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Tables of Contents for Beginner's Guide to Gardening
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Part 1 WHERE TO BEGIN
8
18
Looking at your garden
10
4
What you want from your garden
14
2
Essential tools
16
2
Types of soil
18
2
Soil management
20
2
Soil conditioning
22
2
Cultivation techniques
24
2
Part 2 PLANNING A FRAMEWORK
26
32
Planning the garden
28
4
Creating the framework--shelter
32
2
Hedges
34
2
Siting and shaping beds
36
2
Paths and paving
38
4
Edgings and raised beds
42
2
Lawns
44
4
Structural supports
48
2
Greenhouses
50
2
Garden pools
52
2
Containers
54
2
Front gardens
56
2
Part 3 PLANTS AND PLANTING
58
16
Plant anatomy
60
2
Where will your plants come from?
62
2
Sowing seeds
64
4
Bulbs, corms and tubers
68
2
Cuttings and division
70
4
Part 4 PLANTING SCHEMES
74
30
Mixed borders
76
6
Bedding plants and annuals
82
2
Shrubs
84
2
Roses
86
6
Climbing plants
92
2
Troughs and hollow walls
94
2
Plants for containers
96
2
Bulbs
98
4
Trees
102
2
Part 5 FOOD FROM YOUR GARDEN
104
46
Planning a kitchen garden
106
4
Tomatoes and peppers
110
2
Lettuce, spinach and salad onions
112
2
Carrots, beetroot and radishes
114
2
The cucumber family
116
2
Dwarf and runner beans and peas
118
2
Space-taking vegetables
120
2
Herbs
122
4
Apples and pears
126
6
Plums
132
2
Peaches and cherries
134
2
Figs
136
2
Grapevines
138
2
Raspberries
140
2
Blackberries and hybrid berries
142
2
Fruit bushes
144
4
Strawberries
148
2
Part 6 MAINTAINING THE GARDEN
150
20
Watering
152
2
Fertilizers and feeding
154
2
Pruning
156
4
Lawn care
160
2
Weeds
162
2
Pests, diseases and disorders
164
6
Part 7 THE GARDEN MONTH BY MONTH
170
12
Recommended Plants
182
5
Glossary
187
2
Index
189
3
Acknowledgments
192