New Journals 2008

New journal issues are kept on display for two weeks.

As many of our journals are not indexed by online databases, we also provide a current awareness service. The library staff identify a selection of  key articles from the recently received issues and they are listed in the fortnightly new journals listing. 

The journal collection is not available for loan.

Journal Display 24.11.08

AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 208 (9) November 1, 2008
a. Plant health.   Research: developing spray-on biological control for thrips. p. 10.
b. The true colors of ninebark:  previously relegated to inconspicuous roles in the  garden, new cultivars are continuing to make Physcocarpus a sought-after specimen for the landscape.  Results of trials conducted by Longwood Gardens give landscapers a clearer understanding of ninebark’s capabilities and its shortcomings. p. 20.
c Improving irrigation efficiency: by implementing a water-management program, growers can save water and reduce runoff more effectively. p. 28.
d. 13 years in the making: bit by bit, Goshen, IN-based Jansen Landscaping inc. has transformed a rural South Bend residential landscape – hindered  by clay soil and the toxicity from black walnut trees – into a low-maintenance, relaxing oasis for the homeowners and their children. p. 34.

 AQIS BULLETIN  September/October 2008

 ARNOLDIA  (The Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum) 66 (2) 2008
a. Dysfunctional root systems and brief landscape lives: stem girdling roots and the browning of our landscapes. p. 2.
b. Wake up and smell the Ginkgos. p. 11.

 AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND GRAPEGROWER & WINEMAKER 538 November 2008
a. Developing precision technologies to improve grape yield forecasting. p. 20.
b. The importance of soil nutrition for the young grapevine. p. 35.
c. A biological control agent for Botrytis cinerea. p. 38.
d. The spores are out there: observations from the 6th International Workshop on grapevine trunk diseases. p. 42.
e. Conversation on chelation and mineral nutrition. p. 53.
f. Wastewater treatment for small and medium wineries. P. 61.

AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE 106 (11) November 2008
a. Analysis: the story of a true media mogul,  David Nichols.  Victorian scientist David Beardsell was at the forefront of potting mix development at the Knoxfield research station during the 1970s. In this exclusive to Australian Horticulture, Dr Beardsell traces the history of this episode as a special tribute to his friend and respected colleague, the late David Nichols. p. 21.

 FLORACULTURE INTERNATIONAL 18 (10) November 2008

 GARDEN DESIGN JOURNAL 77 December 2008

 GARDENING AUSTRALIA December 2008
a. Beautiful bulbs: Jane Edmanson shows how to add pizazz to summer gardens. p.32.
b. Waterwise garden:  Sophie Thomson visits a colourful, climate-compatible garden at the mouth of the Murray River. p.38.
c. Kids in the garden: holiday projects to get kids outdoors and having fun. p. 45.
d. 12 easy steps to summer survival: 12 ways to keep your cool and your garden when it’s hot.  p. 51.

GREEN PLACES 50 November 2008
a. How green is my eco-town?: to the  urban planner the opportunity to create a whole new town from scratch must be irresistible.  Given that the first attempt at such utopia in modern times was the Garden City, landscape planners and managers should also be pleased at the prospect. p. 16.
b. The living forest: the design and planning of a new forest in the Netherlands, to create a sensory and spatial experience for users. p. 22.
c. Sustainability in landscape architecture: what can architects do to ensure that new landscapes don’t just appear to be ‘green’, but are environmentally friendly?  p.26.
d. Branching out: promoting trees and a vision of sustainable cities. p. 32.
e. Big trees in urban areas. p. 42.

IRRIGATION AUSTRALIA JOURNAL 23 (4) Summer 2008
a. Irrigation technology: agriculture. p. 4.
b. Irrigation technology: urban. p. 8.

PARKS & RECREATION 43 (11) November 2008

THE RHODODENDRON (The Australian Rhododendron Society Inc.) 48 2008

THE RHODODENDRON NEWSLETTER November 2008

YOUR GARDEN Summer 2009
a. Greener cities: Helen Moody looks at how green roofs and vertical gardens are enhancing our cityscapes. p. 16.
b. Golden penda – a stunning fast-growing rainforest tree. p. 30.
c. Simply child’s play: a family garden designed for children to love and learn. p. 42.
d. Kids outdoor: Caroline Webster, author of ‘Small Fry Outdoors: Inspiration for Being Outdoors with Kids’, shares some tips and ideas on how you and your children can enjoy the magic of outdoors as well as helping to pass the time during that seemingly endless summer school break. p. 48.
e. Garden getaways: holiday at home with your own garden retreat. p. 52.
f. Grape expectations: Stephen Ryan explores the value of the grape for summer shade and autumn colour. p. 60.
g. A bamboo for all occasions.  Bamboo is rapidly becoming the solution to many a landscaping problem. For too long , they haven’t been welcome in the garden, but perceptions are starting to change. p. 70.
h. Your Garden’s lawn guide: how to grow the best lawn yet. p. 95.
i. Ten percent or less: you don’t need a garden full of flowers. It’s fine to let foliage, form and structure make up for a distinct lack of blooms. p. 106.
j. Photography in the garden: photographer John Cooper snaps nature right outside his own back yard. p. 108.
k. Villa del Balbianello: inspiration from an Italian garden in the divine setting of Lake Como. p.113.

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Journal Display 10.11.08

AUSTRALASIAN PLANT CONSERVATION (Bulletin of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc.) 17 (2) November 2008
a. Special issue: listing threatened species and communities.

FIELD NATS NEWS 181 November 2008

GARDENS ILLUSTRATED 143 November 2008
a. England’s finest: many consider Harold Peto’s work at Buscot Park to be the greatest water garden in England, yet this serene classical vista is only one of the estate’s many charms. p. 26.
b. The apprentice turns master: a spell working at Beth Chatto’s garden in Essex inspired one of the brightest young stars of German garden design, Peter Janke, to create his stunning new garden near Dusseldorf. p. 38.
c. Webmasters: appreciating spiders in the garden. p. 48.
d. A nation in a background: a suburban garden north of Wellington boasts a vital collection of native New Zealand plants, thanks to the vision of owner Arnold Dench and his late wife Ruth. p. 64.
e.Wild about mushrooms: learn about the delicious, and safe, mushrooms to pick in the wild. p. 80.
f. Green roofs: Andrew Wilson urges home-owners to help make our cities more healthy and beautiful by planting on their roofs. p. 90.

GREENHOUSE GROWER 26 (12) October 2008
a. Height control.  Comparing PGRs: do plant growth regulators with the same active ingredient perform the same? p. 38.
b.Understanding plant nutrition: controlled- and slow-release fertilizers. p. 46.

GROUNDSWELL 19 (11) November 2008
a. Scouting and monitoring for pests and diseases in the nursery. p. 14.

GROWER TALKS MAGAZINE 72 (6) October 2008
a. Pest management – western flower thrips pupae. p. 82.

HABITAT AUSTRALIA 36 (3) October 2008
a. Special edition: forests & climate change: the real story.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 98 (11) November 2008
a. Climbing a plaza: when is a roof a plaza? p. 44.
b. Park and shop: a park in a Colombian shopping mall is an added draw for shoppers.  Should it invite in the entire community. p. 52.
c. Perennial point: with its diverse perennial plantings and constructed waterways, North Point has been designed to be a new focal point for the Charles River Reservation. p. 72.
d. Botanic gardens.  Of rocks and gardens: on a glacier-scoured site, landscape architects harmonise with nature .p. 82.
e. Malden River makeover: a brownfield redevelopment project shows how landscape architects can collaborate on damaged sites. p. 102.
f. Green over the apothecary: a roof garden created a sittable space in downtown Seattle. p. 119.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AUSTRALIA 120 November 2008
a. Buildable green facades: Ronstan Architectural explore vertical landscapes. p. 19.
b. John Stevens AM, landscape consultant, 21 July 1920 – 22 December, 2007. p.27.
c. Lost gardens of Sydney: this exhibition is a timely reminder of just how much of Sydney’s cultural history has been irretrievably lost, fragmented or changed. p.55.
d. EastLink motorway: cutting through Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, this road is a stunning visual achievement. p. 68.

