Gardening For Dummies

Part I: Getting Going with Gardening.

Chapter 1: Just a Few Ground-Level Questions and Answers.

Chapter 2: Planning Your Garden.

Chapter 3: Planning Your Planting.

Part II: Designing with Plants.

Chapter 4: Trees, Hedges, and Shrubs.

Chapter 5: Lawns and Ground Covers.

Chapter 6: Climbers and Wall Shrubs.

Part III: Colour Your World.

Chapter 7: Annuals.

Chapter 8: Perennials and Ornamental Grasses.

Chapter 9: Bulbs.

Chapter 10: Roses.

Part IV: At Ground Level.

Chapter 11: Understanding and Improving Soil.

Chapter 12: Raising Plants from Seeds.

Chapter 13: Choosing and Putting in Your Plants.

Part V: Caring for Your Plants.

Chapter 14: Watering, Feeding, and Composting.

Chapter 15: Snip, Snip: Pruning and Propagating.

Chapter 16: Fighting Pests, Diseases, and Weeds.

Chapter 17: Tools of the Trade.

Part VI: Special Gardens.

Chapter 18: Food Gardens.

Chapter 19: Container Gardens.

Chapter 20: Gardens for Wildlife.

Chapter 21: Gardening in Small Spaces.

Chapter 22: Gardening for Fragrance.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 23: Ten Quick Projects.

Chapter 24: Ten Tips for Creating a Wildlife Garden.

Index.