Introduction; PREPARATION; How to grow flowers; The flower garden; Planting styles; The cutting garden; Know your plot; Preparing for planting; GROWING FLOWERS; Growing annuals; Sowing annual seed; Planting annuals; Growing perennials; Sowing and planting; Propagating perennials from division, seed, cuttings; Other techniques such as seed collecting, staking, over-wintering, cutting back, container planting; FLOWERS; Achillea (Yarrow); Aconitum (Monkshood); Actaea (Bugbane); Agapanthus (African lily); Alchemilla (Lady's mantle); Alliums; Alstroemerias; Anemones; Antirrhinum (Snap dragons); Anthemis; Aquilegia (Granny's bonnets); Asters; Astilbes; Astrantias; Begonias; Bergenias; Brunnera; Calendula (Marigolds); Campanula (Bellflower); Canna (Indian shot); Centaureas; Cerinthe; Chrysanthemums; Clematis; Convallaria (Lily-of-the-valley); Corydalis; Cosmos; Crocosmia; Dahlia; Delphinium; Dianthus; Dicentra; Dierama; Digitalis (Foxgloves); Echinacea (Coneflower); Echinops; Epimedium; Eryngium; Erysimum (Wallflowers); Euphorbia; Geranium; Geum; Helenium; Helianthus (Sunflowers); Helleborus; Hemerocallis (Daylilies); Heuchera; Hosta; Iris; Knautia; Kniphofia (Red hot pokers); Lathyrus (Sweet peas); Lavender (Lavandula); Leucanthemum; Lobelia; Lunaria (Honesty); Lupins; Macleaya; Meconopsis; Monarda (Bergamot); Nepeta (Catmint); Nicotiana (Tobacco plant); Nigella (Love-in-a-mist); Oenothera (Evening primrose); Paeonia; Papaver (Poppy); Penstemon; Persicaria; Phlomis; Phlox; Polemonium; Polygonatum; Potentilla; Primula; Pulmonaria (Lungwort); Ranunculus; Rheum; Rodgersia; Rudbeckia; Salvia (Sage); Sanguisorba; Saxifraga; Scabiosa; Sedum (Iceplant); Stachys; Tagetes (Marigold); Thalictrum; Trillium; Tropaeolum (Nasturtium); Verbascum; Verbena; Veronica; Veronicastrum; Viola; Zantedeschia; YEAR PLANNER; PROBLEM SOLVER; FLOWER LISTS; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; INDEX; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.