Gardens Illustrated Magazine - 2020-04-01

• Small wonder In a small London garden, designer Arne Maynard has employed a mix of Corten steel and his trademark topiary to create a space that is both beautiful and biodynamic
• Who’s who The RHS’s floral marquee manager, Helen Boem, on her whistle-stop tours of the UK and the delights of finding new exhibitors for shows
• Plant profile: Fritillari­a the understate­d spring bulbs come in many guises from the subtle and intriguing to the dramatic and beguiling
• The gap season In the first of a new series, Great Dixter’s gardener cook Aaron Bertelsen prepares for all eventualit­ies in the April kitchen garden
• Flower power Transform your lawn into a haven of biodiversi­ty by leaving the mower in the shed and letting the grass grow
• Gardening talent Meet Emma Robertson, the owner of water iris specialist nursery Tor Garden Plants
• Editor’s letter
• Hoya The wax plant makes a comeback in myriad guises
• • Don’t miss our sneak peek of the plants destined for Tom Massey’s organic garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show
• • Join us on a four-day tour of the South West’s most exciting kitchen gardens
• • Win free entry for two to the world-famous Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew†
• • Save 10% with free p&p on plant orders at Sarah Raven†
• CONTRIBUTI­NG EDITORS
• SMALL SHIP CRUISING WITH NOBLE CALEDONIA SPECIAL OFFER – SAVE £300 PER PERSON
• Places to visit
• Jobs for April
• Cultivatio­n
• 8 KEY PLANTS
• Upward spiral
• Mowing tips for encouragin­g wildlife
• A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
• RETRO CHIC
• What you’ll need
• Timeless fashion
• 1 FORMER FACTORY CLOCKS ON
• THE WELL GARDENED MIND: REDISCOVER­ING NATURE IN THE MODERN WORLD
• FLORET FARM’S A YEAR IN FLOWERS
• MODERN CONTAINER GARDENING: HOW TO CREATE A STYLISH SMALL-SPACE GARDEN ANYWHERE
• THE EARTH IN HER HANDS: 75 EXTRAORDIN­ARY WOMEN WORKING IN THE WORLD OF PLANTS
• 100 20TH-CENTURY GARDENS & LANDSCAPES edited by Susannah Charlton and Elain Harwood
• A book that manages to combine the botanical beauty of orchids with advice on how to grow these exotic plants from seed, and harvest vanilla pods. Reviewer Matthew Reese is head gardener at Malverleys.
• Crossword
• Spring Inspiratio­n GUERNSEY SELFCATERI­NG
• Tulip Celebratio­ns
• Spring Gardens to Visit
• Beautiful Bluebells

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