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| Why We Mow | |
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| Our Love of Lawns: Nature or Nurture? | |
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| The Landscape Movement: Upper-Class Grass | |
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| The Nineteenth Century: A Lawn for Every Yard | |
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| The Democratic Lawn | |
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| The Twentieth Century: The Recreational Influence | |
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| The Birth of the Lawn Ethic | |
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| Lawn at What Cost? | |
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| The Impoverished Ecosystem | |
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| The Chemical Invasion | |
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| Making Responsible Decisions | |
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| Change: One Garden at a Time | |
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| Evolution of a Garden | |
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| Starting Small | |
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| The Move is On | |
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| Invasion of the Grass Snatchers | |
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| The Final Frontier | |
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| Groundwork | |
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| Basics | |
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| Hard Surfaces | |
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| Style | |
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| Birth of a Front Yard Garden: Dundas, Ontario | |
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| Cottage Gardens | |
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| A Renovated Cottage: Oakville, Ontario | |
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| A City Garden: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | |
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| A Cottage in the Woods: Algonquin Island, Toronto | |
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| Creating a Cottage Garden | |
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| Small City Gardens | |
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| Let There Be Light: Toronto, Ontario | |
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| Restoration Garden: Toronto, Ontario | |
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| Urban Fantasy: Hamilton, Ontario | |
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| Creating a Small Garden | |
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| Opulent Gardens | |
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| An Exuberant Garden: Toronto, Ontario | |
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| An English Garden: Mississauga, Ontario | |
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| Creating an Opulent Garden | |
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| Minimalist Gardens | |
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| The Southern Minimalist: Austin, Texas | |
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| The Year-Round Garden, Edmonton, Alberta | |
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| Creating a Minimalist Garden | |
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| Fusion Gardens | |
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| An English Garden, Texas Style: Austin, Texas | |
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| Love in a Cold Climate, Edmonton, Alberta | |
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| Plants: Grass Alternatives | |
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| Natural Gardens | |
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| A Prairie Native: Appleton, Wisconsin | |
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| A Natural Landscape: Edmonton, Alberta | |
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| The Dandelion Alternative: Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
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| Natural Charm: Toronto, Ontario | |
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| Creating the Natural Garden | |
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| Neighborhood Gardens | |
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| A Tale of Two Gardens: Mississauga, Ontario | |
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| Growing the Gardening Spirit: Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
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| Creating a Neighborly Garden | |
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| Secret Gardens | |
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| Theme, with Variation: Mississauga, Ontario | |
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| Courtyard, the Movie: Toronto, Ontario | |
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| Creating a Secret Garden | |
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| Overcoming Obstacles | |
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| High and Dry: Toronto, Ontario | |
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| The Artists' Garden: Vancouver, British Columbia | |
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| Sources and Recommended Reading | |
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| Index | |