CONTENTS:
NEWS                                                                 2
How the trade coped with the drought – Fire at Masterton GardenBarn – Veitch Medal to Keith Hammett  – Shaw Nurseries comeback– Palmerston North rose trials – Peter Brass retires – Touchwood Books sold – Elliotts Nursery opening to the public
RETAIL ROUND-UP                                             10
River of Life GC – Golden Bay GC – Masterton GardenBarn – Glen Lyon of Twizel
NURSERY ROUND-UP                                        13
Hou-Tai Nursery, Te Kaha – Dover Nurseries, Wakefield
AUSTRALIA                                                         17
Esther Ngang reviews the scene in WA – Don Scotts says weather the problem in Queensland – Tim Pickles advice for gardeners
NGINZ FORUM                                                     20
ELLERSLIE FLOWER SHOW REPORT                 22
AUCKLAND AUTUMN TRADE DAY REPORT          26
POHUTUKAWA                                                       30
Part 2 of Graeme Platt’s photo essay
PERSONALITY PROFILE                                      34
Clare Brown runs Blueskin Garden Centre & Café in Waitati
JOHN STANLEY SAYS                                           37
Four garden retail models from France
ENVIRONMENT                                                      38
Insect mesh solution for tomato/potato psyllid – Multi-agency effort to contain Great White Butterfly
PLANT BASICS – THE ART OF PRUNING, Part 2    40
BACKGROUNDER                                                   43