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”.
| Asters | Isabel E. Allen | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |
| How to collect, dry and save seed | W.K. Askett | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| Plants for light soils | W.K. Aslet | Vol 1 No 3 (1958) |
| Thoughts from Wisley. Spring 1963 | W.K. Aslett | Vol 3 No 2 (1963) |
| Book review (Some good gardening plants) | David G. Baker | Vol 3 No 2 (1963) |
| Grow the flags | David G. Baker | Vol 3 No 2 (1963) |
| The family Foxglove | A.P. Balfour F.L.S. V.M.H. | Vol 1 No 4 (1958) |
| The botanical garden, Munich | David Barker | Vol 3 No 6 (1967) |
| The Heleniums | David Barker | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |
| Aster Ericoides | P.W. Barret | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) |
| Some notes on the genus Sedum | P.W. Barrett | Vol 2 No 2 (1959) |
| Iris Innominata | David Barton | Vol 1 No 4 (1958) |
| Focus on hardy Chrysanthemums | A.L. Baxter | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) |
| Summer in winter | Dods Bebb | Vol 2 No 2 (1959) |
| The beauty of dried hardy plants | E.W. Beck | Vol 3 No 3 (1964) |
| Some notes on planting contrasts | Marion R. Becker | Vol 3 No 6 (1967) |
| A brief survey of the genus Trillium | Kenneth A. Beckett | Vol 3 No 5 (1966) |
| Less commonly cultivated Geraniums | Kenneth A. Beckett | Vol 3 No 7 (1968) |
| Some Ligularia species | Kenneth A. Beckett | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |
| Breeding new varieties | Alan Bloom | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Ideas for border variation | Alan Bloom | Vol 1 No 1 (1957) |
| Island borders | Alan Bloom | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Less common autumn perennials | Alan Bloom | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| Midget borders | Alan Bloom | Vol 1 No 4 (1958) |
| The Penstemonians | Alan Bloom | Vol 2 No 5 (1960) |
| Plants for clay soil gardening | Alan Bloom | Vol 1 No 3 (1958) |
| Prolonging the season for hardy plants | Alan Bloom | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) |
| Tantalising beauties | Alan Bloom | Vol 2 No 7 (1961) |
| Uncommon perennials | Alan Bloom | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) |
| What of the future? | Alan Bloom | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| Midst bricks and mortar | F.A. Boddy N.D.H., D.Inst.P.A. | Vol 1 No 3 (1958) |
| Just for fun | Frances Brummitt | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| Thoughts from the nursery | Wendy Carlile | Vol 3 No 2 (1963) |
| Hardy perennials for show | Wendy V Carlile | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| Plants I long to have | Wendy V Carlile, Will Ingwersen, Ralph Gould and J.C. Fensome | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Antique plants | Alice M. Coats | Vol 3 No 2 (1963) |
| Butter and cream | Alice M. Coats | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| The charm of pink | Alice M. Coats and Kay N Sanecki | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| Some plant histories | Alice M. Coats | Vol 3 No 7 (1968) |
| Italian herbaceous plants in British gardens | Henry Cocker A.H.R.H.S. | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| The use of hardy perennials in Italy | Henry Cocker A.H.R.H.S. | Vol 3 No 3 (1964) |
| Some notes on the development of Violas and Pansies | Howard H. Crane F.L.S. | Vol 2 No 2 (1959) |
| Western American Iris species | Le Roy Davidson | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| Hostas and Hellebores | Oliver Dawson | Vol 3 No 6 (1967) |
| Hardy Fern varieties | J.W. Dyce | Vol 3 No 5 (1966) |
| Advisory service (start of) | R.G. Elms | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| Annual General Meeting (Report) | R.G. Elms | Vol 2 No 7 (1961) |
| From the secretary | R.G. Elms | Vol 2 No 5 (1960) |
| From the secretary (By R.H.S. Ticket) | R.G. Elms | Vol 2 No 7 (1961) |
| The old double Primrose | G.E. Emmerson | Vol 2 No 7 (1961) |
| Cottage garden perennials | Margery Fish | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| Euphorbias | Margery Fish | Vol 2 No 7 (1961) |
| The fascination of Hellebores | Margery Fish | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Foliage plants | Margery Fish | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Plants for shade | Margery Fish | Vol 3 No 3 (1964) |
