Achemines, 173
alliums. See elephant garlic
almond bush (Aloysia virgata), 105, 107
American Daffodil Society, 178
pesticide residue in, 198
uses, 21
‘William’s Pride’, 39
Ashville, North Carolina, cottage garden, 24, 26–27
atamasco lily (Zephyranthes atamasco), 190
Atkinson, Frank (Mr. Frank), 27, 42–46, 53–54
Atrazine, 205
Auldbrass Plantation, Yemassee, South Carolina, 218, 219
Australian lily, 126
autumn fern, 85
azaleas, 37, 71, 113, 170, 171, 176
bachelor buttons, 127
Bahco Ergo pruners, 159
bait tree. See Catalpa
bamboo (Bamusa multiplex), 17, 30, 32
‘Alphonse Karr’, 30
Chinese grown tonkin, 32
for mulch, 35
‘Riviereorum’, 30
‘Tanakae’, 32
trellises and sculptures from, 133, 142, 143, 144
types of, 30
Bartram, John, 34
Baxely, Bennett, 102, 183, 224
Achemines and, 173
Lowcountry garden of, 170, 171, 173, 175–176
pass-along roses, 172
scavenging plants, 168, 171–176
Baxely, Mrs. Jesse James, 176
beans
interplanting with, 49
making bean tripods, 142
making a simple bean trellis, 134–135
as nitrogen-adding plant, 49
Beaufort, South Carolina, 212–219
Bermuda hay, 43, 45, 53, 54, 69
Bermuda turf, 91
beverage plants, 23
biomimicry, 62
Birkinshaw, Chris, 52
Bishopville, South Carolina, 224
black-eyed peas, 121
bluebeard (Caryopteris incana), 204
Bokaski composting, 53
Boland, Tim, 128
Boring, Oregon, 156
Bowling Green, Ohio, 60
‘Wintergreen’, 81
bracken fern, 35
Briggs & Stratton, 151
bulb diseases, 202
Burnside, Albred, 20
bush clover (Lespedeza liukiuensis) ‘Little Volcano’, 48
butterfly bush, 107
butterfly gardens, 20
butterfly peas (Clitoria ternatea), 142
butterweed (Packera tomentosa), 179
cacti, 87
caladium, 22
as edible, oil of, 73
gardens, 20
growing from seed, 126
rooting, 103
camphorweed (Pluchea), 179
Campsis radicans, 142
canna lilies, 182
Carolina aster, 179
Carolina hyssop (Bacopa caroliniana), 105
Carolina jessamine, 91
Carson, Rachel, 197
cassina tea, 23
Catalpa, 32
‘Purpurea’, 105
Charleston, South Carolina, 182, 183
Charleston Horticultural Society, 191
Charleston Tibetan Society and South Carolina Dharma Group, 206
chicken grease (Caryopteris divericata)
as deer repellant, 204
‘Pink Illusion’, 204
‘Snow Fairy’, 204
children
gardening, influence of, 37
passing on old tricks to, 181
Chinese cow itch or trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)
‘Morning Calm’, 105
root-in-the-ground, 105
Chinese toadflax (Linaria maroccana), 71
cilantro, seed saving, 122
clay (terra cotta) pots, 81–83
clematis (Clematis integrifolia), 24, 131
closed-pollinated (self-pollinated) plants, 120–121, 122
clover
bush clover, 48
letting go to seed, 124
soil fertility and, 45, 48, 49
coleus, 215
example of daytime wilting, 87
Columbia, South Carolina, shrub garden, 36
companion planting, 29
compost
Bokaski composting, 53
Conagree National Park, South Carolina, 188
Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 177
coral vine, 144
coriander, 126
letting go to seed, 125
saving seeds, 114
cottage gardens, 18
country, 19
germination problems and too much water, 127
new-style, 18
Cotter, Olga, 64
creasy greens (bitter cress or wild broccoli), 21, 24, 177
Creel, Mike, 174
crepe myrtle, 32, 114, 205, 217
Crinum asiaticum, 183
Crinum latiorlium, 23
crinum lilies (Crinum bulbispermum), 28, 34–35, 45, 91, 163
‘Bradley’, 114
as cemetery lilies, 170
Dr. Bradshaw’s, 120
interplanting mushrooms with, 67
longevity of, 200
“Mo’ Pon”, 183
mycorrhizal fungi on bulb of, 51
‘Regina’s Disco Lounge’, 178, 181–182
seed-in plants and, 127
Crocketville, South Carolina, 103
Crolley, Kari Whitley, 189, 191–194, 197, 198, 199, 205
