From The Horticulture Week Archive...
Gardeners' Chronicle highlights
The John Innes revolution
In 1937, WJC Lawrence and J Newell described the results of their experiments to determine the best composts in The Gardeners' Chronicle.
Thriving on changes and challenges
Fifty years on from his first article in these pages, Geoff Dixon surveys the evolution of British horticulture since World War Two
Consider the Lilies
Illustrations of known species accompanied a report in The Gardeners' Chronicle in 1901 on a Lily conference in Chiswick.
Tendering troubles
Writing in Horticulture Week in 1991, nurseryman John Ravenscroft lamented the impact of compulsory competitive tendering on amenity horticulture.
Horticulture families
In April 1964, Gardeners' Chronicle marked the centenary of Hillier Nurseries, one of the many family businesses that have played a vital role in shaping the industry.
A helping hand for gardeners since 1839
Philanthropy in the 19th century enabled pre-welfare state pensions for gardeners, says Matthew Biggs.
The shape of things to come
In a 1931 lecture to the Institute of Landscape Architects, founder member Edward White warned fellow members they must cut their cloth to fit tougher times.
Garden centres are born
In 1961, Gardeners' Chronicle hailed the advent of garden centres in Britain which was set to encourage many more to garden.
The hunt for Meconopsis
In 1904, James Veitch & Sons sent EH Wilson to China to hunt for seeds of the lampshade poppy, Meconopsis integrifolia. Here is The Gardeners' Chronicle report.