Making a Garden: Reliable Techniques, Outstanding Plants, and Honest AdviceGardening techniques : Starting from scratch ; Controlling weeds ; Dividing perennials ; Raising seedlings indoors -- Garden design : Growing ground covers ; Gardening under a tree ; Shaping your garden with shrubs ; Hillside gardening ; Starting an herb garden ; Adding bulbs to your garden -- Special plants to grow : Vegetables ; Fruits and berries ; Flowers for bouquets ; Fragrant plants ; Flowers for hot summers ; Plants for winter enjoyment. |
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Gardening Techniques 13 Starting from scratch | 13 |
Controlling weeds | 21 |
Dividing perennials | 31 |
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