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The What to Plant Where ebook by John Mason is a guide to choosing and using the right plant for all sorts of difficult situations, from hot places to cold, wet to dry and shaded to exposed.
John Mason has brought together more than 40 years of experience with gardens from the sub tropics to temperate climates, and across the world from Australia to the UK.
This book is intended for anyone from home gardeners to nurserymen, landscapers and gardeners. It is full of plant lists and easy reference charts as well as lots of high quality colour photos. 157 pages
Contents
Chapter 1 Plant Selection
Planting strategies
Chapter 2 Plant Establishment Methods
Ways to help plants get established
Techniques for planting sloped areas
Planting arid sites
Rehabilitating damaged soils in the home garden
Chapter 3 Detecting Problems
Pests
Diseases
First: Conduct an inspection
Second: Take note of the environment
Third: Identify the problem
Fourth: Treat the Problem
Chapter 4 Solutions for Wet Areas
What can cause wet areas in your garden
Problems with wet areas
Overcoming problems with boggy or wet areas
Plants for wet areas
How to keep soil wet all year
Plants that grow in permanently wet soil
Plants that tolerate wet in winter and drier soil in summer
Creating a bog garden
Construction of water gardens
Plants for water gardens
Chapter 5 Gardening in the Shade
Ferns
Shade trees
Deciduous or semi deciduous trees
Evergreen shade trees
Chapter 6 Windbreaks Hedges and Screens
Hedges
Windbreaks
Chapter 7 Plants for Dry Gardens
Gardening in dry conditions
Design and planting a firebreak
Chapter 8 Coastal Gardens
Dealing with salt
Creating windbreaks
Hardy seaside plants
Chapter 9 Trees and Shrubs
Evergreen trees
Cool conifers
Deciduous trees for autumn colour
Shrubs in the landscape
Examples of long flowering plants
Shrubs that flower in autumn
What flowers in winter
Living Christmas trees
Chapter 10 Fitting More in a Smaller Garden
How to fit more into a small garden
Small, trouble free plants
Space saving decoration
Go up
Expand your garden
Colours
Design your garden to appear bigger
Chapter 11 Plants for Various Situations
Frost hardy plants
Hardy plants for inner city gardens
Plants for pets
Long narrow areas
Chapter 12 Lawns
Choosing the right lawn
Turf varieties
Chapter 13 Living Garden Art
Living art
How to make a hedge
Miniature/ table top gardens
Using junk in living gardens
Appendix