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Tables of Contents for The Essential Garden Book
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
THE ESSENTIAL GARDEN
11
27
Past and present
12
4
The functions of a garden
16
4
Mood and atmosphere
20
2
The ever-changing garden
22
2
Planting and architecture
24
3
EXTERIOR DESIGN
27
48
A sense of place
28
2
Choosing a style
30
2
Sources of inspiration
32
2
The Design Process
34
22
Assessing your plot
36
2
Working with space
38
2
Views and focal points
40
2
Paths and lines of desire
42
2
Connecting home and garden
44
2
Surveying the site
46
2
The concept plan
48
2
Getting organized
50
2
Barton Court
52
4
Creating The Framework
56
19
Boundaries and divisions
58
2
Entrances
60
2
Paved areas
62
2
Patios and terraces
64
2
Changes of level
66
2
Lawns
68
2
Installing power
70
2
Drainage and irrigation
72
3
GARDENS FOR LIVING
75
54
Features And Focal Points
76
18
Conservatories
78
2
Summerhouses and gazebos
80
2
Arbors, pergolas and arches
82
2
Water features
84
4
Sculpture and ornament
88
4
Lighting
92
2
The Working Garden
94
12
Sheds and storage
96
2
Greenhouses and frames
98
2
Fruit
100
2
Vegetables
102
2
Herbs
104
2
Entertaining And Play
106
12
Furniture
108
2
Shade and shelter
110
2
Cooking and eating
112
2
Family gardens
114
2
Swimming pools
116
2
Small-Space Gardening
118
11
Front gardens
120
2
Balconies and window-ledges
122
2
Courtyards and alleys
124
2
Roof gardens
126
3
PLANTING DESIGN
129
70
Understanding Plants
130
8
Plant types and characteristics
132
4
Planting and ecology
136
2
Planting Principles
138
18
Creating style and mood
140
2
Layers of interest
142
2
Planting for succession
144
2
Plant color
146
6
Plant form and texture
152
4
Planning The Design
156
16
Key plants
158
2
Ground cover
160
2
Accent plants
162
2
Drawing planting plans
164
2
The developing design
166
2
Home Farm
168
4
Feature Plantings
172
27
The mixed border
174
2
Massed perennial planting
176
2
Grasses
178
2
Meadow planting
180
2
Woodland gardens
182
2
Architectural plants
184
2
Topiary
186
2
Climbing plants
188
2
Water planting
190
2
The scented garden
192
2
Container planting
194
2
A city roof garden
196
3
DIRECTORY
199
48
Plants
200
20
Trees and shrubs
202
6
Perennials, bulbs and ferns
208
6
Annuals and biennials
214
1
Climbers and wall shrubs
215
1
Vegetables, herbs and fruit
216
4
Walls And Floors
220
14
Paving
222
4
Lawns and meadows
226
1
Hedges
227
1
Walls
228
2
Fences and trellis
230
2
Steps
232
1
Doors and gates
233
1
Furniture and Features
234
13
Seating and tables
236
1
Containers
237
1
Garden structures
238
4
Water features
242
2
Types of lighting
244
3
ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES
247
13
Ground preparation
248
2
Planting and propagation
250
4
Lawns and meadows
254
1
Pruning and training
255
3
Avoiding trouble
258
1
Plant maintenance calendar
259
1
Useful Addresses
260
4
Index
264
6
Acknowledgments
270
3
Hardiness Zone Map
273