''The Garden'' is the monthly

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of the British

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(RHS), circulated to all the society's members as a benefit of membership; it is also sold to the public.

History

''The Garden'' magazine has gone under this title since 1975; it was chosen to commemorate the famous magazine first published by William Robinson in 1871. Before 1975 it had been (since 1866) ''The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society'' (a phrase that remained as the magazine's cover subtitle until 2007). Prior to 1866, the Horticultural Society of London (which became Royal on the granting of a Royal Charter in 1861 from Prince Albert, its patron since 1858) had published ''The Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London'' (7 volumes, 1805–1830) and ''The Proceedings of the Horticultural Society of London'' (1838–1868), as well as ''The Journal of the Horticultural Society of London'' (9 volumes, 1846–1855). Extracts from the ''Proceedings'' were published as supplements to the ''Journal'' from 1889 onwards.

Contributors

Over its long history, most of Britain's most influential gardeners, garden writers and horticulturists have contributed articles to the publication, whether as ''The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society'' or, later, ''The Garden''. In recent years,

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was a frequent contributor (until his death in January 2006), and the noted

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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. The current page size is 276 x 210mm, slightly shorter than A4. The magazine's layout has undergone several major "refreshes" and redesigns, most recently in 1995, 2000, 2007 and 2011.

Editors

The current editor is Tom Howard, former acting editor and deputy editor of NME, who joined in December 2020. His predecessor was Chris Young (former editor of the ''Garden Design Journal''), who joined the editorial team as Deputy Editor in 2005. His predecessor was Ian Hodgson, who held the post from June 1993 until December 2010, who continues to contribute to the magazine as an author. Earlier, Susanne Mitchell had held the post from April 1989, having taken over from Elspeth Napier.''The Garden'', Vol 114, Part 4, April 1989

References

Bibliography

* Elliott, Brent (2004). ''The Royal Horticultural Society: A History 1804–2004.'' Phillimore. *

External links

RHS Online: ''The Garden''

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