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Tables of Contents for Notes from the Garden
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xv
CHAPTER 1 March:
On the Virtues of Organic Gardening
1
4
A Rose by Any Other Name Is Just as Sweet
5
3
March Is a Good Time to Prune Fruit Trees
8
3
Vermont Ladyslippers
11
2
A Gardener Dreams of Spring
13
3
Growing Vegetables All Winter Long in an Unheated Greenhouse-In Maine
16
5
CHAPTER 2 April:
April Is the Time to Start Seedlings Indoors
21
4
Building an Old-Fashioned Hot Box, and Other Tricks for Jump Starting the Gardening Season
25
3
Spring Lawn Care: Organic or Chemical?
28
4
Starting a Garden from Scratch
32
4
Tulips
36
3
The Wizard of Turf at Fenway Park, Joe Mooney
39
4
CHAPTER 3 May: The Glory of Flowering Trees and Shrubs
43
21
Mrs Marguerite Tewksbury, Organic Gardener
46
4
On Gardening with Children
50
3
Growing Flowers in Containers
53
4
The Art of Weeding
57
3
Planting Your Garden
60
4
CHAPTER 4 June:
Peonies, Like Diamonds, Are Forever
64
3
Furry Friends-and Foes
67
3
Constructing a Bentwood Arbor
70
3
Creating Outdoor Play Spaces for Children
73
3
Slugs, Bugs, and Feathered Garden Pests
76
3
An Afternoon in the Garden with Jamaica Kincaid
79
4
CHAPTER 5 July:
The Deer Dilemma
83
3
Gardening without Rain
86
4
Some of Summer's Best Bloomers
90
3
Scary Plants to Watch Out For: The Invasives Are Coming
93
3
Edging and Mulching
96
3
Avoiding Death Row: A Talk with Paul Sachs
99
5
CHAPTER 6 August:
Shade Gardens
104
3
Using and Preserving Herbs
107
3
Growing Blueberries
110
4
Gardening: The Slowest of the Performing Arts
114
4
Savoring and Saving the Season: Red Rocks, Pickles, and Pesto
118
3
Late Summer Flowering Plants
121
3
Building a Garden from the Ground Up
124
3
CHAPTER 7 September:
Summer Is Over
127
3
Organic Farmers Steve and Nancy Clark
130
3
Planting Bulbs
133
3
Fall Is a Good Time to Plant Trees and Shrubs
136
4
Planting the Smaller Bulbs
140
3
Pruning Shrubs
143
3
CHAPTER 8 October:
Putting the Garden to Bed
146
3
Growing Garlic
149
3
The Wonderful World of Hydrangeas
152
3
Pruning Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
155
3
A Visit to the White House Gardens
158
4
Ginseng
162
3
CHAPTER 9 November:
Attracting and Feeding the Birds
165
3
Fall-Blooming Crocus and Other Bulb Wonders
168
3
Planting Bulbs for Forcing
171
3
Goldilocks and the Three Soil Types
174
3
Jean and Weston Cate, Growers of Heirloom Vegetables
177
4
Steps to Take That Can Save the Life of a Newly Planted Tree
181
3
CHAPTER 10 December:
Holiday Gifts for the Gardener
184
3
Bonsai
187
4
More Books for the Gardener
191
4
My Friend Emily, a Very Determined Gardener
195
3
Growing Shiitake Mushrooms
198
3
Composting: Facts or Fiction
201
4
CHAPTER 11 January:
Winter Mulching: Save Those Christmas Trees
205
2
On Becoming a Gardener
207
2
Beware of Orchids
209
3
Reflections on the Winter Landscape
212
3
A Visit with a Sculptress of Bonsai
215
4
CHAPTER 12 February:
Beyond Flowers: A Gardener Enjoys the Winter Landscape
219
4
On Growing Houseplants
223
3
Getting a Gardener through the Winter Blahs
226
2
Gardening Tricks from the Smiths
228
4
So Many Seed Catalogs, So Little Time
232
3
Cut Flowers
235
4
The Perfect New England Window Box
239
4
Index
243