RHS Journals
The Garden
July 2007
Volume 132; Part 7
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Waterlilies are majestic in pools, but a simple technique can make them look great in a vase (pp476-479)
Image: GAP Photos/Tim Gainey |
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| News |
437 |
| Letters |
445 |
Garden talk
Ursula Buchan on the enjoyment of deadheading, Christine Dakin asks why more nursery plants are not raised locally, and Mel Kirby discusses how communities benefit from Britain in Bloom |
446 |
Plants with personality
The legacy of plant collector Augustine Henry
ROY LANCASTER |
470 |
Herbaceous borders fit for a pilgrimage
A personal selection of the finest herbaceous borders in Britain
STEPHEN LACEY |
448 |
Cover story: New wave penstemons
Recent breeding work has produced exciting introductions of these popular perennials
GRAHAM RICE |
454 |
Making the most of your ‘five a day’
Understanding the potential health benefits of ‘superberries’
LIA LEENDERTZ |
458 |
Chelsea blooms
Distilled inspiration from this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show |
460 |
Small is beautiful
Miniature hostas make charming additions to pots and troughs
DIANA GRENFELL |
466 |
Winning on aggregate
A husband and wife team reveal how they gave up grass for gravel in their low-rainfall Suffolk garden
MARION WELHAM |
472 |
Cover story: Wax works on waterlilies
Not just to be admired from a pool’s edge, these beautiful blooms can make striking cut flowers
PHIL CLAYTON |
476 |
Keeping good health
The final part in this series on natural gardening looks at the relationship between plant stress and disease
VAL BOURNE |
480 |
Strawberry fare
Professionals compare strawberry flavours in the ongoing series on taste
CHRISTINE MCFADDEN |
482 |
Viewpoint
Do gardening consumers now enjoy greater availability but fewer choices?
SPENCE GUNN |
486 |
RHS Advice
Expert advice on jobs and information for the month |
488 |
Gardens to visit
A selection of gardens around Britain to see this month (download as a pdf 584KB)
Every other issue also comes with a pull-out booklet Diary of Events
Download a pdf version (1.2MB) |
494 |
| Book reviews |
501 |
Parting shot
Fairytale art at Belsay Hall
VANESSA BERRIDGE |
502 |
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