THE UK’S LEADING GARDENING CHARITY WWW.RHS.ORG.UK INDEX 2009 INDEX 2009 VOLUME 134 PARTs 1–12 Index 2009 Abbotswood – bean(s) January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 pp1–68 pp69–144 pp145–216 pp217–292 pp293–362 pp363–432 Numbers in italics denote a acidity 189 Akeroyd, John, on: aphids 258, 258, 419, 696 artichoke: Azara: picture or illustration Acmella oleracea lawns and wildlife apple(s): Chinese 242, 242 lanceolata 551 310, 313, 314 416–417 cooking 171 globe 241, 241 microphylla 37, 37, Where a plant has a Selling Actaea: readers’ response 581 disorders 624 as ornamental 738, 738 Name (also known as a trade racemosa 683 Albert, Maya, on: choosing pruning, by Peter (seedheads) 731 serrata 179, 180, 181 designation) it is typeset in a simplex ‘Pink Spike’ compost 38–41 Blackburne-Maze Jerusalem 242, 242, 695 different font to distinguish (seedheads) 730 Aldous, Michael and Jenny: 824–827 by Nigel Slater it from the cultivar name Actinidia 739–741 their garden in Oxfordshire recommended 23 666–667 (shown in ‘Single Quotes’), arguta 739, 741 448–453, 450 storage 624 Arum italicum subsp. italicum which by law must be ‘Geneva 2’ 739, 740 algae 61 tree with multiple ‘Marmoratum’ 18 shown on plant labelling ‘Issai’ 740, 740 Allium (see also onion): grafted cultivars Asarum europaeum B ‘Jumbo’ 740, 740 ‘Carlito’ 543 706, 706 17, 19, 21 ‘Ken’s Red’ 740 ‘Purple Rain’ 465 ‘Blenheim Orange’ Asparagus: Bailes, Christopher, on: RHS ‘Weiki’ 740, 740 rouyi 642 171, 171 cultivation 350 Garden Rosemoor’s new kolomikta 739, 740, 741 Allotments Regeneration ‘Bramley’s Seedling’ RHS trial 303 Hot Garden 250–253 ‘Adam’ 741, 741 Initiative (correction) 74, 145 officinalis 243 Bailey, Nick, on: ‘Dr Szymanowski’ 222, 509 by Joan Morgan Aspidistra dolichanthera Brian Dunn’s 741, 741 alpines, growing media for 168–170 Ogisu 252: 822, 822 garden in Norfolk A ‘Red Beauty’ 741 203 letter on 231 748–751 Asplenium scolopendrium ‘Sientiabrskeja’ 741 Alstroemeria: ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ 655, 656 buying plants online Abbotswood (Glos) in ‘Tomoko’ 741 brasiliensis (seedheads) 170 Associate of Honour, RHS: 787, 787 autumn, by Mary Maher purpurea 739, 740, 741 731 ‘Discovery’ 23 2009 awards 512 Ballard, Helen 97 720–723 ‘Purpurna Sadowa’ 741 Inticancha White Pink ‘Dummellor’s Seedling’ Astelia chathamica Balmforth, Elizabeth, on: Abelia floribunda 755–756, adventurous fruit, Blush (‘Tesblushin’) 171, 171 19, 20, 21 future developments at 756 by Ursula Buchan 514 304, 304 ‘Early Victoria’ 171, 171 Aster novae-angliae National RHS Garden Harlow Carr Abies: aerating lawns 623 Alternanthera: ‘Emneth Early’ 171, 171 Plant Collection 713 474–475 pruning 334 Aesculus: dentata ‘Purple Knight’ ‘Golden Noble’ 171, 171 Astrantia ‘Roma’ 619 bamboo flowering concolor ‘Wattez Prostrate’ bleeding canker 314 ‘King of the Pippins’ aubergine(s): 833 102, 102 437, 493, 493 ‘Royal Tapestry’ 311, 314 171, 171 by Michael Michaud bananas, protecting grandis 393 horse chestnut leaf- amaranth leaves 276 ‘Lord Lambourne’ 23 184–187 760 koreana (cone) 105 mining moth 437, 493 Amaryllis belladonna ‘Newton Wonder’ cultivation 184, 186 Banks, Elizabeth procera ‘Noble’s