| Plants I long to have | Margery Fish | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| Hardy Plants for industrial areas | Frederick Fletcher | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Iran and Turkey | Paul Furse F.L.S. | Vol 3 No 2 (1963) |
| Some notes on Lupins | Mary Gallup | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| Hardy plants for bedding | S.M. Gault A.H.R.H.S. | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Labour saving hardy plants | S.M. Gault A.H.R.H.S. | Vol 2 No 2 (1959) |
| Obituary (Thomas Carlile) | S.M. Gault | Vol 1 No 3 (1958) |
| Some of my favourite hardy plants | S.M. Gault A.H.R.H.S. | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| Michaelmas Daisies | Margaret C. Gibbins | Vol 3 No 6 (1967) |
| The development of the herbaceous border | Walter Gilmour A.Inst.P.A. | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |
| Aquilegias | Ralph Gould | Vol 3 No 3 (1964) |
| Leaf spot of Peonies and Hellebores | D.E. Green M.Sc. | Vol 2 No 2 (1959) |
| Gardening friends | Ralph Green | Vol 3 No 7 (1968) |
| A selection of herbaceous Paeonia species | N.G. Hadden | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Prickly but permanent - The sea Hollies | E.C.M. Haes | Vol 2 No 7 (1961) |
| A reassessment of the Willow-Herbs | A.P. Hamilton and V. Thakur | Vol 3 No 5 (1966) |
| Preliminary notes in the study of genus Serratula | Bernard E. Harkness | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Gypsophila Bristol Fairy | G.W. Harrington | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| What's in a name | Elspeth M. Harris | Vol 3 No 2 (1963) |
| Waterperry horticultural school | Beatrix Havergal N.D.H. | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) |
| They worked with plants (Thomas Hay) | Roy Hay | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Herbaceous Pentemons of the western United States | Myrtle Hebert | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Advance of the Lupin | A.G.L Hellyer | Vol 1 No 1 (1957) |
| Lupins to colour from seed | A.G.L. Hellyer | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| My four-star plants | A.G.L Hellyer A.H.R.H.S. | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) |
| Herbaceous border, Castle grounds Cardiff | T.A. Hill | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |
| A myth of Paeonies | G.W. Hitchcock | Vol 1 No 3 (1958) |
| Ornamental grasses | W. Howell F.L.S. | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| Notes from Notinghamshire | R.C.L. Howitt | Vol 2 No 5 (1960) |
| The university of Liverpool botanic garden | J.K. Hulme | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |
| The good Campanulas | Peter Hunt | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| Worthwhile plants for the busy gardener | Peter Hunt | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) |
| A Half Hardy border from seed | R.J. Huntley | Vol 1 No 1 (1957) |
| Outstanding plants of the year | A.J. Huxley | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) |
| The genus Liatris | Will Ingwersen | Vol 1 No 4 (1958) |
| The genus Potentilla | Will Ingwersen | Vol 3 No 7 (1968) |
| Hardy perennials for dry shade | Will Ingwersen | Vol 1 No 3 (1958) |
| Idle Jottings | Will Ingwersen | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) |
| More Hardy Plants worth seeking | Will Ingwersen | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Noteworthy hardy perennials of 1958 | Will Ingwersen | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) |
| Orchids in the garden | Will Ingwersen | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Out of sight, out of mind | Will Ingwersen | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) |
| Some Hardy Plants worth seeking | Will Ingwersen | Vol 1 No 1 (1957) |
| Hardy plants for seaside districts | Christine Kelway | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| They worked with plants | (Three generations of Kelways) | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| Enemies of herbaceous plants | W.N. Lawfield | Vol 1 No 6 (1958) |
| Common sense with Paeonies | Donal Leatherdale F.L.S. | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |
