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Tables of Contents for Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall's Garden Plants Made Easy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
7
1
How to Use this Book
7
2
PART 1 CHOOSING PLANTS FOR YOUR GARDEN
Introduction to Part I
9
1
Plants for Different Soils and Climates
Plants for clay soil
10
2
Plants for alkaline soil, chalk or limestone
12
2
Plants for sandy soil
14
1
Plants for waterlogged soil
15
1
Plants that need acid soil
16
1
Plants for damp soil
16
1
Plant that will tolerate air pollution
16
1
Fast-growing plants for a windbreak or hedge
17
1
Plants for the seaside
18
2
Plants for heavy shade
20
1
Plants for dry shade
21
1
Plants for moist shade
22
1
Climbers and wall plants for north- and east-facing walls
23
1
Plant Attributes
Scented flowers
24
1
Scented leaves
25
1
Plants with red purple or coppery leaves
26
1
Plants with yellow leaves
26
1
Plants with white or cream variegated leaves
27
2
Plants with grey or silver leaves
29
1
Plants with yellow variegated leaves
29
1
Plants with glaucous blue-grey leaves
30
1
Plants with leaves that colour in autumn
30
2
Plants with decorative fruit, berries or seed pods
32
2
Plant Performance
Plants for an instant garden
34
2
Foolproof plants
36
1
Plants worth waiting for (Long-term investments)
37
2
Plants coming early into leaf
39
1
Plants with a long flowering or fruiting season
40
1
Poisonous plants
40
1
Climbers, self-clinging
41
1
Climbers, twining
41
1
Trailing plants
41
1
Plants to Design With
Basics: structural plants for the garden framework
42
1
Architectural plants
43
2
Plants to naturalize in the open
45
1
Plants to naturalize in woodland
46
1
Plants to give winter impact
47
1
Foreground plants: edging plants and front of border plants
48
1
Plants for the water garden and bog garden
49
2
Plants for containers
51
2
Plant for topiary
53
1
Plants to grow as standards
53
1
Plants to grow in paving, or rock garden or on the tops of walls
53
1
Useful Plants
Plants for wildlife
54
2
Weed-smothering plants
56
1
Plants for flower arranging
56
1
Flowers drying
57
2
PART 2 500 PLANTS A-Z
Introduction to Part 2
59
1
Guide to using the plant index
60
1
Alphabetical list of plants
61
191
Index of Plant Synonyms and common Names
252
4
Picture Credits
256