Introduction | p. 6 |
History | p. 11 |
Shaker Gardens | p. 14 |
Setting the Scene | p. 18 |
Picket fences | p. 22 |
Paths | p. 24 |
Raised beds | p. 26 |
Plant supports | p. 29 |
Containers | p. 30 |
The shed | p. 32 |
Accessories | p. 36 |
Tools | p. 40 |
Paints | p. 44 |
The Soil | p. 48 |
Soil types | p. 52 |
Cultivating | p. 55 |
Growing | p. 56 |
Weeds | p. 59 |
Watering | p. 60 |
Pests | p. 62 |
Compost | p. 64 |
Herbs | p. 66 |
Medicinal | p. 70 |
Culinary | p. 74 |
Tisane herbs | p. 78 |
Flowers | p. 82 |
Flowers for drying | p. 86 |
Flowers for cutting | p. 90 |
Choosing & planting perennials | p. 93 |
Annual flower patch | p. 94 |
Edible flowers | p. 98 |
Birds, bees & butterflies | p. 102 |
Vegetables | p. 106 |
Root vegetables | p. 111 |
Squashes & pumpkins | p. 114 |
Potatoes | p. 118 |
Cabbage | p. 122 |
Onions, shallots & garlic | p. 124 |
Tomatoes | p. 126 |
Sweetcorn | p. 130 |
Beans & peas | p. 134 |
Salads | p. 138 |
Esteemed vegetables | p. 143 |
Companion planting | p. 146 |
Fruit | p. 148 |
Soft fruit | p. 152 |
Rhubarb | p. 157 |
Orchard fruit | p. 158 |
Apples | p. 162 |
Suppliers | p. 164 |
Index | p. 166 |
Bibliography | p. 167 |
Acknowledgements | p. 168 |
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