POWER EQUIPMENT AUSTRALASIA 29 (5) October/November 2008

TREE CARE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE 19 (10) October 2008
a. ALB raises its ugly head and horns in Massachusetts: identifying ALB (Asian longhorned beetle). p. 32.
b. Turning firewood into gold. p. 42.

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Journal Display 27.10.08

AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 208 (7) October 1, 2008
a. Plant health: understanding disease cycles for plant health management. p. 10.
b. Wild about natives: specializing in native perennials, Tennessee's  GroWild Inc. rides wave of the green design and sustainability movements. p. 18.
c. Field nutrition: effective fertilization in field nursery production depends on the balance of three interacting factors - the plant, the environment and the applied nutrient. p. 28.

AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 208 (8) October 15, 2008
a. Designing with unconventional bulbs: impress clients and spice up your landscape plans by including unusual bulbs. p.18.
b. Woody soil amendments: research continues on what impact various soil amendments have on plant growth in trees and shrubs. p. 26.

ARBOR AGE 28 (10) October 2008
a. Intelligent irrigation for street trees: how innovative irrigation helped create a green welcome for city visitors. p.24.
b. Vegetation management: research, biodiversity continue at State Game Lands 33 project. p. 28.

ARBORIST NEWS 17 (4) August 2008
a. Continuing education unit.  Why tree leaves turn color in autumn? p. 12.
b. Urban soils. Part 3: reducing compaction. p. 27.
c. Market based approaches to tree valuation: establishing a way to estimate the value of city trees, using the hedonic price method.  p. 52.
d. Trees in China: first impressions. Julian Dunster takes a trip to China and observes several unique tree care techniques that the West could perhaps learn from. p. 61.

AUSTRALASIAN PARKS & LEISURE 11 (3) Spring 2008

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND GRAPEGROWER & WINEMAKER 537 October 2008
a. To mix or not to mix? It's a matter of water, energy, pollution and effectiveness for spring frost control. p. 24.
b. Biofumigation conference reveals options for vineyards. p. 44.

AUSTRALIAN ARBOR AGE October/November 2008
a. Best practice solution preserves 60 year old street trees. p. 6.
b. Mike O'ryza and the case of the monstrous mushroom. p. 38.
c. Investigating the factors that influence tree establishment - a progress report. p. 46.

AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE 106 (10) October 2008
a. Up where we belong: how rooftop gardens are transforming our cities. p. 12.
b. Green roofs go under the microscope (by John Rayner and Dr Nick Williams, Burnley Campus, University of Melbourne). p. 13.
c. Altered states: NGIA's Melbourne based weed specialist Robert Chin used his Churchill Fellowship to spend 45 days during June and July touring nurseries of the US and Canada.  He also attended the 5th International Weed Science Congress in Vancouver and presents a brief roundup of his trip. p. 30.
d. The garden state: Australia's regional botanic gardens are more than repositors of botanical rarities - they are a living snapshot of cultural trends from the past two centuries when many of them were created. p. 36.
e. Taking a lead in home-grown solutions to climate change. p. 39.

FLORA CULTURE INTERNATIONAL 18 (10) October 2008

THE GARDEN (Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society) 133 (10) October 2008
a. Vista visionary: inspiration from a Piet Oudolf designed garden in Luxembourg. p.646.
b. Deal yourself some Acers: choice maples suitable for all types of garden. p. 652.
c. Flowers for four seasons: selections of versatile Clematis can be enjoyed in flower every month of the year. p. 663.
d. Blurring the boundaries: a visit to London Zoo looks at the challenge of planting in animal enclosures. p. 668.
e. Why every school needs a garden: in praise of gardening in schools, which opens the door to the joy of discovery, science and perhaps a career. p. 686.

GARDEN DESIGN JOURNAL 76 November 2008
a. The Gibberd garden: ignore architect Frederick Gibberd's modernist suburban garden at your peril, argues Anne de Verteuil. p. 16.
b. Conditions apply: natural planting is not the low-maintenance option it's often make out to be says botanist and nursery woman Marina Christopher. p. 23.
c. Go easy: guidelines on giving something extra when designing gardens and public spaces for disabled users. p. 28.

GARDENING AUSTRALIA November 2008
a. Pot culture.  Plenty of plants are happy in pots, but how do you create the best environment for them? Jerry Coleby-Williams examines the three key ingredients: the pot, the potting mix and the plant itself. p. 57.

GREEN PLACES 49 October 2008
a. Fancy growing a roof?: regeneration and development offers the exciting opportunity to employ new sustainable construction techniques, helping urban environments adapt to climate change. p. 14.
b. Are trees an asset? p. 32.
c. Underneath the arches: the Marsh Street Arch project is a community-led project designed to transform a section of derelict council owned land into a community garden and to develop and use four adjacent railway arches. p. 36.
d. Conference review: Form>Wood, the Northwest Forestry Framework's first conference for the architectural and construction industry on embracing timber in the built environment, highlighted how too little resource is invested into the knowledge and appreciation of timber as a building material. p. 40.

HABITAT AUSTRALIA 36 (2) April 2008
a. An unholy water crisis: what can Australia learn about water management from Israel? Dr Paul Sinclair travelled to the Middle East to find out. p. 15.

IRRIGATION & WATER RESOURCES Spring 2008

THE JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY 83 (5) September 2008
a. Flowering of cyclamen is accelerated by an increase in temperature, photoperiod, and daily light integral. p. 559.
b. Anatomy and physiology of graft incompatibility in solanaceous plants. p. 581.
c. Performance of early-generation and modern strawberry cultivars from the University of California breeding programme in growing systems simulating traditional and modern horticulture. p. 648.
d. Rootstocks affect growth, water relations, gas exchange, and anatomy of 'Flemish Beauty' pear under water stress. p. 658.

LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION 32 (5) May/June 2008
a. Pest of the month - emerald ash borer. p. 18.
b. Sustainable landscapes - plant nutrients and fertilizers. p. 19.
c. Living architecture - up on the roof. p. 22.
d. Cover your ground: creeping perennials offer low-maintenance for high-traffic areas. p. 26.
e. High-profit hardscapes: meet customer needs with permeable pavers and outdoor rooms. p. 30.

LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION 32 (7) September 2008
a. Pest of the month - eucalyptus tortoise beetle. p. 18.
b. Sustainable landscapes - weed control in landscape plant beds. p. 24.
c. Success among the shadows - overcoming the challenges of a shady landscape. p.27.

LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION 32 (8) October 2008
a. Sustainable landscapes - the botanic classification. p. 16.
b. Natural balance - the five core elements for sustainable ecosystem ponds. p. 22.
c. Stimulating the senses - the therapeutic benefits of ponds and water features. p.26.
d. Natural progression in Manhattan: Randall's Island salt marsh restoration - a model for urban renewal. p. 28.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 98 (10) October 2008
a. Urban parks. Head up for low-flying planes: a park is carved out amid aircraft in Santa Monica, California. p. 54.
b. Sustaining beauty: the performance of appearance.  Can landscape architects insert aesthetics into discussion of  sustainability? p. 92.
c. Travel as creative fuel: the lessons of great places are best learned through "design immersion." p. 142.
d. Private grief, public place: the Columbine Memorial raises fundamental design questions. p. 158.

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN 54 October 2008
a. Special edition - invasive plants.

THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY NEWSLETTER October 2008

NUYTSIA (Western Australian Herbarium) 18 2008

PARKS & RECREATION 43 (10) October 2008

TRUST NEWS AUSTRALIA November 2008

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Journal Display 13.10.08

AUSTRALIAN GARDEN HISTORY 20 (2) October/November/December 2008
a.  Mystery and malevolence: the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens celebrates 190 years. p. 19.

COMBINED PROCEEDINGS (The International Plant Propagators' Society) 57 2007

DISCOVERING STONE (Official Publication for the Australian Stone Advisory Association)  7 (14)  2008

THE GARDEN ( Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society)  133 ( 8) August 2008
a.  Trees with summer appeal: a selection of some lesser-known summer-flowering trees. p. 524.

