The Garden (journal)

"The Garden" is the monthly journal of the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), circulated to all the society's members as a benefit of membership. The magazine has gone under this title since 1975, before which it had been (since 1866) "The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society". The title "The Garden" was chosen to commemorate the famous magazine first published by William Robinson in 1871.

Contributors

Over its long history, most of Britain's most influential gardeners, garden writers and horticulturists have contributed articles to "The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society", later entitled "The Garden". In recent years, Christopher Lloyd was a frequent contributor (until his death in January 2006), and the noted plantsman Roy Lancaster has a regular column. Hugh Johnson, the magazine's Editorial Consultant for many years, contributed a monthly column, "Tradescant's Diary", from 1975 until December 2006.

Format and design

From its relaunch in 1975 as "The Garden" until December 1987 the publication was roughly A5 in size; in 1988 the dimensions were increased slightly; in 1992 the format was radically altered to the current page size of 213mm 275mm, slightly wider than A4. The magazine's layout has undergone several major "refreshes" and redesigns, most recently in 1995, 2000, and 2007.

References

* "The Garden" Vol 112, Part 12, December 1987
* "The Garden" Vol 113, Part 1, January 1988
* "The Garden" Vol 117, Part 1, January 1992
* "The Garden" Vol 120, Part 1, January 1995
* "The Garden" Vol 125, Part 1, January 2000
* "The Garden" Vol 132, Part 1, January 2007
* "The Garden" Vol 129, Part 2 (February 2004) – Bicentenary Edition (marking the bicentenary of the RHS) pp128 & 131
* [http://www.rhs.org.uk/learning/publications/pubs/garden0204/timeline.asp Online version of RHS timeline from "The Garden" Vol 129, Part 2]

ee also

*List of horticultural magazines

External links

* [http://www.rhs.org.uk/learning/publications/pubs_journals_garden.asp RHS Online: "The Garden"]