Dwarf’: leaf blotch 493 625, 625 171, 171 pests and diseases 203 261, 261 cone 69 problems 493 Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Sunset’ 23 RHS trial 184, 187 Banksia praemorsa 473 flower105 hippocastanum 437 ‘Ballerina’ 176, 180 aquatic compost 41 ‘Balsas’ 185 Bankside Open Spaces Acacia: Agapanthus: aminopyralid 778 Aquilegia: ‘Bonica’ 184, 185, 187 Trust (BOST ) 45 anegadensis 122, 125 ‘Aimee’ 611 Anderton, Stephen, on: barbaricina 642 ‘Fabina’ 185 Barbarea verna 407 dealbata 182 ‘Northern Star’ 538 Anglesey Abbey, Cambs 144 flabellata var. pumila ‘Fabiola’ 187 Barber, Alan, Acaena novae-zelandiae Agastache ‘Summer Glow’ Angelonia: ‘Atlantis’ 229, 229 ‘Fairy Tale’ 184, 185, award of OBE 150 in North York Moors 609 Angel Mist Series 314 Araucaria araucana 393 186, 187 bark chips 40, 41 National Park 713 AGM (Award of Garden angustifolia Angel Mist Ardle, Jon, on: ‘Falcon’ 185, 187 Barnett, Paul: his multi- Acalypha ‘Mini Red’ Merit) plants: Lavender (1999) Bowthorpe Oak, Lincs ‘Farmer’s Long’ 184, 185 cultivar apple tree, 310, 313, 314 butternut squash 676 (‘Balanglav’) (Angel 566, 566 garden egg 184, 186 by John Glover 706, 706 Acca sellowiana, climbing French beans Mist Series) 311 perry pears 592–595 ‘Kermit’ 184, 186 bats, pipistrelle 591 by Ian Le Gros 530, 530 333 Serena Series 314 Argyranthemum: ‘Long Purple’ 184, 185 Baulcombe, David: Acer: Iris sibirica 397 Angiosperm Phylogeny RHS trial (2010) 715 ‘Louisiana Long Green’ award of knighthood National Plant Collection Potentilla 265 Group (APG III) system 779 ‘Jamaica Primrose’ 312 184, 186 508 713 Sempervivum 549 Anglesey Abbey, Cambs, Madeira Crested Merlot ‘Moneymaker’ 185 bean seed fly larvae problems 129 spring shrubs 176–181 by Stephen Anderton 144 (‘Bonmadmerlo’) 314 ‘Ophelia’ 184, 185, 186 350 conspicuum ‘Red Tagetes 615 Angus, Sir Michael and Lady ‘Vancouver’ 312 pea 184, 186 bean(s): Flamingo’ 611 Ajuga: 235, 237 Armitage, James, on: ‘Ping Tung Long’ 187 broad, cultivation 132 fabri 541 reptans: annuals for attracting birds Dianella 726–727 Austin, David 399–400 climbing French: sikkimense 229, 229 ‘Braunherz’ 655, 656 813 art, botanical: bursary for Austrocedrus chilensis 393 AGM awards 333 Achillea: ‘Burgundy Glow’ 656 Antirrhinum: 227 Avena nuda grown as by Sue Stickland grandifolia 755, 755 ‘Catlin’s Giant’ 656 hispanicum 478 Artemisia vulgaris Oriental birdseed 814, 815 330–333 millefolium ‘Sue’s Pink’ ‘Jungle Beauty’ 656 subsp. hispanicum Limelight (‘Janlim’) 655, award nominations (RHS) cultivation 331–332 756, 756 ‘Multicolor’ 656 ‘Roseum’ 478 656 780 problems 350 2 Index 2009 Book reviews July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 pp433–502 pp503–566 pp567–636 pp637–706 pp707–772 pp773–842 BOOK REVIEWs – BY BOOK AUTHOR BOOK REVIEWs – BY TITLE Anderton, Stephen, Hinkley, Daniel J: Ramsay, Alex, et al: Allotment Month Gardens of Wales, The, Quick Return Compost et al: Discovering The Explorer’s Garden: The Gardens of Wales by Month, by Helena Attlee and Making, Welsh Gardens 705 Shrubs and Vines 771 705 by Alan Buckingham Alex Ramsay 705 by Andrew Edward Anisko, Tomasz: Hogan, Sean: Ross, Diana: 841 Growing Citrus, Davenport 143 When