Time and the Gardener Writings on a Lifelong

From her vantage point as an octogenarian gardener, Elisabeth Sheldon knows that one of the most important elements in the making of both a great garden and a great gardener is the passage of time. Now, in Time and the Gardener, Sheldon shares with readers the lessons, triumphs, tips, and favorite plants that have inspired her over the last three decades. Book jacket.

Elisabeth Sheldon studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Chicago. She is the author of two books, The Flamboyant Garden and The Proper Garden, which won two awards from the Garden Writers of America Association. Her writings have appeared in Fine Gardening, Horticulture, and other magazines. She lives and gardens in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.

Time and the Gardener	p. 1
What I've Learned Over Time
The Anxieties of Spring: Growing Plants from Seed	p. 11
Gardening in the Woods	p. 16
Horticultural Discrimination	p. 33
Tall Plants	p. 37
A New Home for Rock Plants	p. 45
Shrubs for the Mixed Border	p. 53
To the Plant Breeders--Thanks and No Thanks	p. 62
Shade Garden Revolution	p. 68
Mail-order Plants	p. 71
Help!	p. 78
Problems in the Tapestry Border	p. 84
Seed Gathering	p. 87
August	p. 98
Autumn	p. 105
Putting the Garden to Bed	p. 108
Fall and Winter Color	p. 115
Timeless Plants--Some of My Favorites
Columbines	p. 123
Lysimachias	p. 130
Some Border Clematis	p. 137
Legumes for the Flower Border	p. 144
Astilbes	p. 149
Gaura	p. 156
Chrysanthemums	p. 159
Gardening with Purple Foliage	p. 170
Nepetas	p. 178
Two Small Plants	p. 185
Annuals for the Perennial Border	p. 188
Variegated Plants	p. 197
Gardeners of Other Times
Miss Jekyll	p. 215
First Lady of Gardening: Jane Loudon	p. 223
Lady Mary's Garden	p. 240
Two More Eighteenth-Century Gardeners	p. 248
The Ill-Tempered Gardener	p. 256
Plant Index	p. 261
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