GARDENS ILLUSTRATED 142 October 2008
a.  Canal dreams:  Tim Richardson visits a garden near Amsterdam whose small size and right-angled shape posed a challenge for designer Lodewijk Baljon. p.31.
b.  Masterclass on grass: Poul Petersen of the pioneering Overdam nursery shares his expertise. p.38.
c.  Fit for a president: the Virginia garden of a founding father, the third president, Thomas Jefferson, a polymath whose talents included landscape design. p. 44.
d.  Timeless & serene: Daniel Ost's original design for a garden near Antwerp is a serene composition of water, sculpture and simple palette of clipped plants. p.55.
e.  Rhododendrons for foliage: Noel Kingsbury champions the much-maligned rhododendron and showcases an array of forms with attractive foliage for the garden. p.69.
f.  In praise of conceptual gardens: why 'concept-based' gardens are so exciting and forward-looking. p. 90.

GREENHOUSE GROWER 26 (10) September 2008
a.  Living media: media inoculated with microorganisms mimics plants' natural environment. p. 32.

GREENHOUSE GROWER 26 (11) Mid-September 2008
a.  Young plant issue.

GROUNDSWELL 19 (10) October 2008

GROWER TALKS MAGAZINE 72 (1) May 2008
a.  Configure: a new branching compound for perennials. p. 42.

GROWER TALKS MAGAZINE 72 (2) June 2008
a.  Plants for sustainable landscapes. p. 70.

GROWER TALKS MAGAZINE 72 (3) July 2008
a.  Back to basics on vegetative propagation: the fundamentals of successful cutting production. p. 42.
b.  Losing to root rot and crown rot: how plugs, liners and finished plants succumb to these diseases and how you can avoid major losses. p. 56.
c.  Bulb mites: the critters from the deep. p. 102.

GROWER TALKS MAGAZINE 72 (4) August 2008
a.  Pros and cons of biocontrol. p. 26.
b.  When the well runs dry: managing world's water resources before it becomes a crisis. p.42.
c.  Little-known benefits of wetting agents. p. 52.
d.  A new croton scale: a never-before-seen, unclassified insect invades crotons. p.76.

GROWER TALKS MAGAZINE  72 (5) September 2008
a. How to diagnose plug problems.  p. 74.
b. Key to pest control: mode of action. p. 86.

GROWER TALKS MAGAZINE (Supplement)  2009
a.  2009 insecticide & fungicide guide.

INDIGENOTES 19(4) September 2008

IRRIGATION & WATER RESOURCES Spring 2008

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE  98 (9) September 2008
a.  Deep North: can landscape architects help create a more constructive future for northern Minnesota's vast open-pit mines? p. 24.
b.  Global perspective: Student ASLA award winners take on social and environmental issues. p. 36.
c.  Botanical gardens.  Fractals of nature: the renovated Botanical Gardens of Medellin meld with the city and play with natural forms. p. 52.
d.  Green roofs.  A spot of green in steel city: a green roof serves as a corporate roof garden. p. 58.
e.  Design.  Prairie school: landscape architects help steer a regional park system into the future by honoring the past. p. 66.
f.  Urban spaces.  Beauty and the turf.  How can an empty artificial turf field in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, be just as popular as the carefully designed plaza space nearby? p. 78.
g.  Infrastructure.  Unseen green: green alleys in Chicago and Montreal are bringing sustainability to the back door. p. 88.
h.  A tale of two parks. Who can design a better park: your local landscape architect or an out-of-town consultant with twice the budget? p. 109.

PACIFIC HORTICULTURE  69 (4) October/November/December 2008
a.  Garden allies: wandering and hunting spiders. p. 14.
b.  Seeds: miracles in tiny packages. p. 16.
c.  Witch hazel: queen of winter. p. 45.

PLANT PROTECTION QUARTERLY 23 (3) 2008
a.  The biology of Australian weeds 50. Lantana montevidensis (Spreng.) Briq. p.107.

RURAL SOCIOLOGY 73 (3) September 2008
a.  Network framing of pest management knowledge and practice. p.414.

STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF GARDENS & DESIGNED LANDSCAPES (An International Quarterly) 28 (3&4) July-December 2008
a.  Special edition - Designing Botanical gardens, science, culture and sociability.

TURF CRAFT INTERNATIONAL 122 September-October 2008

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Journal Display 29.9.08

AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 208 (6) September 15, 2008
a.  Plant health - top 10 Southern US landscape pests. p. 12.
b. Great grasses for tricky landscapes: use ornamental grasses to solve a variety of landscaping challenges.. p. 28.

AQIS BULLETIN July/August 2008

ARBOR AGE 28 (9) September 2008
a.  Arbor Age pest of the month: eucalyptus tortoise beetle. p. 11.

AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE 106 (9) September 2008
a.  Garnaut's 'diabolical problem'?: is climate change a cause or a solution? p. 16.
b.  Australian plants.  Grevilleas on the menu. p. 19.
c.  Education.  The heart of horticulture: the University of Melbourne's Burnley Campus. p. 31.
d.  A tangled mess: the second part of our series on weeds, based on findings presented at the recent Australian Weeds Conference in Cairns, continues from reporter Lesley Watson, leading with a special report on one of Australia's most hated pests, lantana. p. 38.
e.  A dangerous liaison - Miconia calvescens and its sister shrubs  Miconia racemosa and Miconia nervosa. p. 40.
f.   Deep trouble: aquatic weeds. p. 42.
g.  Continuation of a story from last month about a new breakthrough in grafted waxflowers. p. 44.

FIELD NATS NEWS 180 October 2008

FLORACULTURE INTERNATIONAL 18 (9) September 2008

GARDEN DESIGN JOURNAL  75 October 2008
a.  Alternative therapy:  Dan Pearson explains the design philosophies he applies to public and private spaces. p. 16.
b.  Salvaging waste: Lauren Taylor outlines the problems and solutions for waste created by the public's thirst for plants. How can designers help? p. 27
c.  Denmans revisited: twenty years in the making, this John Brookes garden, planted around his renowned grid system, is nothing short of a work of art. p. 30.
d.  Designing for extremes: whether it's a landscaping project in Israel or a contemporary Russian city plot, the design must withstand the elements at all costs. p.35.

GARDENING AUSTRALIA October 2008
a.  Hail the hibiscus: learn all about the fascinating hibiscus group, from exotic flowering shrubs to native species. p. 14.
b.  The sky's the limit: John Patrick meets the world's top vertical gardener, Patrick Blanc, in Melbourne to make a splash. p. 43.
c.  Beauty or beast?: friend or foe? Lantana debate.  Gardener Densey Clyne and weed experts look at the role of these colourful but invasive weeds. p. 53.
d.  Community gardens: John Patrick starts his new vegie patch in Melbourne. p. 56.
e.  Just add water: Jane Edmanson meets a backyard hydroponic enthusiast who grows all his vegies without soil. p. 69.

GOLF & SPORTS TURF AUSTRALIA 16 (5) September/October 2008
a.  Water management project : Wesley College - Glen Waverley Campus. p. 10.
b.  When do I sow?: new thoughts on the right time to establish couch. p. 17.
c.  The couch update. p. 19.
d.  Low-cost vegetative grass planting: techniques, turf types and machinery. p. 24.
e.  Modes of action of plant protection chemistries. Part 3. p. 31.

GREEN PLACES 48 September 2008

IFPRA WORLD (International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration) September 2008
a.  Healthy country, healthy people: an indigenous Victorian perspective. (by Jonathan "Yoti" Kingsley, School of Resource Management, the University of Melbourne, Richmond). p. 7.
b.  Industry-commissioned ornamental horticulture and landscaping research in the Department of Environmental Sciences at UNISA. p. 12

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE 26 (3) September 2008
a.  Planting depth in containers affected root form and tree quality. p. 129.
b.  Pruning method affects flowering and sprouting on crapemyrtle. p. 164.
c.  Nitrogen availability alters mineral nutrient uptake and demand in container-grown deciduous and evergreen rhododendron. p. 177.

