HPS Bulletins 1957-1968

“The Hardy Plant” is the society’s journal. Today, it is published twice a year but in the early days of the society it was called “The Bulletin” and its publication varied in frequency. It has always been sent free of charge to members. We have scanned in the full content from early editions of “The Bulletin”.

These pages are a historical record of the society and reflect the perceived wisdom of their time. While much of the information will be just as relevant today as it was when it was first published, some of it may now be considered inaccurate or even dangerous - particularly when it comes to the use of chemicals. Please check the current regulations before utilising the information given. We must also warn you that some of the language used may now be considered “politically incorrect”.

Bulletin Vol 1 No 1 (1957)

Editorial	H.P. Champneys	3
Some Hardy Plants worth seeking	Will Ingwersen	4
Iris Keampferi	Frances Perry F.L.S.	6
Brunnera Macrophylla	Noel J Prockter	7
Advance of the Lupin	A.G.L Hellyer	8
Hardy Plants you may not know	Noel J Prockter	10
A Half Hardy border from seed	R.J. Huntley	12
Ideas for border variation	Alan Bloom	16
Plants I long to have	A.V. Pike N.D.H.	19
Book Review (Herbaceous Garden Flora - F.K. Makins)		19

Bulletin Vol 1 No 2 (1957)

Editorial	H.P. Champneys	3
More Hardy Plants worth seeking	Will Ingwersen	4
Island borders	Alan Bloom	7
Hardy plants for bedding	S.M. Gault A.H.R.H.S.	9
Campanula Trachelium	HG.H. Preston F.L.S.	11
Our first Outing	Noel J Prockter	11
Hardy Plants for industrial areas	Frederick Fletcher	12
Orchids in the garden	Will Ingwersen	14
Foliage plants	Margery Fish	16
Hardy Plants you may not know	Noel J Prockter	17
Plants I long to have	Wendy V Carlile, Will Ingwersen, Ralph Gould and J.C. Fensome	18
Book Review (Hardy Perennials - Alan Bloom)		19

Bulletin Vol 1 No 3 (1958)

Editorial	Noel J Prockter	3
Obituary (Thomas Carlile)	S.M. Gault	4
Plants for clay soil gardening	Alan Bloom	5
Plants for light soils	W.K. Aslet	6
Hardy Plants for the pond margin	Frances Perry F.L.S.	9
Midst bricks and mortar	F.A. Boddy N.D.H., D.Inst.P.A.	12
A myth of Paeonies	G.W. Hitchcock	14
Hardy perennials for dry shade	Will Ingwersen	15
Book Review (Collins guide to border plants - Frances Perry)		18
Facts and figures	F.V.P.	19

Bulletin Vol 1 No 4 (1958)

Editorial	Noel J Prockter	3
The family Foxglove	A.P. Balfour F.L.S. V.M.H.	4
Iris Innominata	David Barton	6
Hardy plantsmen past and present	(Amos Perry)	8
Midget borders	Alan Bloom	12
The genus Liatris	Will Ingwersen	13
Gardens open to members in 1958		16
Extracts from the post		17
Changes in plant names		19

Bulletin Vol 1 No 5 (1958)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	23
Ornamental grasses	W. Howell F.L.S.	24
Achillea Coronation Gold	R.B. Pole	27
They worked with plants	(Three generations of Kelways)	28
How to collect, dry and save seed	W.K. Askett	31
The reserve border	J.P. Wood N.D.H.	33
Italian herbaceous plants in British gardens	Henry Cocker A.H.R.H.S.	34
Competition (society emblem)	Kay N. Sanecki	36
Our trip to Oxford and Waterperry	Noel J Prockter	36
Herbs as perennial border plants	Kay N. Sanecki	37
Plants I long to have	Margery Fish	39
Hardy perennials for show	Wendy V Carlile	40
The grafting of herbaceous material	Kay N. Sanecki	41
Obituaries (Frank Kingdon-Ward & Charles Debnam)		42
Book Review (The modern florilegium - G.S. Thomas)		42
From the post		42
Changes in plant names		43

Bulletin Vol 1 No 6 (1958)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	47
Some worth while Astilbes	Frederick Street	48
Herbaceous Verbascum	H.C. Pugsley	50
They worked with plants	Arthur G. Thatcher	53
The growing popularity of Meconopsis	H.G. Lyall	56
Enemies of herbaceous plants	W.N. Lawfield	59
Book review (The mixed border - Christopher Lloyd)	N.J.P.	60
From the post		62
Members ask		62
Photographic Competition		63

