TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



Preface 1 1 



I. The Hopes and Joys of Garden Making 13 



II. Broad-Leaved Evergreens — For Every Garden 19 



III. Ornamental Hedge Plants — For Every Gardener 35 



IV. Azaleas and Camellias — For All Who Love Them 47 



V. Coniferous Evergreens — For Beauty and Accent 57 



VI. Old-Fashioned Roses — How to Grow Them 67 



VII. Making a Rose Garden — To Live In and Love 75 



VIII. March Activities — The Beginning of the Summer 



Garden 85 



IX. April Leaves From My Garden Book 93 



X. May Work— For Fall Glory 101 



XI. Taking Stock of the Garden — Under June's Sunny 



Skies 109 



XII. July Planning — For Permanent Effects 115 



XIII. Fighting the Midsummer Pests 123 



XIV. Dependable Perennials — When to Plant Them 133 



XV. October Glories— And October Work 141 



XVI. Sweet Peas — For Spring Blossoming 147 



XVII. Satisfactory Deciduous Shrubs — For All the Year 151 



XVIII. Vines — For Cottage and for Mansion 159 



XIX. The Making and Care of Southern Lawns 171 



XX. Flowering Trees For All Seasons 179 



XXL Conclusion — Devoutly Hoped For 191 



Index 197 



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