PARKS & RECREATION 43 (9) September 2008

THE PLANTSMAN NEW SERIES 7 (3) September 2008
a.  Blue genes for GM flowers:  the first genetically modified 'blue' rose is due to hit the cut flower market in 2009. Steve Chandler and Yoshi Tanaka discuss the genetic manipulation of flower colour and the techniques that are allowing the development of blue carnations and roses. p. 152.
b.  Roots - to leave, tease or cut?: what to do with a pot-bound shrub. p.182.
c.  The status of Sophora:  raising the profile of Styphnolobium. p. 186.
d.  How useful are botanic gardens for conservation?: collections under scrutiny. p.190.

PROPAGATION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 8 (3) 2008
a.  RNase and DNase activity and isoform patterns during adventitious root formation in cuttings of Ebenus cretica L. p. 117.
b.  The effects of carbon dioxide on rooting of woody plants. p. 144.

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 36 (2) 2008
a.  Dormancy breaking in Digitaria sanguinalis seeds: the role of the caryopsis covering structures. p. 259.
b.  The effect of light, temperature and bracteoles on germination of polymorphic seeds of Atriplex centralasiatica Iljin under saline conditions. p. 325.
c.  Ultrastructural and electrophoretic analyses of viviparous and normal seeds in hybrid rape (Brassica napus L.).  p. 371.
d.  Comparison of characteristics of SRAP and SSR markers in genetic diversity analysis of cultivars in Allium fistulosum L.  p. 423.
e.  Effects of temperature and water potential on germination of Entandrophragma cylindricum (Sprague) seeds of different provenances. p. 462.

STUDIES IN AUSTRALIAN GARDEN HISTORY 2 2006
a.  Weeds in the Victorian colonial garden 1800-1860 (by John Dwyer,  graduate PhD student at Burnley Campus, University of Melbourne). p. 1.

TAIWAN JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE 23 (3) September 2008
a.  Quantification of mycorrhiza from Taiwania using real-time PCR. p. 199.
b.  Differences in foraging ecology between generalized and specialized frugivorous birds in the Fushan Experimental Forest, Northeasthern Taiwan. p. 233.
c.  Silvicultural growth performances of thirteen endemic broadleaf trees of Taiwan. p. 255.

TREE CARE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE 19 (5) May 2008
a.  Growing trees near sidewalks. p. 8.

TREE CARE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE 19 (6) June 2008
a.  Butternut canker. p. 32.
b.  Arborist electrical work: providing lightning protection. p. 40.

TREE CARE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE 19 (7) July 2008
a.  Fighting hemlock woody adelgid: one man's plight to save the eastern hemlocks. p. 8.
b.  Effective nutrient management for trees. p. 48.

TREE CARE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE 19 (8) August 2008
a.  Drought brings challenges for trees and arborists. p. 24.
b.  Maintaining George Washington's historic trees. p. 42.
c.  Shades of green in tree care. p. 50.

TREE CARE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE 19 (9) September 2008
a.  Influence of pruning on wind effect in trees. p. 8.

THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST 125 (5) October 2008
a.  Ecological attributes of strategic land acquisitions for addition to Victoria's public protected area estate (2006-2007). p.140.

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Journal Display 15.9.08

AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 208 (4) August 15, 2008
a.  7 principles for sustainable design. p. 36.
b.  Natives causing quite a buzz: native perennials bring sustainability - as well as bees, birds and butterflies - to landscapes in the Pacific Northwest. p. 44.

AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 208 (5) September 1, 2008
a.  Edible and ornamental: a gardening expert and author recommends her favorite members of the parsley family (Apiaceae), which have a variety of landscape and culinary uses. p. 18.

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND GRAPEGROWER & WINEMAKER 536 September 2008
a.  Use of soil amendments when planting new vines. p. 30.
b.  Keeping birds out of the vineyards. p. 43.
c.  Influence of climate on bunch rot in the Hunter Valley: recent observations. p. 47.
d.  Eutypa dieback confirmed in Tasmanian vineyards. p. 54.
e.  Selecting vineyard chemicals for greater efficacy. p. 56.
f.   Exploring options for chemical sprays. p. 60.
g.  New disease-resistant rootstock available in California. p. 64.

AUSTRALIAN PLANTS 24 (193) December 2007
a.  Weindorfer of Cradle Mountain. p. 156.
b.  Mangles' kangaroo paw: flower pigments identified. p. 162.
c.  Merger of Dryandra into Banksia: some background to the merger. p. 178.

BOTANIC NEWS (Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Inc.) Spring 2008

CUNNINGHAMIA ( A journal of plant ecology for eastern Australia) 10 (3) 2008
a.  Rare or threatened vascular plant species of Wollemi National Park, central eastern New South Wales. p. 331.
b.  Population size, habitat and conservation status of an Endangered species, (Macrozamia johnsonii (Zamiaceae). p. 373.
c.  A broad typology of dry rainforests on the western slopes of New South Wales. p. 381.
d.  Montane lakes (lagoons) of the New England Tablelands Bioregion. p. 475.
e.  Flora of the Stockton and Port Hunter sandy foreshores with comments on fifteen notable introduced species. p. 493.

FLOREO (Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Australia) 18 Spring 2008

THE GARDEN (Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society) 133 (5) September 2008
a.  Top-notch topknots: a look at the best species and recent selections of Eucomis for the garden. p. 582.
b.  Pulp addiction: meet the artist who turns garden plants into paper. p. 586.
c.  Community gardens.  No parking: now newly restored, Chiswick House Kitchen Garden narrowly escaped becoming shops  - or a car park.  A local community has helped bring Chiswick House Kitchen Garden back to life. p. 588.

GROWING AUSTRALIAN (Australian Plant Society - Victoria) 52.2 (205) September 2008

NEW ZEALAND TURF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 23 (3) August 2008
a.  Sclerotinia minor - identification and control. p. 26.

PARKS & RECREATION 43 (8) August 2008
a.  Community gardens.  How does your garden grow?:  with collaboration and sunshine and citizen involvement and water and partnerships and love. p. 32.

PARK WATCH 234 September 2008
a.  Protecting the carbon stores: Margaret Blakers, long-time environmentalist and coordinator of the Green Institute, explains why native vegetation, especially forests, has finally found a 'use' that the world might be willing to pay for. p. 6.
b.  Fire management and fauna: science or just wishful thinking? p. 10.
c.  Questions on science in fire inquiry. p. 16.
d.  Warfare on the yellow sea - the battle against English Broom. p. 22.
e.  Conservation pioneers in Beaumaris: Dr Valerie Tarrant has been active for many years in the protection of Beaumaris's original vegetation.  Her PhD explored the history of the indigenous plants movement in Victoria. p. 30.

 PLASTICULTURE 8 (127) 2008

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA 120 (1) 31 July, 2008.
a.  Exploring the Australian geological heritage of Zealandia and New Zealand. p. 38.
b.  The micromorphic brachiopod Agryrotheca (Terebratulida:Megathyridodea) in Australia and New Zealand. p. 167.

THE RHODODENDRON NEWSLETTER  September 2008

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AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 208 (3) August 1, 2008
a.  Plant health - combating fungus gnats. p. 12.
b.  A new substrate for container crops: researchers from Virginia Tech have concluded that pine tree substrate shows promise as an alternative to peat moss and pine bark for nursery and greenhouse production. p. 26.

ARBOR AGE 28 (8)  August 2008
a.  A tree planting program that works. p. 18.

ARBORICULTURAL JOURNAL 31 (2) July 2008
a.  Trees and pavements - are they compatible? p. 73.
b.  Lightning protection and trees. p. 81.
c.  The place of trees in the city of the future. p. 97. 
d.  Shoot dieback in clipped young Golden Leyland  (Cupressocyparis leylandii) trees - a physiological mechanism? p.109.

AUSTRALASIAN PLANT CONSERVATION (Bulletin of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc.) 17 (1) June-August  2008
a.  Managing Watsonia invasion in the threatened plant communities of sough-west Australia's clay-based wetlands. p.8.
b.  Eucalyptus woodland management and restoration in Western Australia: what have we learnt? p. 18.
c.  Kangaroo Grass: a keystone species for restoring weed-invaded temperate grassy woodlands. p. 22.

