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A woman's hardy garden

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Nature, Gardens & Animals

A woman's hardy garden

Helena Rutherfurd Ely and Charles Frederick Chandler

106 pages~2 hr 7 min read18 chapters$4.99
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Helena Ely proved that a woman could plan, plant, and rule a real garden, and she tells you exactly how. From preparing the soil to laying out borders and choosing perennials, annuals, and biennials, her guide is practical and personal at once. A beloved classic of American gardening. Dig in with a gardener who knew her ground.

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18 chapters

  1. 1A WOMAN’S HARDY GARDEN
  2. 2INTRODUCTION
  3. 3HARDY GARDENING AND THE PREPARATION OF THE SOIL
  4. 4LAYING OUT A GARDEN AND BORDERS AROUND THE HOUSE
  5. 5HOW TO PLANT A SMALL PLOT
  6. 6THE SEED-BED
  7. 7PLANTING
  8. 8ANNUALS
  9. 9PERENNIALS
  10. 10BIENNIALS AND A FEW BEDDING-OUT PLANTS
  11. 11ROSES
  12. 12LILIES
  13. 13SPRING-FLOWERING BULBS
  14. 14SHRUBS
  15. 15WATER, WALKS, LAWNS, BOX-EDGINGS, SUN-DIAL AND PERGOLA
  16. 16INSECTICIDES—TOOL-ROOM
  17. 17CONCLUSION
  18. 18INDEX
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