Features
Follow the Guide...
Richard Mawrey announcing the winners of the 2009 HGF Prize.
Beauty in Ruins
Esme Howard asks how the romantic atmosphere of Ninfa can be preserved when thousands of people want to visit.
Virtuous Spiral
Jill Sinclair explains that preserving a
20th-century earthwork is relevant for the conservation of historic landscapes.
Just Child's Play?
Linden Groves shows how an engineer changed children's playtime.
Bardini Bold
Rory Stuart on another fine garden restoration
in Florence.

Number 22

Regulars
Editorial & News England's historic parks and gardens are officially At Risk - plus news from around the world.
Anniversary John Innes: the man behind the famous compost.
Letters
Optimist Good news from Argentina, Borneo, the Czech Republic, Spain and the USA.
Pessimist Bad news from California, France, Iran, Mexico and Wales.

Reviews
Garden Reviews The Tuileries in Paris and RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Yorkshire.
Book Reviews From Auriculas to artificial stone, and Croatia to South America.