'Our Body Understands What our Mind Cannot Grasp' poem by Kay Wisniewski Antonia Johnson ïIn Memoriam Piers Simon (1971 2004)Í Noel KingsburyÍs Snippets Carol Klein ïBeauty from BelowÍ Tim Longville ïMuncaster of the Magic, Patrick of the PlantsÍ Patricia Cleveland Peck ïNymans in SpringÍ Alberto Grossi ïA Whiff of the SouthÍ (a visit to Andr_ HellerÍs botanic garden near Lake Garda) Katie Campbell ïThe Renaissance RevisitedÍ (Cecil Pinsent and the Anglo Florentine garden) Michael Cunningham ïDo you have Sweet Rocket?Í Rob Cassy ïGreen ManÍ (interview with artist David More who devoted more than a decade to illustrating CassellÍs monumental Trees of Britain and Northern Europe) Charles Elliott ïSir WalterÍs TreesÍ Brent Elliott ïProustÍs Remembrance of Things Past, Part Two FlowersÍ Penelope Hobhouse ïOn My Bedside TableÍ book reviews Deborah Kellaway on ïNature CureÍ by Richard Mabey John Akeroyd on ïLa Mortola In the Footsteps of Thomas HanburyÍ by Alasdair Moore Charles Elliott on ïThe Earth Moved On the Remarkable Achievements of EarthwormsÍ by Amy Stewart Shorter reviews of ïAgapanthus For GardenersÍ by Hanneke van Dijk ïHawthorns and MedlarsÍ by James B. Phipps ïVariegated Trees & Shrubs The Ilustrated EncyclopediaÍ by Ronald Houtman ïEncyclopedia of HydrangeasÍ by C. J. van Gelderen and D.M. van Gelderen ïGarden Plants of JapanÍ by Ran Levy Yamamori and Gerard Taaffe ïTree FernsÍ by Mark F. Large and John E. Braggins ïFlowers in Medieval ManuscriptsÍ by Celia Fisher ïThe Elder in History, Myth and CookeryÍ by Ria Loohouizen ïTree Houses of the WorldÍ by Pete Nelson ïFruit An Illustrated HistoryÍ by Peter Blackburne Maze and ïGlendurgan A Personal Memoir of a Garden in CornewallÍ by Charles Fox plus Judith TankardÍs American Book Notes. Index to issues 69-72