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Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part 1 Garden; Space; Spatial Movement; Contained Spaces; Creating an Illusion; Separating Space; Elevated View; Light; Earth Form; Soil Conditions; Shaping your Garden; Drainage; Digging the Ground; Water; Case Study A Boggy Garden; Structures; Selecting Materials; Sl...

Part 2 Planting DesignChoosing Plants; Environmental Weeds; Trees in the Landscape; Sunshading with Australian Trees; Shrubs and Their Range; Low Cover; Grasses; Plant Form and Shape; Senses and Garden; Fragrance; Texture and Colour; The Effect of Light; Foliage Colour; Flower Colour; Foliage Shapes...

Creating a Subtropical Rainforest EnvironmentBalancing Plant Types; Variety Yet Unity; Making a List; Mixing and Matching; Cross Linking; Containing the Garden; Trees as Screens; Shrub Screens; Climbers for Screening; Hedges; Windbreaks; Erosion Control; Lawn Options; Grassland Plants; Fire and Vege...

Interpreting the Australian LandscapeLocal Character; Theme; Style; Formal and Informal; Case Study A Pioneering Garden; Part 3 Time and Change; The Dynamic Garden; Change over Time; Achieving Balance; Rotational Planting; Anticipating Change; Seasonal Change; Care; Maintenance -- the Options; Guidi...

Plants for Grass SwardsWater Plants; Plants for Wet or Moist Margin Areas; Genera that will Tolerate both Wet and Dry Conditions; Specimen or Feature Plants; Endnotes; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; General Index; Botanical Index.