm
JEAN VERNON |
232 |
Cover story: Turn up the heat
Used in cuisines worldwide, there are chillies to suit myriad tastes
MICHAEL MICHAUD |
238 |
Fruit machines
A new system of apple growing that can maximise yield in a small space
SIMON GARBUTT |
242 |
The great uncooked
Suggestions of vegetables to grow that are also good to eat raw
JO WHITTINGHAM |
246 |
Success with succession
Ways to ensure you have a constant supply of vegetables from plot to plate
CHARLES DOWDING |
248 |
Good companions
The third in the series on gardening with nature examines the age-old practice of companion planting
VAL BOURNE |
254 |
Nurseries to visit
Jekka McVicar’s herb farm, Gloucestershire
ROY LANCASTER |
256 |
A matter of taste
An introduction to the science behind flavour in fruit and vegetables
CHRISTINE McFADDEN |
260 |
Viewpoint
How nutritious is our food, and does organic taste better?
BARBARA BAKER |
264 |
| RHS Advice |
266 |
Gardens to visit
A selection of gardens around Britain to see this month (download as a pdf 470KB) |
272 |
Sharing the knowledge
The latest books from the RHS
SALLY CHARRETT |
278 |
| Book reviews |
281 |
Parting shot
Intriguing fruit of old that are no longer in cultivation
VANESSA BERRIDGE |
282 |
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