Perennials Trees for All Seasons Gardeners 634 Bedside Book by Martin Page 635 Rose, The, Bloom 289 215 Ross, Ruth Isabel, et al: of the Garden, The, Home-Grown by David Austin 501 Attlee, Helena, et al: Kesseler, Rob, et al: An Irish Florilegium 361 by DG Hessayon Vegetable Manual, Saxifrages, The Gardens of Wales Fruit 215 Simmons, John: 291 by Steve Ott 841 by Malcolm McGregor 705 Kingsbury, Noel: Managing the Bleeding Hearts, Irish Florilegium, An, 67 Austin, David: Natural Garden Style Wet Garden 141 Corydalis, and by Wendy F Walsh Scotland for Gardeners, The Rose 501 771 Small, David, et al: Their Relatives, and Ruth Isabel Ross by Kenneth and Bayton, Ross, et al: Layton-Jones, Katy, et al: Gardening with by Mark Tebbitt, 361 Ray Cox 705 New Trees 771 Places of Health and Hardy Heathers 143 Magnus Lidén and Lilacs, Trees for All Seasons, Bisgrove, Richard: Amusement 141 Stuppy, Wolfgang, et al: Henrik Zetterlund by John L Fiala 67 by Sean Hogan 215 William Robinson 67 Lee, Robert, et al: Fruit 215 361 Lost Worlds of the Vegetables, Herbs Blythe, Ronald: Places of Health and Tebbitt, Mark, et al: Botanical Illustration, Guiana Highlands, and Spices, Outsiders 634 Amusement 141 Bleeding Hearts, by Valerie Oxley by Stewart McPherson by Susanna Lyle 635 Buckingham, Alan: Lidén, Magnus, et al: Corydalis, and Their 289 291 When Perennials Bloom, Allotment Month Bleeding Hearts, Relatives 361 Bulb, Lycaste, Ida by Tomasz Anisko by Month 841 Corydalis, and Their Walsh, Wendy F, et al: by Anna Pavord and Anguloa, 289 Cox, Kenneth, and Ray: Relatives 361 An Irish Florilegium 361 841 by Henry Francis Where Have All the Scotland for Gardeners Lyle, Susanna: Walsh, Wendy F: Contemporary Oakeley 143 Flowers Gone?, 705 Vegetables, Herbs The Wild and Garden Garden, The Managing the by Charles Flower 501 la Croix, Isobyl: and Spices 635 Plants of Ireland 361 (ed Phaidon Press) Wet Garden, Wild and Garden Plants The New Encyclopedia McGregor, Malcom: Wulff, Ella May T, et al: 634 by John Simmons of Ireland, The, of Orchids 289 Saxifrages 67 Gardening with Hardy Discovering 141 by Wendy F Walsh 361 Davenport, Andrew McPherson, Stewart: Heathers 143 Welsh Gardens, Moth Orchids, William Robinson, Edward: Lost Worlds of the Zetterlund, Henrik, et al.: by Stephen Anderton by Steven A Frowine by Richard Bisgrove 67 Quick Return Guiana Highlands 291 Bleeding Hearts, and Charles Hawes 634 Compost Making 143 Nicolass, John: Corydalis, and Their 705 Natural Garden Style, Fiala, John L: Fuchsias 501 Relatives 361 Explorer’s Garden, The: by Noel Kingsbury Lilacs 67 Oakeley, Henry Francis: Shrubs and Vines, 771 Flower, Charles: Lycaste, Ida and by Daniel J Hinkley New Encyclopedia Where Have All the Anguloa 143 771 of Orchids, The, Flowers Gone? 501 Ogden, Lauren Springer, Fruit, by Isobyl la Croix Frowine, Steven A: and Scott, Plant-driven by Wolfgang Stuppy 289 Moth Orchids 634 Design 215 and Rob Kesseler 215 New Trees, Fry, Carolyn: Ott, Steve: Fuchsias, by John by John Grimshaw The Plant Hunters 705 Home-Grown Nicolass 501 and Ross Bayton 771 Geddes-Brown, Leslie Vegetable Manual 841 Garden Wisdom, Outsiders, (comp): Garden Oxley, Valerie: comp Leslie by Ronald Blythe 634 Wisdom