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Beauty of woodland in winter-The nut-walk-Thinning
the overgrowth—A nut nursery—Iris stylosa—Its culture-Its
home in Algeria-Discovery of the white variety-Flowers
and branches for indoor decoration.
FEBRUARY
CHAPTER III
7-18
19-31
Distant promise of summer-Ivy-berries-Coloured leaves
-Berberis Aquifolium-Its many merits--Thinning and prun-
ing shrubs-Lilacs-Removing Suckers-Training Clematis
Flammula-Forms of trees-Juniper, a neglected native ever.
green-Effect of snow-Power of recovery-Beauty of colour
-Moss-grown stems.
CHAPTER IV
MARCH
32-45
Flowering bulbs-Dog-tooth Violet-Rock-garden-Variety
of Rhododendron foliage-A beautiful old kind-Suckers on
grafted plants-Plants for filling up the beds-Heaths-An-
dromedas - Lady Fern- Lilium auratum — Pruning Roses—
Training and tying climbing plants-Climbing and free-grow-
ing Roses-The Vine the best wall-covering-Other climbers
-Wild Clematis-Wild Rose.
CHAPTER V
PAGES
APRIL
46-58
Woodland spring flowers-Daffodils in the copse-Grape
Hyacinths and other spring bulbs-How best to plant them-
Flowering shrubs-Rock-plants-Sweet scents of April-
Snowy Mespilus, Marsh Marigolds, and other spring flowers-
Primrose garden-Pollen of Scotch Fir-Opening seed-pods of
Fir and Gorse-Auriculas-Tulips-Small shrubs for rock-
garden-Daffodils as cut flowers-Lent Hellebores-Primroses
-Leaves of wild Arum.
Cowslips-Morells-Woodruff-Felling oak timber-Tril-
lium and other wood-plants-Lily of the Valley naturalised-
Rock-wall flowers-Two good wall-shrubs-Queen wasps-
Rhododendrons-Arrangement for colour-Separate colour-
groups-Difficulty of choosing-Hardy Azaleas-Grouping
flowers that bloom together-Guelder-rose as climber-The
garden-wall door - The Pæony garden-Moutans - Pæony
varieties-Species desirable for garden.
CHAPTER VII
JUNE
77-88
The gladness of June-The time of Roses-Garden Roses
-Reine Blanche-The old white Rose-Old garden Roses as
standards-Climbing and rambling Roses-Scotch Briars-
Hybrid Perpetuals a difficulty-Tea Roses-Pruning-Sweet
Peas autumn sown-Elder-trees-Virginian Cowslip-Divid-
ing spring-blooming plants-Two best Mulleins-White French
Willow-Bracken.
CHAPTER VIII
JULY.
89-99
Scarcity of flowers-Delphiniums-Yuccas-Cottager's
way of protecting tender plants-Alströmerias-Carnations—
Gypsophila-Lilium giganteum-Cutting fern-pegs.
CHAPTER IX
AUGUST
100-111
Leycesteria-Early recollections-Bank of choice shrubs
- Bank of Briar Roses - Hollyhocks - Lavender - Lilies -
Bracken and Heaths-The Fern-walk-Late-blooming rock-
plants-Autumn flowers-Tea Roses-Fruit of Rosa rugosa-
Fungi-Chantarelle.
CHAPTER X
SEPTEMBER.
Sowing Sweet Peas
112-124
-Autumn-sown annuals - Dahlias -
Worthless kinds-Staking-Planting the rock-garden-Grow.
ing small plants in a wall-The old wall-Dry-walling-How
built-How planted-Hyssop-A destructive storm-Berries
of Water-elder-Beginning ground-work.
CHAPTER XI
OCTOBER
125-143
Michaelmas Daisies-Arranging and staking-Spindle-tree
-Autumn colour of Azaleas-Quinces-Medlars-Advantage
of early planting of shrubs-Careful planting-Pot-bound
roots-Cypress hedge-Planting in difficult places-Hardy
flower border-Lifting Dahlias-Dividing hardy plants-
Dividing tools - Plants difficult to divide - Periwinkles -
Sternbergia - Czar Violets-Deep cultivation for Lilium
giganteum.
Giant Christmas Rose-Hardy Chrysanthemums-Shelter-
ing tender shrubs-Turfing by inoculation—Transplanting large
trees-Sir Henry Steuart's experience early in the century—
Collecting fallen leaves-Preparing grubbing tools-Butcher's
Broom-Alexandrian Laurel-Hollies and Birches-A lesson
in planting.
CHAPTER XIII
DECEMBER
158-170
The woodman at work-Tree-cutting in frosty weather-
Preparing sticks and stakes-Winter Jasmine-Ferns in the
wood-walk-Winter colour of evergreen shrubs-Copse-cutting
-Hoop-making-tools used-Sizes of hoops-Men camping
out-Thatching with hoop-chips-The old thatcher's bill.
CHAPTER XIV
LARGE AND SMALL GARDENS
171-187
A well done villa-garden-A small town-garden-Two de-
lightful gardens of small size-Twenty acres within the walls
-A large country house and its garden-Terrace-Lawn-
Parterre-Free garden-Kitchen garden-Buildings-Orna-
mental orchard-Instructive mixed gardens-Mr. Wilson's at
Wisley-A window garden.
CHAPTER XV
BEGINNING AND LEARNING,
188-199
The ignorant questioner-Beginning at the end-An ex-
ample-Personal experience-Absence of outer help-Johns'
"Flowers of the Field "-Collecting plants-Nurseries near
London-Wheel-spokes as labels-Garden friends-Mr. Robin-
son's "English Flower Garden "-Mr. Nicholson's "Dictionary
of Gardening"-One main idea desirable-Pictorial treatment
-Training in fine art-Adapting from Nature-Study of
colour-Ignorant use of the word "artistic."
CHAPTER XVI
THE FLOWER-BORDER AND PERGOLA
200-215
The flower-border-The wall and its occupants-Choisya
ternata Nandina-Canon Ellacombe's garden-Treatment of
colour-masses-Arrangement of plants in the border-Dahlias
and Cannas--Covering bare places-The Pergola-How made
-Suitable climbers-Arbours of trained Planes Garden
houses.
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