by [TS LEU ELON FOR dai aNelsih ike Ao Fa 65 RU Razah 2: i : si es ae aos mee Sin incredible tae ‘ “PACKED, WITHs “Os 1 & PLANTING ADI be PLUS STYLISH PLANT SU eae © Propagating & growing SCENTED tender plants © Designer Andy Sturgeon on RHS CHELSEA CBN e eNO Rem eee amu nels i @ Making the most of HOME-GROWN SALADSBARTLETT. BECAUSE FULL, HEALTHY TREES MAKE FOR FULL, HEALTHY LIVES. TREE & SHRUB PRUNING . PLANTING . TREE REMOVAL . TREE STOCK SURVEYS WOODLAND MANAGEMENT . HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTS . DISEASE & INSECT CONTROL PLEASE CALL 0845 600 9000 OR VISIT BARTLETT.COMOn the cover Sue Townseres| ‘arden ing 67 Photograph: ‘Marianne Maiorue THE ENGLIS! GARDEN AWARDS 1 Garden Madia Guild Environmental Avard ‘The Nicheo: Magazine Awards Best Miche Lifestyle Consumer Magazine 2010 Garden Media Guild Gardening Column Mark Dacono 2009 Garden Media Guild Gardening Column Jleckie Bennet Gardon Media Guild ‘New Garden Media Talent OF The Year Gardon Media Guild sds Reardon Smith Our highlight this issue is a feature on Buckingham Palace - we bring you the garden of Her Majesty The Queen s Julie Andrews enthusiastic children: ‘These area few cof my favourite things. im refering to the varied horicultural box of wicks aha this sue ofers. We have had such fun creating your June read, and the highlight is 1 feature on BUCKINGHAM PALACE (pg 26). We decided to celebrate the Diamond Jubile by beinging you the garden of HIM The Queen tis quite incredible to think that in the hear of London there is private garden of 39 acres- rather enchanting and magical oswever this snot the only garden in ental London. ‘We have been to meet the Chelsea Pensioners at their garden (pg 95) -adminedly ona sligly smaller scale As you enjoy this sue, they wll be smanly dressed in their red uniforms and finery, ane wandering about ‘THE RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW - it wouldn't be the same without them, A home, Iam still working hard at my garden - well, that’s when Ten net on my son’ swing! (ed her be in one of the hanging tents that James Alexander. Sinclair has discovered - se pg 12). The new borders hve been dug and im looking for plang ideas. Who better to help than List Buckland, who has writen ‘feature for us on PLANT COMBINATIONS (pe 87) Turn top 93 now to calm tho 5 plans in our FREE” Royal Pnstemon Colleton worth £16.65 ust pay £490 postage - and take advantage of our other great surmmo plant offers, with spect pias fr subscribers. ‘BELOW, FROM LEFT PenstomonEzabeth Jub’ and Royal Occasion EDITOR’S LETTER from which I willbe bomeossing a few ideas have ad ry garden now for a year, and looking at tbe work that has been done by Susie White in just two years (7875), can ste Thave a lotto do to compete with her. ve als been inspired by the team at RAYMOND BLANC'S Le Manoir (pg 17), and am surrounded by home-grown salad crops - thankfully we also have some wonderful ideas for eeatng exciting salads from the Ballymaloe Cookery Schoo in Ireland (p80) Enjoy the season and happy gardening, fae a ‘Tamsin Westhorpe, Editor ‘SEE MORE at wor theengiss LUKE The English Garden magazine Facebook page