Daffodil Journal, The, 178
daffodils, 178
deadheading, 123
Decatur, Georgia, garden in, 80, 81
Red Pig Tools, 156
Desportes, Hunter, 166
dill, 127
Dirr, Michael, 175
drought-tolerant plants, 85, 204
dwarf palms, 85
dwarf peach (Prunus persica)
‘NC State Dwarf Red’, 105
root-in-the-ground, 105
Easy-Care Edible Fruit Shrubs, Trees, and Vines (chart), 39
Eat Your Yard (Chase), 26
edibles
author’s garden design, hard clay, Augusta, Georgia, 73
Easy-Care Edible Fruit Shrubs, Trees, and Vines (chart), 39
foraging and, 177
Edisto River, South Carolina, 193
Egypt, ancient, 78
Egyptian Walking Onion, 120
‘Nova’, 39
elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
‘Oceanside’, 105
root-in-the-ground, 105
epiphytes, 87
Fairchild, David, 170
false indigo (Baptisia), 48, 49
family farm (author’s). See LushLife Nursery
Farmer, Gloria, 17, 83, 137, 183
friendship with Sue Van, 137, 138
garden of, 98
plant collecting, 178–179, 181
rooting skills of, 98–100, 103–108
saving seeds, 114
style and spirit of the farm and, 227
fence/fencing, 18, 21, 29, 33, 100, 120, 144, 175, 217
Belgian bamboo fence, 146
cypress split log, 12
parasol trees as, 109
rustic fence, Dominican Republic, 133
vines for, 31
willow hedges as, 108
ferns
Liliaceae, 177
Orchidaceae, 177
plant collecting and, 177
fertilizer
expense of, 57
nitrogen-adding plants as, 49
Plants That Add Nitrogen to the Soil (chart), 48
problems with synthetic, 49, 57
‘LSU Purple’, 105
preserves, 37
flagging, 86
Flora’s paintbrush (Emilia coccinea), 179
Forest Unseen, The (Haskel), 212
Fourth of July or spider lily (Hymenocallis), 85
four-wing bean, 49
Francis Marion Swamp, South Carolina, 31
Fripp, Mrs., 173
frost protection, 34
Fryar, Pearl, 224
fungi
mushrooms and soil-building, 59, 64, 65–68
mycoremediation, 64
number of species, 66
planting instructions, 92
Garden Design magazine, 171, 173
Gardener to Farmer website, 184
Gardening with Confidence: 50 Ways to Add Style for Personal Creativity (Yoest), 75
garden mum (Chrysanthemum)
as deer repellant, 204
‘Miss Gloria’s Thanksgiving Day’, 35, 105, 204
scavenging plants, 170, 179, 181, 183
Gardens of the World (TV series), 80
germination
difficult-to-grow seeds, 126
gibberellic acids and, 126
heat and, 126
irrigation systems and reduction in, 127
preemerge herbicide warning, 127
giant squill, 11
grapes, 24. See also muscadine grapes
using dried vines, 31
grasses
author’s garden design, hard clay, Augusta, Georgia, 71–74
Beech Island Fire Department, 91
overplanting, 71
rooting, 105
green mulches, 35
Hall, Marge, 138
Hall, Tom, 27, 36, 58, 125, 138, 160, 163
Hammond, James, 34
handmade structures. See trellises and sculptures
hardy salvia (Salvia nipponica)
as deer repellant, 204
‘Fuji Snow’, 204
Hartsville, South Carolina, 80
Haskel, David, 212, 216–217, 219–223
mantra on diversity, 226
on microbiota and smell, 222
seeking connections and, 226, 227
haulm (perennial stems), 33–34
Henry Foundation for Botanical Research, 175
Hooker, Will, 143–144, 146–147
hummingbird bush (Anisacanthus quadrifidus), 105
Hunting Island, South Carolina, 113, 178
Huntree, Jane, 82
hyacinth bean, 144
hydrangea, 20
rooting, 107
hydrozone gardening, 85
indigo, rooting, 106
Indocalymus, 162
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), 186
interplanting, 36–38, 46–47, 49
bean family for, 49
irrigation, 78
drip tape, 88
germination problems and, 127
history of, 78
plantation garden roses destroyed by irrigation system, 78
plant choice and eliminating need, 91, 93
plant selection and automated systems, 78, 81
