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CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. Introduction i 



II. Utilizing Natural Features 6 



III. The Style of a Garden 29 



IV. Getting Into a Place 41 



V. Vines as Harmonizers 5^ 



VI. Vistas Good and Bad 62 



VII. Boundaries 73 



VIII. Entrances and Gateways 80 



IX. Deciduous Trees 86 



X. Evergreen Trees 98 



XL The Use of Shrubs 107 



XII. The Place of Flowers 118 



XIII. Winter and the Garden 135 



XIV. The Vegetable Garden Beautiful 143 



XV. Garden Structures 15° 



XVI. Garden Furniture and Accessories 157 



XVII. Planting and General Care 164 



Index ^75 



