CONTENTS 



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I. IN PRAISE OF GARDENING ..... 3 



II. SUBURBAN GARDENING . . . . . .10 



III. FITTING THE GARDEN TO THE HOUSE ... 24 



IV. THE GARDEN IN TOWN 30 



V. THE BACK- YARD FENCE . . . . . 45 



VI. GARDEN-MAKING ....... 50 



VII. WHAT You CAN Do WITH A LATTICE ... 57 



VIII. COMFORT IN THE GARDEN 66 



IX. THE USE AND ABUSE OF THE PERGOLA ... 71 



X. WHY GARDENS Go WRONG 76 



XI. GARDEN BOUNDARIES ...... 81 



XII. PLANNING A GARDEN ON PAPER . . . .91 



XIII. WHAT TO PLANT 101 



XIV. PLANNING A SPRING GARDEN . . . .110 

 XV. THE OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN . . . .113 



XVI. How TO PRUNE YOUR SHRUBS .... 121 



XVII. How TO SET OUT SHRUBS 132 



XVIII. How TO SET OUT PLANTS 138 



XIX. COLD-FRAMES AND How TO MAKE THEM . . 145 



XX. How TO SUCCEED WITH ANNUALS .... 150 



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