Contents

Foreword

In A Green Garden
Shelters, backgrounds, and screens
Hedges
Seeing green
Specimen trees
Shrubs
Perennials and ephemerals
Suiting the situation
Leaf form, texture, and color
Foliage and planting design
Color
Design alternatives

The Gardens
A winter garden
A late summer border
Edible landscaping
A container garden
A hosta border
A bog garden
A woodland edge garden
A dry sunny garden
A late season herb garden
A courtyard garden

Propagation

The Plant Directory
Yellow, orange, red, and purple
Green
Gray-green
Blue-green
Yellow-variegated
White-variegated
Autumn color
Bark, stem, and berry

Plant Site List
Where to see and study foliage plants

Index
Further Reading