regulated flow hoses, 88
soaker hose, 88
use of, wise, 88
Japanese woodland salvia (Salvia glabrescens)
as deer repellant, 204
‘Mombana’, 204
Japanese yew (Podocarpus), 48
Jarman, Derek, 224
jasmine, rooting, 106
J. C. Raulston Arboretum, 143
Jeckyl, Gertrude, 18
Jewels of Opar, 114
jicama, 144
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba), 224
‘Abbeville’, 39
‘Li’, 39
Kentucky coffee bean trees, 49
Keys, Andrew, 39
king stropharia mushrooms (Stropharia rugosoannulata), 66, 67, 75
kitchen gardens, 20
kiwifruit (Actinidia)
as easy-care edible, 39
‘Ken’s Red’, 39
kiwi vine, 25
Knopf, Ruth, 98, 100–103, 162, 172, 183
kudzu, 64
lamb’s quarters, 24
larkspur, 114
author’s failed meadow and, 126–127
cobalt blue reversion, 124
lemongrass, 180
lignin, 63
live oak, 85, 182, 215, 218, 219
loofah, 144
love grass, 72
LushLife Nursery (author’s family farm), Columbia, South Carolina, 27–28
“beyond organic”, 33
bulb preparation area, 225
companion planting and, 30
conversion of pasture to usable garden soil, no-till method, 69, 71
crinum lilies of, 28, 29 (see also crinum lilies)
crinum nursery at, 53
crinum packing shed, 224
database for, 166
equipment used on, 163
farm history, 34
fertilizer used at, 53
frost protection, 34
green mulches, 35
mechanized blades used at, 162
multiuse plants chosen for, 38
no-till farming at, 54
pest control at, 198–200, 202–203
polyculture at, 199
respect for life in soil, 35–36
scavenged crinum lilies and, 181–183
topsoil, 68
lychee, 47
lyme grass, 72
Madagascar, 52
flatid bugs, 187
magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), 211
Redcliffe Plantation, 211
smell of roots, 222
Managua, Nicaragua, 70
marigold, perennial (Tagetes lemmonii)
Marvin, Robert, 218
Mayan civilization, 78
meadow gardens
elements to “frame” a wilderness, 72
“goat-cart path” walk in, 73
warm-season grasses overplanted with spring ephemerals, 71
medicinal plants, 16, 17, 38, 54
fungi, 66
microbial diversity and, 52
meditation
trellises and sculptures and, 141
watering by hand as, 84
medlar (Mespilus germanica), 39
melons
‘New Hampshire Midget’, 117
seed breeding and, 117
Missouri Botanical Garden, Madagascar Research and Conservation Program, 52
money plant, 125
moon vine, 144
Moore Farms, South Carolina, 91
morning glory, 144
‘Contorta’, 105
‘Unryu’, 105
Bermuda hay as, 53
chop-and-drop, 143
green, 35
haulm, 34
tree leaves, 35
‘Black Beauty’, 105
root-in-the-ground, 105
Mushroom Mountain online store, 64
mushrooms
hyphae, 67
king stropharia, 66
partnering in your garden, 75
for pest control, 201
soil building and, 59, 64, 65–68, 72
inoculating roots or seeds with, 49–50, 69, 72, 92
mycoremediation, 64
National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, 123
National Malaria Eradication Program, 192
New England Wild Flower Society, 177
nigella, 125
nitrogen-adding plants, 45, 48, 49, 64
North Augusta, South Carolina, 153
author’s garden design, hard clay, Augusta, Georgia, 71–74
conversion of pasture to usable garden soil, 69, 71
criticism of, 74
example of garden, on hard, rocky clay, 57
green mulches for, 35
oats, soil fertility and, 45
Open Land Trust of Beaufort Country, South Carolina, 218
Osage orange trees, 64
pansies
interplanting with, 180
papaya, 139
parasol tree (Firmiana simplex), 33
rooting, 109
green garden design with pillars, 220
parsley, 35
multiuse of, 33
pawpaw (Asimina triloba), 36
growing from seed, 127
‘Shenandoah’, 39
Peaceful Grounds, 61
as nitrogen-adding plant, 48, 49
peas, 127
as nitrogen-adding plant, 48, 49
purple, 49
seed saving, 122