Bulletin Vol 1 No 7 (1958)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	67
The fascination of Hellebores	Margery Fish	68
Herbaceous Pentemons of the western United States	Myrtle Hebert	71
Breeding new varieties	Alan Bloom	73
Preliminary notes in the study of genus Serratula	Bernard E. Harkness	76
They worked with plants (Thomas Hay)	Roy Hay	79
A selection of herbaceous Paeonia species	N.G. Hadden	81
Some suggestions for your spring planting order		83
From a member	Dr. T.C. O'Connor	84
From the post		85
Our first show		85
Book review (Hardy plants 'Amateur Gardening' Handbook No 30)	N.J.P.	86
Book Review (Simple propogation - Noel J Procktor)	Kay N. Sanecki	86
Society news (slide library)	Noel J Prockter	87

Bulletin Vol 2 No 1 (1959)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	3
Hardy ferns as garden plants	Jean Taylor B.Sc.	4
Noteworthy hardy perennials of 1958	Will Ingwersen	8
The genus Monarda	G.W. Monarda A.H.R.H.S. A.L.S.	10
Waterperry horticultural school	Beatrix Havergal N.D.H.	14
Aster Ericoides	P.W. Barret	17
Gardening in wind and sand	S.E. Lytle	18
The genus Mecanopsis (Letters)		20
From the post		21
Members ask		22
Obituary (Capt B. Symons-Jeune)		23
A.G.M. (report)	Kay N. Sanecki	23

Bulletin Vol 2 No 2 (1959)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	27
Some notes on the development of Violas and Pansies	Howard H. Crane F.L.S.	28
Labour saving hardy plants	S.M. Gault A.H.R.H.S.	31
Alstromeria Ligtu hybrids	Spencer F. Parker	34
Leaf spot of Peonies and Hellebores	D.E. Green M.Sc.	35
Summer in winter	Dods Bebb	38
Some notes on the genus Sedum	P.W. Barrett	41
From the post		42
Members ask		42

Bulletin Vol 2 No 3 (1959)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	47
Uncommon perennials	Alan Bloom	48
Idle Jottings	Will Ingwersen	50
My four-star plants	A.G.L Hellyer A.H.R.H.S.	52
Outstanding plants of the year	A.J. Huxley	55
Focus on hardy Chrysanthemums	A.L. Baxter	57
Some plants are illusive (plants wanted)		59
Worthwhile plants for the busy gardener	Peter Hunt	60
More labour saving plants		62
Bringing plants from abroad	Robert S.W. Pollard	64
My small town garden	Roger F. Watson	65
Society events		66

Bulletin Vol 2 No 4 (1960)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	71
Plant breeding with hardiness in mind	Geoffrey Smith	72
Some random comments on Day Lillies	H.J. Randall C.B.E.	74
Out of sight, out of mind	Will Ingwersen	78
Prolonging the season for hardy plants	Alan Bloom	79
From a member (The Lavender muddle)	John D. Panton	81
Kniphofias	Frances Perry F.L.S.	82
Fertilizers and hardy perennials	Keith Paisley A.M.I.Boil., Dip. Hort.	84
Some suggestions for spring planting		86
Book Review (Hardy herbaceous plants - Lanning Roper)	N.J.P.	87
Obituary (Mr. W.E. Ingwersen V.M.H.)		87

Bulletin Vol 2 No 5 (1960)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	91
Notes on the genus Hosta	Graham Thomas	92
Interesting hybrid Willow-Herbs	H.C. Pugsley	102
The Penstemonians	Alan Bloom	105
Notes from Notinghamshire	R.C.L. Howitt	107
From the post		108
Annual General Meeting (Report)	N.J.P.	110
From the secretary	R.G. Elms	110
Book review (Perennials for trouble free gardening - Alan Bloom)	N.J.P.	111
Plants wanted (by Margery Fish)		111

Bulletin Vol 2 No 6 (1960)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	115
Lobelias	G.W. Robinson A.H.R.H.S. F.I.S.	116
Some notes on Lupins	Mary Gallup	118
Problems with staking and training	Brian Walkden	120
Less common autumn perennials	Alan Bloom	123
The good Campanulas	Peter Hunt	125
1960 Plant review	J.P. Wood N.D.H.	127
Some of my favourite hardy plants	S.M. Gault A.H.R.H.S.	130
The charm of pink	Alice M. Coats and Kay N Sanecki	133
Suggestions for your book shelves	Noel J Prockter	136
A members impression of the outing to Wisley	Peter Luckhurst	138
A reminder (seed and plant exchange)		139
Advisory service (start of)	R.G. Elms	139

