Introduction How to Use This Book Part I: Getting Going with Gardening Part II: Colour Your World Part III: Sculpting with Plants Part IV: At Ground Level Part V: Caring for Your Plants Part VI: Special Gardens Part VII: The Part of Tens Appendixes Icons Used In This Book Part I: Getting Going with Gardening Chapter 1: Just a Few Ground-Level Questions and Answers How Do I Make My Plants Grow Rather Than Die? Your climate and microclimates Sun or shade Soil and water Plants that are most at home in your garden What Can I Use My Garden For? Do I Have to Learn a Foreign Language? The fancy name Common names Chapter 2: Zoning Out: What You Can and Can2t Grow Plant Hardiness Cold hardiness Winter injury Plant Hardiness Zones of Canada U.S. and Canadian zones: How they comprae Working with microclimates Length Counts: How Long Is Your Season? Stretching Your Garden Season Planting earlier in the year Gardening into autumn Maximizing Winter Hardiness Chapter 3: Planning Your Landscape Taking Stock of What You Have Dreaming Up the Perfect Landscape Who will use your yard? When will you use your yard? What2s your neighbourhood like? How much maintenance are you ready for? What Goes Where: Designing the Plan Using your space effectively Defining areas and ways to move through them The hardscape The plants Creating a Final Plan Using your computer Field testing Part II: Colour Your World Chapter 4: Annuals What2s an Annual? Getting Cozy with Animals Some annuals are cool and some like it hot Sun and shade How to Buy Annuals What You Can Do with Annuals Playing with colour Using shape, height, and structure Designing for fragrance Getting annuals together Containing annuals Taking Care of Your Annuals Our Favourite Annuals Cool-season annuals Warm-season annuals Chapter 5: Perennials What2s a Perennial? Beds and Borders Designing a Perennial Border Beyond Borders Planting Perennials.and Afterwards Watering and feeding Pinching and pruing perennials Our Favourite Perennials Chapter 6: Bulbs What Are Bulbs? What You Can Do with Bulbs When and How to Buy Bulbs Spring-blooming bulbs Summer-blooming bulbs Shopping tips Ode to the Lily Planting Bulbs What2s your style? Beware the creatures Caring for Bulbs Dividing and Propagating Bulbs Bulbs in Containers Favourite Bulbs Chapter 7: Roses Kinds of Roses Trying out hybrid teas Fun with floribundas The experts2s choice Hail to the queen Climbing high with roses "Honey, I shrunk the roses!" When a rose is a tree Shrub roses Landscaping with Roses Buying Roses Planting Roses Fertilizing and Watering The Mystery of Pruning Other Rose Quirks Helping Roses Survive Winter Part III: Sculpting with Plants Chapter 8: Trees and Shrubs What Trees Can Do for Your Lower heating and cooling expenses Make you look marvelous Choosing the Right Tree Don2t Try This at Home Our Favourite Trees Rub-a-Dub-Dub, What2s a Shrub? What Shrubs Can Do for You Design considerations Organizaing shrubs by height Our Favourite Shrubs Chapter 9: Lawns and Ground Covers Lawn Decisions How big? Which grass is for you? Turfgrass short list Putting in a New Lawn Planting Lawn from Seed Shopping for seed How much seed to buy Planting day Planting Lawn from Sod Buying sod Laying sod Care and F.