CONTENTS 



WHAT ENGLAND CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE DIFFER- 

 ENT STYLES OR TYPES OF GARDENING 



PART I 



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-v CHAPTER I. LANDSCAPE GARDENING 3 



Why England is called "The most beautiful country in the world" How 

 we imitate her wrongly and the only way in which we can surpass her. 



y CHAPTER II. FORMAL GARDENS 13 



Why Americans lavish fabulous sums upon "Italian" gardens, and are 

 usually disappointed with the results A simple, orderly process by which 

 perfection may be attained. 



CHAPTER III. LIVING OUTDOORS 25 



How each one of us can get more "fun" out of life and better health with- 

 out loss of efficiency or waiting for an increased income. 



CHAPTER IV. HARDY BORDERS 35 



Woeful shortcomings of most American examples A perfect succession of 

 flowers and a perfect colour scheme The border should become a national 

 institution. 



CHAPTER V. WATER GARDENS .'45 



We can excel England on water lilies, but have much to learn from her about 

 design, arrangement, taste. 



CHAPTER VI. WILD GARDENING 55 



How we can obtain most of the charm of an English park in four years, while 

 the doomed chestnut trees may pay the bills. 



CHAPTER VII. ROCK GARDENING 65 



How to cover rocky land with the most appropriate vegetation at the least 

 expense, instead of making a lawn, or doing other foolish things. 



CHAPTER VIII. PEAT GARDENS 75 



How we can transform every bad-smelling, malaria-breeding, mosquito- 

 haunted swamp into a healthful spot of unique beauty No objection 

 possible to bog gardens. 



CHAPTER IX. WALL GARDENING 85 



Every one who wishes to protect fruit from thieves, every one who has to 

 do with sloping land, and every one who has even a rudimentary love of 

 privacy will find an important message here. 



CHAPTER X. ROSE GARDENS 95 



The wrong old notion that roses should be grown only for cut flowers or in 

 a place apart, in bare dirt or manure heaps How roses may be restored 

 to the garden with glorious new effects. 



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