AUSTRALIAN AGROFORESTRY 61 Winter 2008
a.  Planting trees to offset fossil fuel CO2 is misleading. p. 6.
b.  Are we looking at a carbon copy? p. 14.
c.  Trees and salinity - no easy fix in Western Australia. p. 20.
d.  Trees for shade and shelter - Part 1. Windchill and heat stress. p. 22.

AUSTRALIAN ARBOR AGE August/September 2008

AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE 106 (8) August 2008
a.  Hot wax: waxflower breakthrough puts heat on root rot.  Research recently completed at the University of Queensland by PhD student Greg O'Sullivan has been successful in improving the commercial cultivation of waxflower.  In this exclusive to Australian Horticulture, Dr O'Sullivan explains this critical breakthrough for one of Australia's most important native floriculture crops. p. 20.
b.  The sunny side of climate change: there are many challenges ahead as the nursery and garden industry learns to adapt to climate change. But what about the upside to this global weather shift? p. 36.

FIELD NATS NEWS 179 September 2008

GARDEN DESIGN JOURNAL 74 September 2008
a.  Going up the wall: designer and lecturer Hilary Thomas looks at the planting challenges presented by boundaries and fences, and makes her selection of essential climbers and wall shrubs. p. 26.
b.  Permeable paving.  Ignore it at your peril: permeable paving is becoming a must for any scheme involving hard landscaping.  John Woolner weighs up the options. p.29.
c.  Digital processing: editing your images.  Award-winning photographer Amanda D'Arcy introduces the basic techniques of image enhancement - transforming your shots from mere 'snaps' to professional portfolio photos. p. 32.

GARDENS ILLUSTRATED 141 September 2008
a.  French golden delicious: Chateau Saint-Jean de Beauregard's perfectly lovely potager on the outskirts of Paris. p.24.
b.  Tall wonder: late summer colour and inspirational planting in the garden of Dutch designer Piet Oudolf. p. 38.
c.  The golden needle: Roy Lancaster chooses a form of the Australian Grevillea juniperina, suited to our changing climate. p. 56.
d.  Hydrangea paniculata: the best of the old and the new head-turning cultivars of this Japanese shrub. p. 58.
e.  Horticultural who's who: with author and grasses expert Rick Darke. p. 68.
f.  Blake's heaven: Helen Dillon visits the home of Jimi Blake, one of Ireland's most exciting plantsmen, to find out what inspires him. p. 71.

GREENHOUSE GROWER 26 (9) August 2008
a.  Understanding plant nutrition: fertilizers and macronutrients. p. 70.

GROUNDSWELL 19 (9) September 2008

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 98 (8) August 2008
a.  Ecology.  Learning from artful rainwater design: landscape architects can reach out directly to visitors or nudge them down a path of discovery. p. 28.
b.  Practice.  Too cool (just) for school: In Denver, a university-sponsored initiative is renovating schoolyards and opening them to the community as parks. p. 40.
c.  Designing with vines: take advantage of the vertical space in your garden by integrating colorful and versatile vines. p. 58.
d.  Restoration - Illinois.  Jens Jensen in 2008: how is the master's legacy holding on in a vastly changed Chicago? p.68.
e.  Restoration - New Jersey.  Bringing back Olmsted plantings: extensive records enabled to rehabilitate an 1899 park much as the Olmsted firm saw it. p. 78.
f.   Making hydrology visible: The Dell, on the University of Virginia campus, proves that restoration and sustainable stormwater management can be beautiful as well as smart. p. 92.
g.  Zen Eden:  a Buddhist monk designs a three-acre garden in Colorado where its owners can both contemplate and barbecue. p. 106.

POWER EQUIPMENT AUSTRALASIA 29 (4) August/September 2008

THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST 125 (4) August 2008

YOUR GARDEN Spring 2008
a.  Small garden special -  40 pages of innovative ideas for small spaces. p. 21 - 52.
b.  Wollemi pine update: grow a living fossil tree at home. p.68.
c.  The importance of tree shape: a tree in the garden can at times have an inviting presence and at others just inspire awe. As Michael McCoy explains, it all comes down to their shape. p. 78.
d.  Sharing the bounty: the act of gardening helps bind communities, whether it's a family unit, an allotment - as found in Europe - or our own community gardens, which are becoming more common in cities. p. 88.

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AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 201 (1) July 1, 2008.
a. Plant health - abiotic disorders in woody ornamentals. p. 10.
b. Poland, Ohio's pie-shaped paradise: a landscape design team creates an award-winning park where a gas station once stood. p. 36.

ARBOR AGE 28 (7) July 2008
a. Arbor age pest of the month - spider mites. p. 15.
b. Emerald ash borer: the Michigan experience. Part 2. p. 22.

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND GRAPEGROWER & WINEMAKER 534 July 2008
a. Victorian growers feel stress of Phylloxera threat. p. 23.
b. Spray knowledge is powerful weapon against pest and disease. p. 50.
c. Pruning: every vine's an individual. p. 60.

AUSTRALIAN GARDEN HISTORY 20 (1) July/August/September 2008
a. The influence of environmental thought in Melbourne's nineteenth-century public gardens. p. 10.
b. Survey Paddock to people's park: the story of Richmond Park (by Lee Andrews, heritage consultant specialising in designed landscapes. This article draws on her recent research undertaken for the National Trust's classification of Richmond Park and Heritage Victoria's registration of Burnley Gardens). p. 18.
c. The Japanese garden in Australia: authentic or alien? Japanese influence on Australian garden design has existed since the nineteenth century, but were there any authentic Japanese gardens in Australia prior to the 1980s, and what has stimulated the creation of genuine Japanese gardens in the last thirty years? p. 23.
d. National Management Committee profile: John Dwyer. John Dwyer recently joined the Australian Garden History Society's National Management Committee. Christina Dyson caught up with him to discuss weeds and the environment. p. 28.

AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE 106 (7) July 2008
a. Nurseries primed for weed fight: climate change and its impact on new weed incursions headed the list of "hot topics in the tropics" discussed at the 16th Australian Weed Conference in Cairns recently. p.11.
b. Climate change - adapt or perish? : understanding the language of climate change is about helping horticulturists become fluent with the "big picture". p. 29
c. Fertiliser: the positives and negatives. p. 33.

FIELD NATS NEWS 178 August 2008

THE GARDEN (Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society) 133 (7) July 2008
a. Cornish Wollemi flowers: a Wollemi pine growing in Cornwall may be the first in the northern hemisphere to produce both male and female flowers, though others have produced flowers of one gender or the other. p. 435.
b. Offshore account: a collection of barges moored on the River Thames make an unlikely green oasis in the middle of London. p. 462.
c. Standing proud, holding court: the garden of Arts and Crafts house in Gloucestershire holds a contemporary surprise. p. 472.

GARDENING AUSTRALIA August 2008
a. Beauty of blossom: John Patrick visits Japan in spring to see the magnificent cherry blossoms in bloom.
b. Courtyard gardens: Colin Campbell visits a garden that looks bigger than it is. p.24.
c. Community gardens. Living memorial: Peter Cundall visits a unique garden to honour fallen war heroes. p. 42.
d. School gardens. Garden lessons: children in Melbourne primary school are growing their own organic produce and learning to cook with it, discovers journalist Sandra Pullman when she visits them in their gardening classroom. p. 54.

GARDENS ILLUSTRATED 140 August 2008
a. French revolution: how Le Jardin Plume in Normandy became one of France's finest gardens. p. 24.
b. Salvia: the best new salvias for summer. p. 34.
c. Simply gorgeous: Sorrel Everton talks to Swedish photographer Denise Grunstein, who explores the creative process of gardening through exquisite portraits of bouquets gathered from her garden. p. 49.
d. Call of the wildside: ambitious planting at a Devon nursery with home-made micro-climates. p. 52.
e. China, mother of gardens: Roy Lancaster's vivid account of his planthunting travels in Asia. p. 68.
f. The ultimate cliffhanger: a simple plant palette is used to stunning effect on the Dorset coast. p. 72.
g. Coping with slopes: Andrew Wilson's shrewd column this month advises on ramps and steps. p. 90.

