Other books
From the history and mythology of beekeeping to the science of plant therapy, there is much to nourish the mind this month. by Monty Don and Derry Moore Prestel Publishing, £35
ISBN 978-3791386751
Monty Don and photographer Derry Moore travel across the USA tracing the histories of spaces that redefine the American garden. by Lotte Möller,
MacLehose Press, £20
ISBN 978-1529405262
Winner of Sweden’s Garden Book of the Year 2019, a charming look at the history of beekeeping, from myth and folklore to our practical relationship with bees.
IWIGARA by Enrique Salmon
Timber Press, £26.99
ISBN 978-1604698800
A beautiful catalogue of 80
North American plants, revered by indigenous peoples for thousands of years for their nourishing, healing and symbolic properties. PLANT THERAPY by Dr Katie Cooper
Hardie Grant Books, £16.99
ISBN 978-1784883522 Psychologist Dr Cooper shares her research on how indoor plants help our mental health, with tips on how to create your own green oasis, and the most effective plants.
THE JOYFUL ENVIRONMENTALIST by Isabel Losada
Watkins Publishing, £12.99
ISBN 978-1786784704
Isabel Losada’s upbeat and accessible book provides easy, optimistic tips on how to take care of our planet.
Autumn is the time to plant springflowering bulbs, and tulips are an essential ingredient of any spring garden. These unmissable collections have been chosen by Sarah for their knockout colour and top-size bulbs to ensure bright and stunning displays come spring.
OFFER Gardens Illustrated readers receive 20% off* – across Sarah Raven’s entire autumn range. Order now for the best choice. To see the full range of bulbs, plants and seeds go to sarahraven.com
Dark Peony Flowered Tulip Collection Luscious, full-petalled tulips in dazzling, jewel colours. These tulips really do look like spring peonies. Includes: ‘Antraciet’, ‘Black Hero’, ‘Orange Princess’, ‘Royal Acres’.
20 bulbs (5 of each) £15.95 OFFER £12.76 40 bulbs (10 of each) £26.95 OFFER £21.56 60 bulbs (15 of each) £38.95 OFFER £31.16 Product code 260998
Venetian Tulip Collection
One of the best tulip collections to brighten up your borders or pots. Includes: ‘Couleur Cardinal’, ‘Havran’, ‘Prinses Irene’.
45 bulbs (15 of each) £23.50 OFFER £18.80 90 bulbs (30 of each) £37.95 OFFER £30.36 Product code 260319
Sweet Wine Tulip Collection
Double tulips last almost twice as long in a garden and vase, so the extraordinary scent of this collection will be with you for weeks. Includes: ‘Wyndham’, ‘Copper Image’, ‘Black Hero’, ‘La Belle Epoque’.
20 bulbs (5 of each) £20.95 OFFER £16.76 40 bulbs (10 of each) £37.95 OFFER £30.36 Product code 261452
HOW TO ORDER
Online at sarahraven.com
By phone call 0345 092 0283 Your offer code is GIL20SEPT. Offer closes 31 October 2020.
PLANTING GUIDE
• To plant your tulips, dig a trench/ hole 20cm deep and, if you garden on heavy soil, cover the base with 5cm of washed sharp sand, horticultural grit, or spent compost.
• Add a handful of bonemeal to encourage formation of flowers. Mix it into the soil/grit at the base of the hole. • Tulips make supreme cut flowers. Strip the bottom leaves, tie the stems in paper to hold them straight and leave to drink for at least three hours before arranging. *UK orders only. This offer is subject to availability. Offer can be used once and not in conjunction with any other offer or discount. Previous purchases are not valid. Offer not valid on sale items, courses, gift vouchers, gift wrap or products bought from the Perch Hill shop. Featured products will be despatched from September 2020.
ACROSS
1 Fragrant white-flowering shrub, commonly called Cape jasmine (8)
6 Genus of feather-grass… is apt to vary (5)
Series of dwarf buddlejas, and insect’s appreciative sound (4)
Part of a flower’s pistil – in honesty leaves (5)
11 Wingless, parasitic insect… damaged leaf (4)
12 Climbers called bluebell creepers gets Sally so excited (7)
14/3 down A spectacular Cordyline australis – ‘English Riviera’ stunner (6,7)
15 Fly ___: red-capped mushroom with white spots (6)
17 Trees/shrubs with goblet or star-shaped flowers in spring (8)
19 Alpines with trumpet-shaped, blue flowers (8)
22 Tropical forest climbing plants a snail damaged (6)
24 Genus of kumquats (6)
26 A white-flowering Erica carnea’s… label is wrong (7)
28 Gardening author, __ Pavord (4) 29 The elm genus (5)
31/33 Common name of butterfly magnet Eupatorium cannabinum (4,8) 32 Takes photos of shortened antirrhinums? (5)
33 See 31 across
DOWN
2 Lords-and-ladies plants – some appear, um, small (5)
3 See 14 across
4 In short, a charity supported by private gardens open days (3)
5 Rockery plant with yellow or white flowers (7)
6 Dear description of William and Basil and 5 down? (5)
7 Orange begonia that’s fittingly a blaze of colour (7)
8 Genus of ‘snakeroot’ plant – sort of tare again (9)
13 ___ filamentosa, ‘Adam’s Needle’, agave relative (5)
16 Genus of daisy-like annuals eg corn marigold – begin soil preparation (9)
18 Genus of plants with globular blue flowers – sort of gladioli, but not old! (5) 20 Term meaning cluster of three leaflets – as in Choisya ____ (7)
21 Genus of white-flowering, holly-like plant, with bright-red berries on female plant (7)
23 The genus of dill hidden by
Janet humorously (7)
25 Garden pests fatally attracted to beer? (5)
27 Fruit associated with balm and grass (5)
30 What horticulturist Harold Hillier was entitled to be called (3)
SOLUTIONS TO THE AUGUST ISSUE’S CROSSWORD
Across 1 Cedar 4 Fatsia 9 Rust 10 Drupe 11 Myth 12 Chestnut 14 Album
15 Tomato 17 Rock rose 21 Mescal 23 Nyssa 25 Botanist 27 Whin 28 Gourd 30 Case 31 Snails 32/19 Crown Imperial.
Down 1 Couch 2 Datisca 3 Rod 5 Areca 6 Samobor 7 Artemisia 8 Butterfly blue 13 Naomi 16 Osmanthus 18 Comet 20 Elsanta 22 Senecio 24 Angel 26 Susan 29 Doc.