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Acer palmatum 24
achillea 26
aconitum 25
Acorn Bank, Cumbria 250
Agrostemma githago 98
Alfriston Clergy House, East Sussex 68, 92, 172
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire 17, 45, 72, 170
Anthemis arvenis 98
apples 201, 204, 205, 266, 274
thinning 8
apricots 210
arches 52
Armstrong, Sir William 211
astilbe 24
Attingham Park, Shropshire 226, 229, 233, 264
Avebury Manor, Wiltshire 41, 116
back sheds 229
balsam, Himalayan 180
Barrington Court, Somerset 70, 200, 205, 209
basil 249
Bateman’s, East Sussex 41, 92, 172, 205, 243
bats 268
bay 249
bedding plants 44, 56, 190, 272
beds: lasagne beds 104
turf-raised beds 82
beer traps 187
bees 254, 255, 256, 257, 262–5, 270
Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire 225
berries 164–5, 214, 217–19, 274
Biddulph Grange Garden, Staffordshire 113
birds 256, 258, 260–1, 266, 274
blackberries 219
blackcurrants 124, 142, 164, 165, 216
bleeding plants 148
blight 237
blueberries 217
Bodnant Garden, Conwy 8
Bohetherick orchard, Cornwall 208
borders, planting 105
brassicas 234–5
brick paths 46
Brown, Lancelot Capability 8, 38, 120, 121
buckets 183
Buffin, Mike 64
bulbs 72, 110–11, 190, 196, 197
Buscot Park, Oxfordshire 203, 205
bush trees 203
buttercups, creeping 15
cabbage root fly 234
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire 130, 212, 215, 219
carrot fly 237
Castle Drogo, Devon 70
Centaurea cyanus 98
chainsaws 151
chalk 22
charcoal 152
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire 148, 210
cherries 163, 201, 202, 202, 203, 208
chickens 196
chives 249
chocolate vine 54
Christie, Agatha 221
Chrysanthemum segetum 98
citrus fruits 212
Clark, Colin 68, 83, 171, 173, 279
climate 14
climbers 40, 54, 73, 124, 152, 166, 169
closeboard fencing 36
cloud pruning 174
Clowser, Christina 140
clubroot 234
Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire 212, 227
coir pots 109
Colby Woodland Garden, Pembrokeshire 65, 66
Coleton Fishacre, Devon 19, 42, 183, 189
propagation 138
tropical planting 70
Columbine 34
companion planting 180
compost 137, 152, 185, 197, 276–7, 279
compost heaps 224
compost tea 196
Compton Castle, Devon 63
concrete paths 46
conservation 11
containers 44, 212, 223, 225, 273, 279
coriander 249
Cornus sanguinea 74
Corylus avellana ‘Contota’ 74
cosmos 112
Cotehele, Cornwall 276
cotoneaster 26
The Courts Garden, Wiltshire 78, 178, 186
Cracknell, Adam 188
Cragside, Northumberland 211
cranberries 217
Croome, Worcestershire 121
crop rotation 230
crown lifting 160
cucurbits 240
cutting back 191
cuttings 135, 136–7, 140–1, 197
daphne bhlou 74
dead hedges 267
deadheading 146, 154, 155, 190, 196
digging 102–3
Dinefwr Park and Castle, Wales 260
diseases 132, 163, 192–6, 234, 237, 246
dividing plants 138–9
drifts 105–6
drying vegetables 228
Dunham Massey, Cheshire 46, 69
ecosystem, caring for the 192–3
elder 25
Emmetts Garden, Kent 20, 71, 189
Encarsia formosa 195
environment, gardening with the 18, 22
Erddig, Wrexham 89
Erica carnea 26
espaliers 161, 202, 202, 205, 206
eucalyptus 26
evergreens 49, 61–2, 123, 171, 274
exotic gardens 69–70
Farnell, Paul 56
Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk 32, 265
Fenton House and Garden, London 214
feverfew 35
filipendula 25
fish 259
focal points 51
forcing crops 226
formal gardens 67
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden, Yorkshire 48, 250
freezing vegetables 228
frost 17
growing in containers 212
planting fruit trees 197
training fruit trees 202–3
see also apples; pears, etc
fungal diseases 192
gaiilardia 27
Gilbert, Sir Humphrey 63
Godolphin House, Cornwall 8