| Easy-to-grow hardy Lillies | M.E. Leeburn | Vol 3 No 2 (1963) |
| Petasites Fragrans - a warning | E.A. Lett | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| A members impression of the outing to Wisley | Peter Luckhurst | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| The growing popularity of Meconopsis | H.G. Lyall | Vol 1 No 6 (1958) |
| Gardening in wind and sand | S.E. Lytle | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) |
| Four star plants | Marny Macintosh | Vol 3 No 6 (1967) |
| Some perennials from Cyprus | R.D. Meikle | Vol 3 No 3 (1964) |
| The genus Monarda | G.W. Monarda A.H.R.H.S. A.L.S. | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) |
| Yorkshire garden | Felicity North | Vol 3 No 7 (1968) |
| From a member | Dr. T.C. O'Connor | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Facts and figures | F.V.P. | Vol 1 No 3 (1958) |
| Annual General Meeting (Report) | N.J.P. | Vol 2 No 5 (1960) |
| Book Review (Hardy herbaceous plants - Lanning Roper) | N.J.P. | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) |
| Book review (Hardy plants 'Amateur Gardening' Handbook No 30) | N.J.P. | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Book review (Perennials for trouble free gardening - Alan Bloom) | N.J.P. | Vol 2 No 5 (1960) |
| Book review (The mixed border - Christopher Lloyd) | N.J.P. | Vol 1 No 6 (1958) |
| Fertilizers and hardy perennials | Keith Paisley A.M.I.Boil., Dip. Hort. | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) |
| Agapanthus | The Hon. Lewis Palmer | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| From a member (The Lavender muddle) | John D. Panton | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) |
| Alstromeria Ligtu hybrids | Spencer F. Parker | Vol 2 No 2 (1959) |
| Book review (Collins guide to bulbs - Patrick Synge) | Robert F. Pearson | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| Hardy plantsmen past and present | (Amos Perry) | Vol 1 No 4 (1958) |
| Hardy Plants for the pond margin | Frances Perry F.L.S. | Vol 1 No 3 (1958) |
| Iris Keampferi | Frances Perry F.L.S. | Vol 1 No 1 (1957) |
| Kniphofias | Frances Perry F.L.S. | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) |
| Primulas to suit your every need | Peter F. Perry | Vol 3 No 6 (1967) |
| Plants I long to have | A.V. Pike N.D.H. | Vol 1 No 1 (1957) |
| Achillea Coronation Gold | R.B. Pole | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| Bringing plants from abroad | Robert S.W. Pollard | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) |
| Campanula Trachelium | HG.H. Preston F.L.S. | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Brunnera Macrophylla | Noel J Prockter | Vol 1 No 1 (1957) |
| Hardy Plants you may not know | Noel J Prockter | Vol 1 No 1 (1957) |
| Hardy Plants you may not know | Noel J Prockter | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Hardy plants you may not know | Noel J Prockter | Vol 3 No 3 (1964) |
| Our first Outing | Noel J Prockter | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) |
| Our trip to Oxford and Waterperry | Noel J Prockter | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| Society news (slide library) | Noel J Prockter | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Suggestions for your book shelves | Noel J Prockter | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| What do members want? | Noel J Prockter | Vol 2 No 7 (1961) |
| Herbaceous Verbascum | H.C. Pugsley | Vol 1 No 6 (1958) |
| Interesting hybrid Willow-Herbs | H.C. Pugsley | Vol 2 No 5 (1960) |
| Lobelia Cardinalis and hybrids | H.C. Pugsley | Vol 3 No 5 (1966) |
| Some random comments on Day Lillies | H.J. Randall C.B.E. | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) |
| Bergenias | G.W. Robinson A.H.R.H.S. F.I.S. | Vol 2 No 7 (1961) |
| Lobelias | G.W. Robinson A.H.R.H.S. F.I.S. | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| Hardy herbaceous plants for tubs and containers | Lanning Roper | Vol 3 No 5 (1966) |
| A.G.M. (report) | Kay N. Sanecki | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) |
| Aristocrats of the Buttercup family | Kay N. Sanecki | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) |
| Book Review (Simple propogation - Noel J Procktor) | Kay N. Sanecki | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) |