pecan trees, 23, 27, 28, 36, 44, 46, 67, 95, 163, 175
peppers
seed saving, 122
using dried vines, 31
Perennials for an Elegant, Deer-Resistant Garden in Warm Climates (chart), 204
persimmon (Diospyros), 38
‘Maekawa Jiro’, 39
pest control. See also pesticides
the Buddhist perspective, 206–207
bulb diseases, 202
deer-resistant plants, 203, 204
defining a pest, 188
fennel for, 199
general rules for, 205
insect growth regulators (IGRs), 195
kaolin clay for, 196
live-and-let live philosophy, 188–189, 190, 191, 194, 199–200, 206–207
local sources of wisdom about, 205
mammals as pests, 199–200, 203
marigolds for, 187
mushrooms for, 201
plant isolation for, 201
prayer (Buddhist), 207
screwworm flies, 187
target spraying, 203
teachers: Miss Hattie Watson and Kari Whitley Crolley, 189–194
unintentional consequences of, 187–188, 194–195, 205, 220
unrealistic expectations and, 187, 188, 202
updates and adaptations, 198–207
voles, 200
in apples, 198
case of unintended consequences from aminopyralid, 194–195
DDT and malaria, 192
home gardeners, percentage of use, 196
insect growth regulators (IGRs), 195
Kari Whitley Crolley and, 192–194, 197, 198, 199
modern marketing of, 198
mycopesticides, 201
necessary vs. frivolous use, 192–193
pollution, 191, 193, 194, 196, 197, 205
petunias, 77
letting go to seed, 125
phlox, 43
rooting, 107
photosynthesis, 63
phytoremediation, 64
pigeon pea, 46
pineapple guava (Acca sellowiana), 39
pittosporums, 218
Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener: How to Create Unique Vegetables and Flowers (Tychonievich), 130
plant choice, 16
author’s city garden, 91
automated systems dictating, 78, 81
Beech Island Fire Department, 93
buying seeds, limitations, 114, 115
drought-tolerant plants, 85
hydrozone gardening and, 85
shift from consumption to production and, 18
plant collecting. See scavenging plants
Plant Collector Codes of Conduct, 177
planting
drip bucket for maintaining soil moisture, 92–93
fungal inoculant for roots and seeds, 49–50, 51, 69, 72, 92
grasses, 69
old method of inoculating new trees, 59
Ryan Gainey’s instructions, 92
submerging/soaking plants for, 90, 92
watering needs, 92
plant sharing, 9, 96, 169. See also rooting; scavenging plants
Bennett Baxely’s Achemines, 173
Plants That Add Nitrogen to the Soil (chart), 48
Plant Variety Protection Act, 117, 119
poinsettias, 171
Polly Hill Arboretum, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, 127–128
pond pine (Pinus serotina), 126
poppies, red, 125
pot-in-pot system, 83
alternative, rooting directly in the ground, 100
clay (terra cotta) pots, 81–82, 83
container plants, 85
cuttings rooted in plastic bags, 97
determining moisture levels, 81–82
everyday items for, 96
galvanized containers, 82
light media, problems with, 92
old tires, 97
pre-watering, 92
recycling plastic, 100
sustainable, 100
vertical gardening and, 87
watering needs, 83
powderpuff (Mimosa strigillosa), 48
prayer (Buddhist), 207
Proffitt, Linda, 59–62, 64, 68
purple gomphrena, 28
purple hyacinth bean, 120
purple pineapple lilies, 45
quince, 36
radish, seed saving, 122
ragweed, 64
ram (pump), 79
ramps, 177
Raulston, J. C., 166
Reap, Siem, 141
Redcliffe Plantation, South Carolina, 211
red hot poker (Kniphofia saramentosa) ‘Riverbanks’, 203
remediation, 64
plants used in the Midwest, 64
plants used in the South for, 64
Riverbanks Botanical Garden, South Carolnia, 42, 43, 70, 107, 108, 144
irrigation system, 79
tuteur at, 145
Robinson, William, 18
author’s grandmother’s method, 103
connection with original plant’s owner, 97, 98, 99, 101–102, 106–107
