Text Box: CONTENTS                                                        Front Matter      Front Cover      Copyright Notice      Preface to the 2nd Edition      Preface to the 1st Edition   Introduction      Start With a Small Garden – Until you Learn   Landscaping the Home   Trees      Evergreen Shade Trees      Palm Trees           Fan Palms           Feather Palms      Deciduous Fruit Trees      Evergreen Fruits – Citrus      Small Trees   Shrubs      Deciduous Shrubs      Evergreen Shrubs           Tall Evergreen Shrubs           Medium Evergreen Shrubs ( 3 to 5 Feet)           Small Evergreen Shrubs (20 to 30 Inches)   Roses   Cacti and Succulents      Cacti in Cultivation      Succulents, Agave, Aloes, Yuccas   Vines      Deciduous Vines      Evergreen Vines   Accent Plants/Ornamental Grasses   Flowers      Winter Annual Flowers      Summer Annual Flowers      Flowering Bulbs      Wild Flowers for the Home Garden      Perennial Flowers   Lawns and Ground Covers      Turf and Grasses      Ground Covers, etc.   Hardy Foliage Plants   Water-Wise Plants   Water Plants & Lily Ponds   Hydroponics   Some Unusual and Interesting Plants   Some Plants not Adapted to the Climate   House Plants      House Plants which Bloom      House Plants which Bloom in Pots, Succulents      Plants for the Sun Room or Foyer   Home Vegetable Gardens      Cool Weather Vegetables      Warm Weather Vegetables      Culinary  Herbs      Vegetable Planting Guide   Small Fruits   Container Gardening including Trees and Shrubs   Propagation      Raising Seedlings in Flats      Vegetative Propagation   Soil and Soil Amendments      The Compost Pile      Commercial Soil Amendments & Soil Mixes      Mulches      Fertilizing Desert Gardens   Irrigation      Seasonal Use of Water & Water Quality   Garden Maintenance      Pruning, When and Why      Plant Diseases      Mineral Deficiencies      Controlling Weeds      Special Tools      The Most Common Gardening Errors 

 

Text Box: Mission Statement The mission of The Gardeners of America/Men's Garden Clubs of America  is to promote gardening education and related environmental issues to its membership and the gardening public through charitable, educational and scientific means. GARDENING IN THE SUN BOOK This book was first written and published in 1975 by Plant Pathologist, Dr. R. B. Streets, was revised and updated in 1999 by member clubs of Arizona-New Mexico Region of TGOA/MGCA and published by the Valley of the Sun Gardeners club in October 1999.  The material herein may be used to further our mission as stated above but users are asked to credit the source.

 

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