GOLF & SPORTS TURF AUSTRALIA 16 (4) July/August 2008
a. Turf in structures. Sustainable design for the next generation: Green Roof Australia brings sustainable design for the next generation to the country. With the recent Green Roof conference just finished at Brisbane in June - Sidonie Carpenter tells us why it's vital to go green. p. 10.
b. Disease management: modes of action of plant protection chemistries. Part 2. p.30.

GREENHOUSE GROWER 26 (8) July 2008
a. Understanding plant nutrition: fertilizers and media pH. p. 54.

GREEN PLACES 47 Summer 2008
a. Current public space schemes plus on location in Stockholm. p. 8.
b. Arts and the city: Liverpool goes baa...nanas. p.24.

GROUNDSWELL (Nursery & Garden Industry) 19 (8) August 2008

IRRIGATION & WATER RESOURCES Winter 2008
a. Nitrogen alternative required: all roads lead to TwinN nitrogen fixing microbes. p. 38.

JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY 83 (4) July 2008
a. cDNA microarray analysis of metabolism-related genes in inoculated potato leaves expressing moderate quantitative resistance to Phytophthora infestans. p. 419.
b. Glyphosate and mycorrhization induce changes in plant growth and in root morphology and architecture in pepper plants ( Capsicum annuum L.) p. 497.
c. AFLP assessment of genetic variability in old vs. new London plane trees ( Platanus X acerfolia ). p. 532.

MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN 53 July 2008

MUELERIA (Plant and Fungal Taxonomy & Systematics) 26 (2) 2008

PACIFIC HORTICULTURE 69 (3) July/August/September 2008
a. Variations on a theme of water (and less of it). p. 1.
b. The changing western climate: how it's likely to affect you, your garden, and the climate zone maps you depend upon. p. 3.
c. Garden allies: soldier beetle. p. 14.
d. Up on the roof: over-the-top planting schemes are aesthetically and environmentally savvy. They save energy. They reduce runoff. And they're beautiful - like living tapestries. p. 16.
e. Dry gardens. Cacti, agaves, and yuccas of California and Nevada. p. 24.
f. Rain gardens. When it pours...let nature do the watering. p. 28.
g. Better in relationships : herbaceous clematis . p. 35.

PARKS & RECREATION 43 (7) July 2008
a. From vacant to verdant: rethinking the shrinking city. Can public parks and green spaces lift declining cities out of their downward spirals. p. 37.

PUBLIC GARDEN 23 (2) 2008
a. Special edition - food and botanical gardens.

THE RHODODENDRON NEWSLETTER July 2008

UNDER CONTROL 37 July 2008

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AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 207 (12) June 15, 2008

a. Putting the 'green' in greenhouse: as sustainable practices gain steam in the green industry, greenhouse manufacturers are also contributing to the green design movement by making their structures more energy- and cost - efficient for growers. p. 14.
b. 20 great groundcovers for erosion control: picking perennials for a slope? Here are 10 solutions for sun and 10 for shade. p. 20.

ARBOR AGE 28 (6) June 2008
a. Arbor Age pest of the month: gypsy moth. p. 12.
b. Emerald ash borer: the Michigan experience. p. 16.

AUSTRALASIAN PARKS AND LEISURE 11 (2) Winter 2008
a. Cultural diversity in the social valuing of parkland: networking communities and park management. p.20.

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND GRAPEGROWER & WINEMAKER 36TH ANNUAL TECHNICAL ISSUE 533a 2008
a. A review of the processes and terminology used to describe grape flowering, berry development, fruitset and fruitset disorders. p. 6.
b. Evaluation of yield, fruit quality and vigour of Chardonnay grown on own roots and grafted to 10 rootstocks at Pemberton, Western Australia. p. 21.
c. Evaluation of fungicides for the control of Phomopsis. p. 26.
d. Soil microbes in the fight against young vine decline. p. 28.
e. Assessing the market for change in response to the imposition of phylloxera regulations. p. 30.
f. Vegetation increases abundance of natural enemies of common pests in vineyards. p.34.

AUSTRALIAN TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 10 (4) July-August 2008
a. Foundation to enhance golf environment: in this edition's instalment of AGCSATech Update, John Neylan looks at the recent formation of the Australian Golf Environment Foundation and expounds the virtues of going back to basics and ensuring the turf management fundamentals are all in order. p. 66.
b. Poa annua control measures. p. 70.
c. Warm - season thatch management. p. 76.
d. David Aldous: leading turfgrass research scientist retires. p. 92.

GARDEN DESIGN JOURNAL 73 July/August 2008
a. Land of the Long White Cloud: is there a distinctive New Zealand style? Neil Ross attempts to capture the sometimes elusive trends emerging from these Southern Hemisphere islands. p. 43.

GARDEN HISTORY (Journal of the Garden History Society) 36 (1) Spring 2008
a. Delectable sights and fragrant smelles' : gardens and health in late medieval and early modern England. p. 3.
b. Order and disorder in the early modern garden, 1558 - C.1630. p. 22.

GARDENS ILLUSTRATED 139 July 2008
a. The mother of reinvention: visit Helen Dillon's world-famous garden in Dublin. p. 26.
b. The urban space man: a quirky roof terrace in the East End of London. p. 34.
c. Watsonia: this genus has a reputation for being tender and difficult, but many watsonias are reliable and garden-worthy as well as beautiful. p. 44.
d. Where the heath meets the shore - coast to coast: Mediterranean-style plants thrive in a garden by the salt-sprayed Hampshire seaside. p. 56.
e. Beyond the comfort zone: traditional and exotic plants combine in a Long Island garden. p. 78.
f. Retaining walls & plantable structures: garden designer Andrew Wilson advises on how to make a virtue steep or uneven gardens by building walls and other structures that can host plants. p. 96.

GREENHOUSE GROWER 26 (7) June 2008
a. Partners against pests: biologicals can work in rotation and in conjunction with traditional chemicals. p. 78.
b. Understanding plant nutrition: irrigation water as a nutrient source. p. 84.

GROUNDSWELL 19 (7) July 2008

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE 26 (2) June 2008
a. Utilization of mixed municipal solid waste compost as a soilless potting component in greenhouse production of four floricultural crops. p. 75.
b. Paclobutrazol soil drenches provide partial reductions in symptoms of apple scab of ornamental trees and Guignardia leaf blotch of horse chestnut. p. 87.
c. Drip chemigation with imidacloprid and nematodes for control of scarab larvae in nursery crops. p. 93.
d. Consumer preferences for native plants in Montana residential landscapes and perceptions for naturalistic designs. p. 109.
e. Interactive effects of pruning and cyclanilide application on growth of woody nursery crops. p. 115.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 98 (6) June 2008
a. Spiking interest: plants with bold, spiky foliage can make a ho-hum garden exciting. Here are some noteworthy choices you can integrate into your landscape. p. 28.
b. My way: six landscape architects tell us about the ins, outs, ups, and downs of life as a sole practitioner. p. 70.
c. State of the art: as green roofs build a track record in North America what fundamentals apply? p. 84.
d. Waterfronts. Sound investment: shoehorned into a leftover site, this tiny waterfront park has helped revive a withered downtown on Puget Sound. p. 97.
e. To the dogs: in Arizona, a highway retention basin is transformed into a multiuse park that celebrates the playfulness of dogs. p. 112.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 98 (7) July 2008
a. Campus profile. Educating for a region in change: Cal Poly Pomona offers a glimpse into the profession's future. p. 40.
b. Research design connections: studies examine converting desert of lawns, playgrounds that make kids more active, how culture affects preferences for sun over shade and mystery in forests. p. 66.
c. Urban parks. A park grows in Brooklyn: a misty grove with room to run is created from a palette of rubble. p. 75.
d. Green government: a landscape architect redefines his role to make change in the public realms. p.82.
e. Residential design. Where the wild things grow: nature helps keep a Southampton garden interesting all year long. p. 90.

