CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 



PACK 



I 



OUR GRANDMOTHER'S GARDENS 21 



II 

 WASHINGTON'S GARDEN 45 



III 

 CHILDHOOD IN THE GARDEN 63 



IV 

 THE SOCIAL SIDE OF GARDENS 85 



V 

 GARDENS AND GOSSIPS 107 



VI 

 GARDENS OF SOME WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE ... 125 



VII 

 SOME GARDEN VICES 145 



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