cuttings, examples, 104
cuttings rooted in plastic bags, 97
cuttings scavenged, 176, 177, 178
cuttings stuck in sand, 98
Felder Rushing method, 110–111
Frances Parker and, 212
how to plant a cutting, 104, 106
as money-saving, 109
plants rooting on their own, 106
Root-in-the-Ground Perennials (chart), 105
Root-in-the-Ground Woody Plants (chart), 105
roses, 101
stimulating rooting, 103
success rate, 98, 103, 106, 110
teachers: Ruth Knopf and Gloria Farmer, 98–108
transplanting cuttings, 106
updates and adaptations, 108–111
in water, 97
when to take a cutting, 101, 104
willow hedges, direct cuttings and, 108
willow water for, 103
Root-in-the-Ground Perennials (chart), 105
Root-in-the-Ground Woody Plants (chart), 105
rose (Rosa)
‘Alberic Barbier’, 179
Bennett Baxely’s pass-along roses, 172
chin-up bar as rose trellis, 139
‘Crepuscule’, 105
cuttings, 101
‘The Fairy’, 110
hips, 101
‘Mutablis’, 110
pruning, 110
‘Sombreuil’, 105
‘Speedy Gonzales’, 139
rosemary, 180
rooting, 97
saltbush (Baccharis), 179
root-in-the-ground, 105
salvia (Salvia). See also hardy salvia; Japanese woodland salvia
‘Jenks Farmer’, 105
root-in-the-ground, 105
Salvia ×faranacia
as deer repellant, 204
‘Henry Duelberg’, vvv105, 204
sand cordgrass (Spartina bakeri), 34, 35
author’s collecting of aggressive spreading plants, 179
checking for pests, 170
daffodils, 178
elephant garlic, 180
Frances Parker and, 212
grocery store produce, 180–181
identifying found plants, 182–183
Jean Ann Van Krevelen’s Tips for Scavenging Plants in Urban Settings, 184–185
old cemeteries as plant repositories, 169, 170
Plant Collector Codes of Conduct, 177
seeds, 179
shack botany, 178
teacher: Bennett Baxely, 171–176
updates and adaptations, 176–185
visionaries and, 170
Wisteria macrostachya ‘Clara Mack’, 174
Scout Horticultural Consulting, 193
sea oats, 64
Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head Island, 218
seed banks, 123
how to breed your own strains, 130–131
seed saver catalogs, 115
seed saving
author’s grandfather and, 113
author’s habits, 123
author’s perennial design, 126
basil, 122
cilantro, 122
closed-pollinated (self-pollinated) plants and, 120–121, 122
how to breed your own strains, 130–131
letting plants go to seed and, 122, 123, 125, 127
peas, 122
peppers, 122
pink cosmos, 114
plant collecting and, 179
radish, 122
scavenging plants, 177
teachers: Roy Ogle and David Bradshaw, 115–123
updates and adaptations, 123–131
Senna alata, 210
sensitive briar, 49
shack botany, 178
Silent Spring (Carson), 197
Silver, Joel and Karen, 218
silver germander (Teucrium fruticans), 204
Simpkins, Ian, 126
Slow Gardening (Rushing), 110
soil depletion and destruction, 41, 48
catastrophe of the south, 45
Roman Empire and, 58
in South Carolina, 45
soil fertility, 29
author’s farm, 33
companion planting and, 29
fungal diversity, 50
making dirt in a small space, 60
manure for, 46
microbial diversity and, 52
micronutrients, 51
mycorrhizal fungi and, 49–50, 66
nitrogen-adding plants, 48, 49
oats to build, 45
remediation and, 64
Riverbanks Botanical Garden site, 42, 43
silt along Savannah River, 34
teachers: Frank Atkinson and Yvrose Valdez, 42–48
traditional wisdom building, 40–42
updates and adaptations, 48–55
web of life and, 49
soil microbiology, 49
soil-testing, 39
sooty mold, 205
South Carolina Nursery Association, 191
South Carolina State Botanical Garden, 120
southern aster (Symphytotrichum oblongifolium)
as deer repellant, 204
‘Fanny’, 204
root-in-the-ground, 105
Southern Highlands Reserve, 229
spartina grasses, 91
