| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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Part One getting to know you |
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Expectations vs. Reality in the Garden |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (5) |
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The Space-Time Continuum, Garden Style |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (5) |
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Your Gardening Notebook---The Most Useful Garden Tool of All |
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22 | (8) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (10) |
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Part Two getting to know your garden |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (5) |
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Easy Ways to a ``Perfect'' Garden |
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48 | (4) |
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The Lay of the Land---Exercise 1 |
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52 | (6) |
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Just Imagine---Exercise 2 |
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58 | (7) |
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Money Matters---Exercise 3 |
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65 | (2) |
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Lawn vs. Garden---And the Winner Is . . . |
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67 | (3) |
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Think Twice about Vegetables |
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70 | (3) |
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The Bubble Plan---Exercise 4 |
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73 | (3) |
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The Plan Comes Together---Exercise 5 |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (10) |
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Help! The Sequel: Do You Need Professional Help? |
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89 | (4) |
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Part Three time to get growing |
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93 | (20) |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (2) |
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Your Planting Plan---Exercise 6 |
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117 | (9) |
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Gnomes We've Known and Loved---Furnishing and Ornamenting the Garden |
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126 | (6) |
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132 | (3) |
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135 | (10) |
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Part Four keep growing in your spare time |
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145 | (7) |
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Keeping the Plants in Check |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (4) |
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159 | (2) |
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The Good Gardener vs. The Bad Seed |
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161 | (2) |
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Pop Quiz---A Peek into Your Garden Shed |
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163 | (3) |
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Tools You Can, and Can't, Count On---An Opinionated Gardener's List |
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166 | (11) |
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Oh, Deer! And Other Critters |
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177 | (10) |
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Part Five garden odds and ends |
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Latin in the Landscape---Putting in a Good Word for a Dead Language |
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187 | (5) |
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192 | (9) |
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Now, with All Your Newfound Spare Time . . . |
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201 | (6) |
| Index |
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207 | (8) |
| About the Author |
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