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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Map | |
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| Weather | |
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| The Chinook Zone | |
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| Poem: "The Chinook" | |
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| The Art of Gardening Under the Chinook Arch | |
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| Betty Nelson's Weather Diary | |
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| Gardening Management | |
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| Soils | |
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| Fertilizer | |
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| Compost | |
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| Pest Control | |
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| Herbicides, Insecticides, and Fungicides | |
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| Metric Conversion Table | |
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| Control of Garden Pests | |
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| Weed Control | |
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| Deer-resistant Plants | |
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| Encounters With Wildlife | |
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| Companion Planting | |
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| Woody Plants | |
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| Trees and Shrubs | |
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| Moving Mature Trees and Shrubs | |
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| Storing Trees and Shrubs Over Winter | |
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| Propagation of Woody Plants | |
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| Seed Propagation of Woody Perennials | |
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| Propagation by Cuttings From Woody Perennials | |
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| The Art of Propagating a Shelterbelt | |
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| Roses | |
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| Vines | |
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| Clematis | |
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| Other Hardy Perennial Vines | |
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| Annual Vines | |
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| Perennials | |
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| Gardening with Perennials | |
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| Biennials | |
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| Hardy Ornamental Grasses | |
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| Native Grasses in the Landscape | |
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| Rockeries | |
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| Ground Covers | |
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| Peonies | |
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| Lilies | |
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| Hardy Bulbs | |
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| Annuals | |
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| Gardening with Annuals | |
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| A Member's Sowing Dates for Annual Seeds | |
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| Viability of Seeds | |
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| Germination Timetable for Popular Annuals | |
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| Outdoor Seed Sowing and Transplanting Guide | |
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| Sweet Peas | |
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| Tender Bulbs and Tubers | |
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| Tuberous Begonias | |
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| Dahlias | |
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| Gladioli | |
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| Planters | |
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| Gardening Without a Garden | |
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| Containers, Hanging Baskets, and Potted Plants | |
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| Winter Planters | |
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| Geraniums | |
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| Fuchsias | |
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| Lawns | |
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| Wildflowers | |
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| Wildflowers in the Garden | |
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| Growing Wildflowers From Seed | |
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| Water Gardens | |
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| My Pool | |
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| Pond Plantings | |
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| Types of Water Plants | |
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| Artistic Gardening | |
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| Some Hints for Flower Arranging | |
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| Drying and Preserving Flowers and Foliage | |
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| Everlastings | |
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| Garden Decor-How to Personalize Your Garden | |
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| Flowers and Art | |
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| Edible Flowers and Garden Parties | |
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| Birds and Butterflies | |
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| Birds-Nature's Bug Catchers | |
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| Birdhouse Construction | |
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| Hummingbirds | |
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| Butterfly Gardens | |
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| Greenhouses | |
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| Your Own Greenhouse | |
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| Cold Frames and Cloches | |
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| Tomato Cold Frame | |
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| The Country Garden | |
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| Oksi Hill Garden Today | |
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| Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruit | |
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| Raised-bed Gardening | |
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| Al Wells's Vegetable Garden | |
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| Vegetables | |
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| Herbs | |
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| Fruit | |
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| Apples | |
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| Currants | |
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| Raspberries | |
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| Everbearing Strawberries | |
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| Millarville Horticultural Club | |
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| Club History | |
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| Christ Church Millarville | |
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| The Crucifixion | |
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| Native Plant Garden | |
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| The Peony Bed | |
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| Our Landscaping Project | |
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| Grant Recipients | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Index | |