EBEN E. REXFORD WITH 34 ILLUSTRATIONS
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE LAWN: HOW TO MAKE IT AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF IT
PLANTING THE LAWN
SHRUBS
VINES
THE HARDY BORDER
THE GARDEN OF ANNUALS
THE BULB GARDEN
THE ROSE: ITS GENERAL CARE AND CULTURE
THE ROSE AS A SUMMER BEDDER
THE DAHLIA
THE GLADIOLUS
LILIES
PLANTS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES
ARBORS, SUMMER-HOUSES, PERGOLAS, AND OTHER GARDEN FEATURES
CARPET-BEDDING
FLOWERING AND FOLIAGE PLANTS FOR EDGING BEDS AND WALKS
PLANNING THE GARDEN
THE BACK-YARD GARDEN
THE WILD GARDEN A PLEA FOR OUR NATIVE PLANTS
THE WINTER GARDEN
WINDOW AND VERANDA BOXES
SPRING WORK IN THE GARDEN
SUMMER WORK IN THE GARDEN
FALL WORK IN THE GARDEN
BY WAY OF POSTSCRIPT A CHAPTER OF AFTERTHOUGHTS WHICH THE