CONTENTS 
PART I 
CHAPTER I THE SITE 
Sun and shade — Background — Relation to surround- 
ings — Proportion ...... 
CHAPTER II. — DESIGN 
Importance of different treatment for each garden — 
Description of several good plans — Gardens and 
borders of hardy plants ..... 
CHAPTER III.— SPADEWORK 
Soil — Cultivation — Fertilizers — Right time for plant- 
ing — Division in spring to prolong blooming 
period — Staking — Tying, etc. 
CHAPTER IV.— EXPENSES 
Cost of plants — Labour — Suitable gardeners — Where 
economy has to be considered— A £$ border for 
' a quarter of an acre garden . 
CHAPTER V.~ COLOUR 
Broad effects — Masses of colour — Juxtaposition and 
contrasts of colour- — The difficulty in choosing 
colours as described in catalogues — Efforts made 
to counterbalance this by the use of R.H.S. 
colour lists ....... 
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