Description: PrefaceAcknowledgments Part One. GardensINTRODUCTION: In Search of Regional GardensONE. Cottage Gardens and Perennial Borders: A Historical Sketch TWO. A Garden Sampler A Cottage GardenMore Cottage Gardens Perennial Borders Shade Gardens Gardens of Native Plants An Old-fashioned Garden Part Two. RegionsINTRODUCTION: Regionally Speaking THREE. The Prairies and Cross Timbers An Artist's Garden FOUR. The Edwards Plateau San Antonio BordersFIVE. The Plains Country Four Native Gardens in Midland SIX. The Trans-Pecos Glass Mountains Shrub Garden Desert Garden at Lajitas A Desert Mountain Garden SEVEN. The Piney Woods A Woodland Garden in Longview EIGHT. The Gulf Coast The Upper Gulf Coast The Lower Gulf Coast NINE. The South Texas Plains Laredo GardensTEN. The Lower Rio Grande ValleyPalms and PothosFlowers like TreesA Rosy FuturePart Three. Plants and Planting INTRODUCTION: Plants That "Do" and How to Grow Them Pleasures of Gardening Ecology Plant Sources and Preservation ELEVEN. Design with Perennials Kinder, Gentler Color Perennial Myths Bloom Season Setting, Style, and Theme Site Selection Garden Seasons Sizes and ShapesColor Schemes Planning IIITWELVE. Plant Selection and Growth Requirements On Plant Names Perennials Primer THIRTEEN. Flowering Perennials FOURTEEN. Bulbs How to Prepare a Spring Bulb Bed for Fall Planting FIFTEEN. Foliage Plants for the Flower Garden Decorative Foliage for Sunny Sites Greens for the Shade Perennial Grasses SIXTEEN. An Old Rose Sampler Introduction to Old Roses Care of Old Roses Bourbon Roses China Roses Hybrid Musk Roses Hybrid Perpetual Roses Noisette Roses Polyantha Roses Tea Roses Species Roses and Near-Species Hybrids New English Roses in the Old Manner SEVENTEEN. Companion Plants for Perennial Gardens Reseeding Annuals Vines Shrubs and Small Trees EIGHTEEN. Techniques: Smart "Dirt-Gardening" Bed Preparation "Organic" versus Conventional Horticulture Digging the Bed and Improving the Soil Propagation Care Part Four. Plant Charts INTRODUCTION: Chart Legend Summary of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Charts 1-3 CHART I. Herbaceous Perennials CHART 2. Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers CHART 3. Foliage Plants and Grasses APPENDIX 1. Mail-Order Suppliers of Perennials, Bulbs, and Old Roses APPENDIX 2. Organizations and Periodicals APPENDIX 3. Public Gardens with Perennial Plantings References to Published Sources Bibliography Index

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