Bulletin Vol 2 No 7 (1961)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	143
Bergenias	G.W. Robinson A.H.R.H.S. F.I.S.	144
Tantalising beauties	Alan Bloom	148
Euphorbias	Margery Fish	151
Prickly but permanent - The sea Hollies	E.C.M. Haes	155
The old double Primrose	G.E. Emmerson	157
What do members want?	Noel J Prockter	159
From the secretary (By R.H.S. Ticket)	R.G. Elms	160
Annual General Meeting (Report)	R.G. Elms	162

Bulletin Vol 3 No 1 (1962)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	3
Western American Iris species	Le Roy Davidson	4
Cottage garden perennials	Margery Fish	10
Gypsophila Bristol Fairy	G.W. Harrington	13
Butter and cream	Alice M. Coats	14
Lupins to colour from seed	A.G.L. Hellyer	16
Hardy plants for seaside districts	Christine Kelway	18
Agapanthus	The Hon. Lewis Palmer	20
Aristocrats of the Buttercup family	Kay N. Sanecki	21
What of the future?	Alan Bloom	24
Doubtful hardiness		25
Just for fun	Frances Brummitt	26
Petasites Fragrans - a warning	E.A. Lett	29
Dimorphothetica Barberiae		30
Book review (Collins guide to bulbs - Patrick Synge)	Robert F. Pearson	31

Bulletin Vol 3 No 2 (1963)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	35
Iran and Turkey	Paul Furse F.L.S.	36
What's in a name	Elspeth M. Harris	44
Book review (Some good gardening plants)	David G. Baker	46
Grow the flags	David G. Baker	47
Easy-to-grow hardy Lillies	M.E. Leeburn	51
Antique plants	Alice M. Coats	59
Thoughts from Wisley. Spring 1963	W.K. Aslett	60
Thoughts from the nursery	Wendy Carlile	62

Bulletin Vol 3 No 3 (1964)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	67
Some perennials from Cyprus	R.D. Meikle	68
Plants for shade	Margery Fish	72
The use of hardy perennials in Italy	Henry Cocker A.H.R.H.S.	75
Aquilegias	Ralph Gould	79
Seen at the shows	Kay N. Sanecki	81
Hardy plants you may not know	Noel J Prockter	82
The short and long of it	E.M. Upward	84
The beauty of dried hardy plants	E.W. Beck	86

Bulletin Vol 3 No 4 (1965)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	91
Some Ligularia species	Kenneth A. Beckett	92
Common sense with Paeonies	Donal Leatherdale F.L.S.	95
The development of the herbaceous border	Walter Gilmour A.Inst.P.A.	98
Powis Castle		100
Wallington Hall		101
Hardwick Hall		102
Herbaceous border, Castle grounds Cardiff	T.A. Hill	103
The university of Liverpool botanic garden	J.K. Hulme	106
Poisonous plants in your garden	Moira Savonius	110
The Heleniums	David Barker	112
Gardening under trees	Alix Swift	115
Asters	Isabel E. Allen	117

Bulletin Vol 3 No 5 (1966)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	123
A brief survey of the genus Trillium	Kenneth A. Beckett	124
Lobelia Cardinalis and hybrids	H.C. Pugsley	131
Some plant perennials from Harlow Car	Geoffrey Smith	134
Hardy Fern varieties	J.W. Dyce	138
A reassessment of the Willow-Herbs	A.P. Hamilton and V. Thakur	142
Hardy herbaceous plants for tubs and containers	Lanning Roper	148
Notes from the pen of David White	David White	150

Bulletin Vol 3 No 6 (1967)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	155
Spotlighting Salvias	Cornish Torbock	156
Hostas and Hellebores	Oliver Dawson	165
Primulas to suit your every need	Peter F. Perry	167
Some notes on planting contrasts	Marion R. Becker	170
The Hardy Plant Society (1910 onwards)	Kay N. Sanecki	173
Michaelmas Daisies	Margaret C. Gibbins	176
The botanical garden, Munich	David Barker	177
Four star plants	Marny Macintosh	178

Bulletin Vol 3 No 7 (1968)

Editorial	Kay N. Sanecki	183
The genus Potentilla	Will Ingwersen	184
Some plant histories	Alice M. Coats	187
Less commonly cultivated Geraniums	Kenneth A. Beckett	192
Yorkshire garden	Felicity North	196
Letter from Australia	P.R. Wood	199
Gardening under trees (part 2)	Alix Swift	201
A hardy plant you may not know	P. Wood	203
Gardening friends	Ralph Green	204