| Competition (society emblem) | Kay N. Sanecki | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| The grafting of herbaceous material | Kay N. Sanecki | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| The Hardy Plant Society (1910 onwards) | Kay N. Sanecki | Vol 3 No 6 (1967) |
| Herbs as perennial border plants | Kay N. Sanecki | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| Seen at the shows | Kay N. Sanecki | Vol 3 No 3 (1964) |
| Poisonous plants in your garden | Moira Savonius | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |
| Plant breeding with hardiness in mind | Geoffrey Smith | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) |
| Some plant perennials from Harlow Car | Geoffrey Smith | Vol 3 No 5 (1966) |
| Some worth while Astilbes | Frederick Street | Vol 1 No 6 (1958) |
| Gardening under trees | Alix Swift | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |
| Gardening under trees (part 2) | Alix Swift | Vol 3 No 7 (1968) |
| Hardy ferns as garden plants | Jean Taylor B.Sc. | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) |
| They worked with plants | Arthur G. Thatcher | Vol 1 No 6 (1958) |
| Notes on the genus Hosta | Graham Thomas | Vol 2 No 5 (1960) |
| Spotlighting Salvias | Cornish Torbock | Vol 3 No 6 (1967) |
| The short and long of it | E.M. Upward | Vol 3 No 3 (1964) |
| Problems with staking and training | Brian Walkden | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| My small town garden | Roger F. Watson | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) |
| Notes from the pen of David White | David White | Vol 3 No 5 (1966) |
| 1960 Plant review | J.P. Wood N.D.H. | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) |
| The reserve border | J.P. Wood N.D.H. | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) |
| A hardy plant you may not know | P. Wood | Vol 3 No 7 (1968) |
| Letter from Australia | P.R. Wood | Vol 3 No 7 (1968) |
| Book Review (Collins guide to border plants - Frances Perry) | Vol 1 No 3 (1958) | |
| Book Review (Hardy Perennials - Alan Bloom) | Vol 1 No 2 (1957) | |
| Book Review (Herbaceous Garden Flora - F.K. Makins) | Vol 1 No 1 (1957) | |
| Book Review (The modern florilegium - G.S. Thomas) | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) | |
| Changes in plant names | Vol 1 No 4 (1958) | |
| Changes in plant names | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) | |
| Dimorphothetica Barberiae | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) | |
| Doubtful hardiness | Vol 3 No 1 (1962) | |
| Extracts from the post | Vol 1 No 4 (1958) | |
| From the post | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) | |
| From the post | Vol 1 No 6 (1958) | |
| From the post | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) | |
| From the post | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) | |
| From the post | Vol 2 No 2 (1959) | |
| From the post | Vol 2 No 5 (1960) | |
| Gardens open to members in 1958 | Vol 1 No 4 (1958) | |
| The genus Mecanopsis (Letters) | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) | |
| Hardwick Hall | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) | |
| Members ask | Vol 1 No 6 (1958) | |
| Members ask | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) | |
| Members ask | Vol 2 No 2 (1959) | |
| More labour saving plants | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) | |
| Obituaries (Frank Kingdon-Ward & Charles Debnam) | Vol 1 No 5 (1958) | |
| Obituary (Capt B. Symons-Jeune) | Vol 2 No 1 (1959) | |
| Obituary (Mr. W.E. Ingwersen V.M.H.) | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) | |
| Our first show | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) | |
| Photographic Competition | Vol 1 No 6 (1958) | |
| Plants wanted (by Margery Fish) | Vol 2 No 5 (1960) | |
| Powis Castle | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) | |
| A reminder (seed and plant exchange) | Vol 2 No 6 (1960) | |
| Society events | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) | |
| Some plants are illusive (plants wanted) | Vol 2 No 3 (1959) | |
| Some suggestions for spring planting | Vol 2 No 4 (1960) | |
| Some suggestions for your spring planting order | Vol 1 No 7 (1958) | |
| Wallington Hall | Vol 3 No 4 (1965) |