PLANT PROTECTION QUARTERLY 23 (2) 2008
a. Special edition: seminar proceedings. Commercial weeds: roles, responsibilities and innovations.

POWER EQUIPMENT AUSTRALASIA 29 (3) June/July 2008

THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST 125 (3) June 2008
a. Decline in species richness and cover of exotic plants with increasing altitude. p. 64.
b. Notes on the post-fire recovery of plants in Wilson Promontory. p. 87

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AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 207 (11) June 1 2008
a. Weed management for ornamental beds. p. 24.
b. The state of nonmarketed plants: can plants without patents and showy advertising survive in today's horticultural world? p. 32.

ARNOLDIA 65 (4) DIRECTOR'S REPORT 2003 - 2007

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND GRAPEGROWER & WINEMAKER 533 June 2008
a. Hail storm: quick action helps vines recover. p. 22.
b. Recent warming trends and early maturity of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay in Australia. p. 28.
c. Snail monitoring in vineyards - getting started. p. 34.
d. Boerner rootstock: a valuable means for managing phylloxera? p. 39.
e. Compost: a sustainable option to improve soils. p. 42.
f. Pruning solutions in Australian vineyards: tips for pruning older vines. p. 45.

AUSTRALIAN ARBOR AGE June/July 2008
a. Diagnostics: it is not CSI! p. 8.

AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE 106 (6) June 2008
a. Compost spreads hope on global carbon war. p. 6.
b. Looking through climate change smokescreen: a special report on understanding climate change for your business. p. 14.
c. Pest notes. Beetles with bite: eucalyptus leaf beetles. p. 41.

AUSTRALIAN PLANTS 24 (192) September 2007
a. Vegetation succession in the Brindabella Range. p. 99.
b. An Australian habitat garden: transforming a garden in a suburban Canberra. p. 105.
c. Indigenous food plants and cultural connections of the Australian Capital Territory and the Snowy Mountains. p. 107.
d. Canberra's weed swap initiative. p. 126.
e. Phytophthora cinnamomi in NSW: the recent history of Phytophthora cinnamomi in NSW and a case study of its impact. p. 130.

FIELD NATS NEWS 177 July 2008

FLORA CULTURE INTERNATIONAL 18 (6) June 2008
a. Taiwan-virus "does not exist": a key element of Naktuinbouw Diagnostics is to bring specific attention to crop diseases arising in the field, using the specialist knowledge of the R&D group. Phalaenopsis has been a case in point - a recently completed project has started to unravel the mystery surrounding certain virus symptoms incorrectly referred to as the Taiwan-virus. p. 12.
b. Stress in the positive sense: significant gains can be made in terms of quality and environmental impact through the study of plant stress dynamics. p. 18.
c. The challenge of sustainable development. p. 33.

THE GARDEN (JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY) 133 (6) June 2008
a. Packed full of Eastern promise: among the most sumptuous of flowers, tree peonies add a touch of glamour to any garden. p. 374.
b. Ponds in pots: aquatic plants for small spaces. p. 386.
c. What to look for when buying plants: advice to help assess plants at the nursery or garden centre. p.400.
d. Franklinia alatamaha: the story of a small tree that gardeners saved from extinction. p.406.
e. Has naturalistic planting had its day?: broad sweeps of plants set into a seemingly "natural' style has been the visual rage for more than a decade. Helen Dillon considers its worth now. p. 409.
f. People: managers of the garden ecosystems. Ken Thompson examines the many ways in which gardeners can affect the organisms sharing their plots. p. 410.

GARDENING AUSTRALIA July 2008
a. Rooftop paradise: Meredith Kirton visits a stunning garden on the top of a house in Sydney's Balmoral Beach. p. 22.
b. City oasis: Glebe garden. Helen Young reveals how she designed an oasis near the city. p. 26.
c. Shape of beauty: Queensland garden. Catherine Stewart discovers a garden inspired by geometry. p.30.
d. Bare to beautiful: in small backyards and courtyards, a shared wall can be challenging, both from a decorative and a gardening point of view. Meredith Kirton has some great ideas to help you transform the look of your backyard for less than $200. p. 50.
e . Pruning grapevines: now that winter has arrived, grapevines are ready for pruning. Expert DR PETER MAY explains the two main methods that produce beautifully ripened grapes. p. 68.

GREENHOUSE GROWER 26 (5) May 2008
a. Understanding plant nutrition: irrigation, water alkalinity and pH. p. 65.

GREENHOUSE GROWER 26 (6) Mid-May 2008
a. Evaporative cooling: fan and pad systems can significantly reduce temperatures if maintained and used properly. p. 30.

GREEN PLACES 45 May 2008
a. On location in Beirut: current public space schemes plus on location in Beirut. p. 7.
b. A sense of place: improving children's quality of life through design. p. 20.
c. Tree decay: seminar report: diagnosis of tree decay and implications of climate change on tree disease. p. 38.

GREEN PLACES 46 June 2008
a. On location in China - China Town: Shanghai's new eco-city. p. 10.
b. Where there's muck: green space from brownfield: transforming a former coal mine. p.14.
c. Drying out: the devastating impact of drought on the city of Barcelona. p. 20.
d. Callington Road mental health facility, Bristol: certain trends & changes in healthcare are making many healthcare administrators & medical providers more receptive to the idea of environmental psychology, the study of how the environment & our surroundings affect us mentally. p. 30.

GROWING AUSTRALIAN (AUSTRALIAN PLANTS SOCIETY - VICTORIA) 52.1 (204) June 2008
a. A natural pond in your garden? p. 10.
b. From desert to the garden - Eremophilas. p. 27.
c. Getting rid of invasive exotic environmental plants - a case study. p. 42.

HORTGUIDE (AN AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE, GOOD FRUIT & VEGETABLES & TURFCRAFT INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION) 2008

IFPRA WORLD (International Federation of Parks and Recreation Administration) June 2008
a. A study on the effects of urban greening in countering global warming and styles of urban greening policies. p. 6.
b. Macquarie Marsh - a wetland in crisis. p. 22.

INDIGENOTES 19 (2) May 2008

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 98 (3) March 2008
a. Can parks promote international peace? Yes, they can, to judge from the success of 188 "peace parks" worldwide. p. 36.
b. Managed retreat: coastal development in an era of climate change. p. 74.
c. Brownfields. Recycling in Israel: unlike most "Mount Trashmores," this landfill actually recycles trash  p. 84.
d. Preschool physics: a new playground at the New York Hall of Science lets preschoolers learn science through play - if their parents can afford the price of admission. p. 113.

PARKS & RECREATION 43 (2) February 2008
a. Go green: growing tomorrow's natural resource leaders. A year-round program engages Baltimore students in their own neighborhoods. p.74.

PARKS & RECREATION 43 (6) June 2008
a. Research update: the danger of anger. Recreational consumption of violent media contributes to youthful aggression. p. 22.
b. Waterfront and center: cities are revitalizing their waterfronts and integrating green space. p. 34.

PARK WATCH 233 June 2008
a. How will climate change affect nature in Victoria? p. 6.
b. A moving problem: species migration. p. 12.
c. Roadsides: highways for biodiversity. p. 26.

THE PLANTSMAN NEW SERIES 7 (1) March 2008
a. Compost tea: David Hutchinson discusses how compost tea is made, its potential benefits in the nursery and garden, and the need for further research. p. 18.
b. Setting the record straight on Europe's mild winters: Richard Seager discusses his research into the Gulf Stream and other factors that influence the European climate. p.22.
c. A new hybrid Nothofagus: Ken Gillanders describes a new southern beech hybrid that has arisen in cultivation in Tasmania. p. 55.

THE PLANTSMAN NEW SERIES 7 (2) June 2008
a. Stewartia in cultivation: the cultivated species are reviewed and new cultivars are highlighted. p. 78.
b. The midsummer peony of Finland: a double-flowered herbaceous peony in old Finnish gardens is representative of a lost group of cultivars. p. 114.