Goodwin, Andy 179
gooseberries 202, 203, 212, 215
grasses 49
wildflower meadows 96–9
Great Chalfield Manor, Wiltshire 33
Greenway, Devon 59, 68, 83, 171, 173, 221, 279
Greville, Mrs Ronald 207
Gunby Hall, Lincolnshire 20
Gunnera manicata 32
Ham House, Surrey 59, 212, 239
Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire 204, 228
hand shears 173, 175, 181, 181
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire 17, 204
hardy annuals, sowing 112
Hardy’s Cottage, Dorset 69
harvest planner 244–5
Hatchlands Park, Surrey 70, 222
heather 171
hedge trimmers 173
hedgehogs 256
hedges 16, 18, 41, 44, 197, 266
box 246
clipping 62
framing views 50
planting 267
topiary gardens 61–2
height, creating 52
heirloom varieties 227
hellebore, stinking 34
herbaceous perennials 105–9, 196, 197, 274
dividing 139
herbaceous borders 70, 73, 188, 189
planting 108–9
herbicides 23
culinary 249–50
herb lawns 89
storage 248
Hidcote Manor Garden, Gloucestershire 8, 30, 31, 61, 99, 254
Hill Top, Cumbria 68
Hinton Ampner, Hampshire 52
Hodgkins, Jo 268
Holcus lanatus 88
holistic gardening 254–5
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire 247
Hunter, Sir Robert 8
hydrangeas 20, 20, 25, 55, 165
Ilam Park, Derbyshire 151
informal gardens 68
insects 254, 254, 255, 266, 268
Japanese gardens 69
Japanese knotweed 180
Japanese maple 24
jasmine 55
Jekyll, Gertrude 8, 47, 70, 105, 128
Kelly, Patrick 239
Kip, Johannes 71
kitchen gardens 68–9, 207, 223, 246
knee protection 181
Knightshayes Court, Devon 70, 138, 206, 227
kniphophia 27
knives, weed 183
knotweed, Japanese 180
Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire 228
landscape, working with the 32–5
lasagne beds 104
lavender 27, 171, 171, 220, 250, 250
lawn mowers 85–6
care of 76–99
edging 197
layering 142
Lewis, Andy 96
lilac 25
Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland 47, 70
liquid plant food 224
Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion 248
location 14
log piles 268–9
loganberries 219
Lolium perenne 87
Londonderry, Lady Edith 61
Lutyens, Edwin 47
Lytes Cary Manor, Somerset 250
McNamara, Emma 71
magnolia 24
mahonia 24
marjoram 250
Mediterranean plants 44
mice 233
microclimates 14–17
mirrors 50
Modified Lorette System 161
Monk’s House, East Sussex 14, 92, 172, 258, 262
mood, and colour 58
Morden Hall Park, London 23, 71, 271
Mottisfont, Hampshire 53, 154, 155
mount planting 112
Mount Stewart, County Down 61, 62, 258
mowers and mowing 79, 85–6, 88
Muir, John 254
mulch mowers 85–6
mulching 23, 44, 124, 152, 185, 196, 273
mycorrhizal fungi 117
nectarines 210
nematodes 195
Nicholson, Harold 57
Nôtre, André le 45–6
Nunnington Hall, Yorkshire 277, 278, 279
Nymans, West Sussex 8, 16, 23, 37, 46, 106, 272
oak 7–8
organic matter 20, 21, 23, 103, 123–4, 192
Ormesby Hall, North Yorkshire 188
osteospermum 27
Osterley Park, Middlesex 31
Oudoulf, Piet 106
Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk 67
Papaver rhoeas 98
Parker, Tracey 63, 184, 207, 211, 213, 221, 251
passion flowers 55
patterns, planting 105–6
paving 46
pea sticks 188
pears 161–2, 201, 202, 203, 205
peat 276–7
Peckover House, Cambridgeshire 106
peony 24
Pepper, Martyn 42, 80, 138, 183, 189
perennials, herbaceous 105–9, 139, 197
pergolas 52
perovskia 27
perspective 51
pesticides 192
control 192–5
slug traps 187
pickling vegetables 228
pineapples 213
pink currants 215
Plant Conservation Centre (PCC) 143
Plant Heritage 143
combinations 266
dividing 138–9
seasonal interest 74–5
for texture 59
to suit your soil 24–7
Plas yn Rhiw, Gwynedd 146
Poa annua 88
P. pratensis 88
Polesden Lacey, Surrey 6, 6, 19, 22, 22, 43
colour 58
