Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Garden design. 3. Soil and fertilizer. 4. Soil preparation and drainage. 5. Planting materials. 6. Propagation and planting. 7. Cultural operations. 8. Pest and disease control. 9. Soil sterilization. 10. Pot culture. 11. Different garden features. 12. Gardening for the children. 13. Garden implements. 14. Breeding new varieties. 15. Culture of some important flowers. 16. Flowering trees. 17. Shrubs and climbers. 18. Bulbons plants. 19. Herbaceous annuals. 20. Other ornamentals. 21. Kitchen gardening. 22. Growing fruits in the backyard. 23. Exhibiting. Appendices. Gardening in the hills. Hydroponics. Some preparations. Nurseries and seedmen. Selected reading.