PROPAGATION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 8 (1) March 2008
a. Development of encapsulation techniques for the production and conservation of synthetic seeds in ornamental plants. p. 17.

PROPAGATION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 8 (2) June 2008
a. Conservation and propagation of American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) through somatic embryogenesis. p. 81.

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RHS ANNUAL REVIEW 2007

RURAL SOCIOLOGY 73 (2) June 2008
a. Against free markets, against science? Regulating the socio-economic effects of biotechnology. p. 147.

STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF GARDENS & DESIGNED LANDSCAPES - AN INTERNATIONAL QUARTERLY 28 (2) April-June 2008
a. Japanese gardens and plants in New Zealand, 1850 - 1950: transculturation and transmission. p. 219.
b. Pietro Porcinai and the modern Italian garden. p. 252.
c. Izabela Czartoryska and the designed landscape in Poland 1772 - 1831. p. 281.

YOUE GARDEN Winter 2008
a. A rare tropical gem collection: Harvey Creek Exotics at Bellenden Ker is a fascinating tropical garden featuring orchids and gingers. p. 26.
b. Gardening at the pointy end: this small suburban garden on sandy soil uses little water. p. 48.
c. Japan outsourced: a Japanese garden adapted to a dry climate in New Zealand's Blenheim. p. 55.
d. A very Japanese idea: great suggestions for a narrow space. p. 60.
e. Brocaded camellias: see what excites the Japanese gardener. Striped blooms might just reignite your interest too. p. 64.
f. The naked beauty of winter: colouredd stems and outlined branches give new life to winter gardens.  p. 70.
g. Fascinating fungi: natural history buff and photographer John Cooper discovers a world of plants that few of us have seen or possibly even know exist. He shows us that fungi can be fascinating. p. 90.
h. Roses: looking great in stripes. Roger Mann takes a look at the new generation of striped flowers and discovers they are a triumph of scientific plant breeding. p. 112.

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AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 207 (10) May 15, 2008.
a. Managing woodborers: applying certain insecticides can control wood-boring tree pest populations in nurseries, but preventive practices are more effective. p. 26.
b. Common difficulties of containerized perennials: many perennial growers often experience obstacles in several production areas when growing containerized plants, such as grouping, irrigation management, growing media and the time of year in which perennials are planted. p. 36.

AQIS BULLETIN March/April 2008

ARBOR AGE 28 (5) May 2008
a. Training & education: canopy movement. p. 14.
b. New trees for the city: examining species and cultivars that should be grown in more cities. p. 16.
c. Tree maintenance: underground investment yields big dividends. p. 20.

ARBORICULTURAL JOURNAL 31 (1) April 2008
a. Root space underneath traffic lanes. p. 33.

AUSTRALASIAN PLANT CONSERVATION 16 (4) March 2008
a. Reconstructing complex grassland on agricultural sites by direct seeding: learnings from a 3 year, field-scale, experimental study (by Paul Gibson Roy, The University ofMelbourne/Greening Australia (Victoria), Burnley Campus), p. 22.
b. Eucalypt dieback: an increasing threat in rural landscapes? p. 26.

AUSTRALIAN GARDEN HISTORY 19 (5) May/June 2008
a. Reconstructing Dr. Lhotsky and his Monaro: the Society's recent excursion to the Monaro has prompted this examination of a forgotten explorer to this part of south- east New South Wales, natural historian Dr John Lhotsky, who in 1834 made an audacious trip to the Australian Alps. p. 10.
b. From wilderness to pleasure ground: discovering the garden and horticultural history of the Southern Highlands. p. 23.

AUSTRALIAN HORTICULTURE 106 (5) May 2008
a. Home-grown vegies might kill: from back yards to grave yards - what lurking beneath the ground. p. 8.
b. Salinity: why we might be barking up the wrong tree. p. 41.

BOTANIC NEWS (FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS MELBOURNE INC.) Winter 2008

FIELD NATS NEWS 176 June 2008

GARDEN DESIGN JOURNAL 72 June 2008
a. The fourth dimension: the garden's 'iconic' status is gained principally from the supreme plantsmanship...But there's more: colour. p. 29.
b. Face lift: the environmental benefits of greening walls are well-accepted, but the technicalities of growing plants on vertical surfaces remain a challenge. Noel Kingsbury reports on how the concept is developing and the solutions available for UK designers. p.40.
c. Clip art: the traditional technique of topiary is enjoying a revival. David Joyce explores the art's timeless quality and new-found application in today's gardens. p. 42.

THE GARDEN HISTORY SOCIETY NEWS 81 Spring 2008

GARDENS ILLUSTRATED 138 June 2008
a. Dutch master: Piet Oudolf's dreamy private garden: the designer opens the gates to his beautiful garden in Hummelo, the Netherlands. p. 26.
b. American revolution: Joanna Fortnam visits a designer garden in Connecticut to see a new aesthetic emerging in America's suburbia. p. 38.
c. Daylilies: its flowers may only last for one day but the daylily's eye-catching blooms have ensured this perennial's popularity. p. 46.
d. A bedtime story: Ambra Edwards investigates the long tradition of carpet bedding. p.66.
e. Front gardens: you may not spend a lot of time in your front garden, but it should be carefully planned and welcoming, says garden designer Andrew Wilson. p. 90.

GOLF & SPORTS TURF AUSTRALIA 16 (3) May/June 2008
a. Treatment of surface runoff for irrigation. p. 20.

GROUNDSWELL 19 (6) June 2008
a. Great Dixter - a garden greater than 4 seasons. p. 17.

HORTGUIDE 2008

THE JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY 83 (3) May 2008
a. Rooting ability of Persian walnut as affected by seedling vigour in response to stool layering. p. 334.
b. Identification and characterisation of resistance gene analogues from wild Chinese Vitis species. p.345.
c. Photoinhibition and changes in pigments associated with bract browning in waratahs (Telopea spp., Proteaceae). p. 367.
d. Root-zone heating at a night air temperature of 8C does not decrease starch accumulation in Chrysanthemum morifolium. p. 381.

NEW ZEALAND TURF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 23 (2) May 2008
a. Is crumb rubber in artificial surfaces harmful?: much debate currently rages over the potential health risks of synthetic turf systems. In USA and parts of Europe there has been a call for bans on new installations of the new generation, crumb rubber in-filled systems until further health and safety research has been carried out. p. 28.

NURSERY INDUSTRY PHONE BOOK 200/2009

POWER EQUIPMENT AUSTRALASIA 29 (2) April/May 2008

PUBLIC GARDEN 23 (1) 2008
a. Special edition - green leadership.

SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 36 (1) 2008
a. Magnetic field treatments improve germination and seedling growth in Festuca arundinacea Schreb. and Lolium perenne L. p. 31.
b. Research note: seed desiccation tolerance of threatened Australian species Myrsine richmondensis. p.206.
c. Research note: effect of cryopreservation, gibberellic acid and mechanical scarification on the seed germination of eight endemic species from the Canary Islands. p. 237.

TURF CRAFT INTERNATIONAL 120 May-June 2008
a. In situ Lysimeters: are they reliable? p. 26.
b. Experiments refute cation saturation ratios. p. 30.
c. Herbicide interactions tested. p. 40.

WEED WATCH 2 (17) May 2008
a. Biocontrol finds new target in crop weeds: with the rate of herbicide resistance on the rise in Australia, the need for alternative measures to manage crop weeds has never been more urgent. p. 4.

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AMERICAN NURSERYMAN 207 (8) April 15, 2008
a. Plant health: California's 2008 light brown apple moth eradication action plan announced. p. 10.
b. Creating mixed bed plantings: following a sequentially layered design process is key to properly constructing mixed bed planting. p. 16.
c. Building a better oak: There is no superior species of oak that can thrive in every climate found in urban areas. But a joint breeding program between Cornell University and the Landscape Plant Development Center has made it possible to create oak hybrids for streetscapes that are nearly perfect. p. 22.
d. Living rooms move outdoor: homeowners are spending more time outside, and they want all the comforts of indoor living rooms - outdoors. p. 30.