framing views 51
fruit and vegetables 213, 214, 207, 221, 234, 236, 237, 240, 251, 267
garden tools 184
glasshouses 211
knot gardens 63
maintenance 179
pest control 194–5
restoring 71
winter garden 275
potagers 246
pots, hairy coir 109
Potter, Beatrix 68
prairie-style planting 70
preserving vegetables 228
pricking out 134
collecting seed 130
dividing plants 138–9
layering 142
pricking out 134
sowing seeds 132–4
suckers 142
propagators 128
prostrate plants 44
pruning 9, 144–75, 184, 196, 197
fruit trees 204, 205, 206, 208
soft fruit 164–5, 215, 216, 220
Prunus serrula 75
pyracantha 25
pyramid trees 203
ragwort 180
raspberries 218
Rawnsley, Canon Hardwicke 8
red valerian 34
redcurrants 202, 203, 212, 212, 215
Repton, Humphrey 8
rhododendron 27
Rievaulx Terrace, North Yorkshire 277, 278
ringbarking tool 184
Rodgersia 24
R. aesculifolia 32
rooftop gardening 270–1
root cuttings 140
root vegetables 236–7
rosemary 250
saffron 251
salad vegetables 242
Saltram, Devon 6
salvia 27
sarcloir 184
Sarcococca humilis 6
Saunders, Cat 69
Scott, Crispin 258
screening, plants for 48–9
scythes 79
sea holly 75
seasons: cheating the seasons 226
seasonal chart planner 196–7
seasonal interest 72–5
secateurs 149, 150, 159, 163, 164, 173
seeds: collecting 130
self-seeders 34–5
Sellick 6
semi-ripe cuttings 136–7
Shaw’s Corner, Hertfordshire 87, 114
shovels 182
pruning 147, 165–6, 168, 171, 172, 192
shrub roses 155–6
woodland gardens 64
Sissinghurst Castle, Kent 8, 51, 57, 147, 156, 250
maintenance 185
trees 115
the White Garden 30
Sizergh Castle and Garden, Cumbria 111, 223
Skimmia japonica 75
slate fencing 39
slug traps 187
soft fruit 212–21
softwood cuttings 135
improving 224
mulching 185
preparing 102–3
space, making the most of 50–3
spindle trees 203
squashes 240, 241, 243, 245, 246
stipa 27
Stone, David 154
stone paths 46
storage: herbs 248
vegetables 228–9
Stowe Landscape Gardens, Buckinghamshire 38
subsoil 21
supports 188–9, 196, 232–3, 239
sustainability 7–8, 11, 18, 278–9
sweet gum 74
sweet peas 190
tarragon 250
Thomas, Graham Stuart 9, 58, 71, 105–6, 107, 275
Thompson, Mr Arthur 86
Tintinhull Garden, Somerset 58
tobacco plant 35
Todd, Richard 72
weeding 181–4
topsoil 21
training fruit trees 202–3
transplanting trees 120, 122, 197
Tredegar House, Newport 58
trees 16, 54, 157, 266, 268, 279
bare-root 116
fast-growing 44
fruit trees 201–3
slow-growing 44
staking 120
transplanting 197
woodland gardens 64–6
trellis 16
Trengwainton Garden, Cornwall 242
Trerice, Cornwall 223
Trimmer, Chris 143
tropical planting 69–70
twine 188
Tyntesfield, North Somerset 202
Uppark, West Sussex 96
valerian, red 34
Vaux-le-Vicomte, France 45–6
vegetables 7, 11, 44, 73, 196, 197
crop rotation 230
forcing 226
frost 17
growing 222–46
heirloom varieties 227
preparing soil for 103
sowing seeds 132–3
storing 228–9
see also cabbages; potatoes etc
vernacular style 38–9
Vibunum bodnantense 75
views, framing 50–1
Virginia creeper 55
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire 56
Walker, Simon 20
water features 50, 60, 258–9, 268
water table 21
weed knives 183
weeds and weeding 178, 179–87, 196, 273
Westbury Court Garden, Gloucestershire 8, 50, 71, 83, 218
wheelbarrows 183
white currants 215
wildflower meadows 44, 44, 79, 89, 96–9
willow fencing 36
Wilson, Chris 82
Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire 225
winter cabbage 234
winter stem effect, pruning for 168
witch hazel 26
woodchip 46, 152, 185, 225, 279
woodland gardens 64–6, 73, 152
Woolbeding Gardens, West Sussex 14, 60, 109, 132, 149, 250
Woolf, Leonard 14
Woolf, Virginia 14
Wordsworth House and Garden, Cumbria
yellow-eyed grass 35
pruning 175