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The Weekend Gardener
, by Casson, Paul W.- ISBN: 9781587218491 | 1587218496
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/1/2000
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| Introduction | p. xvii |
| Observations | p. 3 |
| Vocabulary | p. 5 |
| Tools | p. 9 |
| Fertilizer, Lime and Peat | p. 13 |
| Lawns and Grasses | p. 19 |
| Planting | p. 29 |
| Tree Care and Pruning | p. 35 |
| Mulches | p. 51 |
| Walls, Walks, Terraces | p. 55 |
| Control of Insects and Diseases | p. 69 |
| A plant materials list using only the dependable more frequently used better plants for the Northeastern United States | |
| Needled Evergreens | p. 75 |
| Broadleaved Evergreens | p. 95 |
| Flowering Shrubs | p. 115 |
| The Flowering Trees | p. 141 |
| Shade and Ornamental Trees | p. 157 |
| Vines and Groundcovers | p. 179 |
| Fruit | p. 195 |
| Chrysanthemums and Roses | p. 207 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Tubers, Rhizomes, Pips and Roots | p. 219 |
| Months of the Year: Monthly reminders and timely Observations | |
| January | p. 241 |
| Firewood, Cordwood | |
| Tuberous Begonias | |
| Winter Mulch | |
| February | p. 245 |
| Deer proofing shrubs | |
| Fruit tree pruning | |
| Forcing woody plant flowers | |
| Bring in a few potted bulbs | |
| Dogwood gall | |
| March | p. 249 |
| Dormant spraying | |
| Pruning | |
| Prune climbing roses | |
| Getting ready for spring | p. 249 |
| April | p. 253 |
| Observations, again | |
| Start annuals and vegetables from seed now | |
| Take off winter wraps from lawn and garden | |
| Laying out the planting bed | |
| Pruning continued | |
| Fertilize lawn and shrubs | |
| Start planting and transplanting | |
| Prune roses | |
| Rhododendron bud pruning | |
| Planting asparagus | |
| May | p. 261 |
| Winter-burn | |
| Red squirrel on spruce | |
| A few native wildflowers | |
| Birch leaf miner | |
| Holly leaf miner | |
| Dandelions | |
| Fertilizing continued | |
| Pruning and shearing | |
| Mulch | |
| Gladioli and dahlias | |
| Perennial planting and fertilizing | |
| Blooming narcissus | |
| A few good perennials | |
| Cedar - apple rust | |
| June | p. 271 |
| Planting annuals | |
| List of better annuals, sun or shade | |
| Planting vegetables | |
| Shearing and shaping | |
| Water | |
| Rose maintenance | |
| Cultivation | |
| White pine weevil | |
| Leaf galls | |
| Leaf spots on flowering crabapples | |
| Sparse foliage, sycamore and oaks | |
| July | p. 285 |
| Raise lawn cut | |
| Chrysanthemum pinching | |
| Clematis | |
| Tomato culture | |
| Butterfly weed | |
| Daylily and iris, transplant | |
| Water | |
| Squash, cucumbers, melon, pumpkin | |
| Cauliflower | |
| Blueberries bearing | |
| Another good wildflower | |
| August | p. 293 |
| Start perennials and pansies | |
| A few more good wild flowers | |
| In defense of goldenrod | |
| Start the new lawn | |
| Spruce gall | |
| Vacation lawns | |
| September | p. 301 |
| Feed the lawn | |
| Lawn work | |
| Bulb planting | |
| Transplanting perennials | |
| Powdery mildew on lilac, phlox and roses | |
| Inside brown needles on white pine | |
| Mow old hay | |
| October | p. 305 |
| Beetle grubs | |
| Holland bulbs | |
| Fall color | |
| Leaf compost | |
| Take up dahlias and gladioli | |
| Wintering 'mums | |
| Low lawn cut | |
| Flatten watering saucers | |
| Resume pruning | |
| Cover crops for bare ground | |
| Start Amaryllis | |
| Soak evergreens | |
| Fertilize woody shrubs? | |
| November | p. 311 |
| Deer damage | |
| Rabbit and mouse proofing | |
| Moles | |
| Hill roses | |
| Winter windbreaks | |
| Winterizing | |
| December | p. 315 |
| Rooting cuttings | |
| The cut Christmas tree | |
| The live Christmas tree | |
| Christmas greens | |
| Holiday potted plants | |
| Winter mulch | |
| Placement of Plant Material | |
| Tolerance | p. 327 |
| Texture | p. 331 |
| Form | p. 333 |
| Color | p. 335 |
| Texture, Form, Color, ...and Birds? | p. 337 |
| Screening | p. 339 |
| Illusions | p. 341 |
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