spider lily (Hymenocallis), 173
spirit/spirituality of gardening
biology of a place, as dictator, 218, 219
connection seeking and, 209, 210, 226–227
creativity of gardens, 209
fragrances and, 222
garden design and, 221–222, 223–224
gardens as storytellers, 208, 209–211, 217, 218, 223, 225
Kelly Holderbrooks and, 228–229
light in the garden and visual interest, 220, 221
method for discovering the spirit of a place, 228–229
mystery of a garden, 223
path and fields, 209
teachers: Frances Parker and David Haskel, 212–223
texture and contrast, 220, 221
updates and adaptations, 223–227
spring ephemerals, 71
Spring Island, South Carolina, 218
author’s design project and, 29–30
creasy greens and, 21
drinking your yard, 23
Easy-Care Edible Fruit Shrubs, Trees, and Vines (chart), 39
okra and, 33
old-style shrub garden, 36
parsley and, 33
teachers: Richard Hager and Nan Chase, 19–27
updates and adaptations, 27–39
stick cuttings, 35
Studley, Walter, 82
Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, 100
Sumatra, 78
supplejack (Berchemia), 31
root-in-the-ground, 105
using dried vines, 31
Swain, Roger, 36
sweet grass, 72
sweet potato ‘Cherokee’, 115
sweetspire (Itea virginica), 174–175
‘Henry’s Garnet’, 175
tilling. See also no-till gardening
benefits as short-term, 57
soil destruction and, 56, 58, 64
teachers: Linda Proffitt and Tradd Cotter, 59–68
topsoil loss and, 69
updates and adaptations, 68–75
weed problems and, 73
toadflax, 125
tools
author’s garden design inspired by lobster traps, 161
garden sprayers, 152
hoes, 151
hook blade knife, 148–149, 160, 163
living (donkeys Buck and Justina), 159, 160
machetes, 148, 150, 160–162, 166
machete training tips, 162
modern technological devices, 166
motorized equipment, 151–152, 160
repairing, 158
sling blades, swing blades, scythes, 163
teachers: Gary and Jennie Whynaucht and Bob Denman, 152–159
updates and adaptations, 159–168
weight and balance of, 158–159
what makes a quality tool, 157
wheel hoes, 150
topsoil
accelerating creation of, 59–68
natural formation of, 56
weed problems and, 73
bamboo for, 30, 32, 142, 143, 146–147
bamboo impromptu sculpture, 133
Belgian bamboo fence, 146
benefits of home-sourced, handmade structures, 135
chin-up bar as rose trellis, 139
for gourd vines, 139
lean-to trellises, 144
pergolas, 138
recycled materials warning, 134, 135, 142
rustic fence, Dominican Republic, 133
saplings, trees, and shrubs for, 29, 30, 32–33
teachers: Sue Ban Van, 135–142
temporary, 142
trellises, 138
updates and adaptations, 142–147
Will Hooker and, 143–144, 146–147
wisteria trunk as guide on, 31
Tuileries Garden, France, 210
University of New Hampshire, 117
author’s, plant choice, 91
author’s, watering needs, 91
Gardener to Farmer website for, 184
making dirt in a small space, 60
US Compost Council, 195
Valdez, Yvrose, 42–43, 46–48, 49
Van Krevelen, Jean Ann, 184–185
variegated cast-iron plant (Aspidistra)
as deer repellant, 204
‘Spek-tacular’, 204
Vavilov, Nikolai, 170
vetch, letting go to seed, 125
viburnums, 20
Victory Garden, The (TV series), 36
Vinca major, 162
vines
as chop-and-drop mulch or green starter, 143
fast-growing, 144
projects from dried, 29–30, 31
trellises and sculptures and, 132, 133, 134–135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143
vertical gardening and, 142
water content of, and uses, 31
Virginia creeper, 31
Warren Wilson College Farm, North Carolina, 32
watering by hand, 76–95. See also irrigation
boxwood, overwatering problems, 80–81
drip bucket for maintaining soil moisture, 92–93
environmental issues and, 93
pink petunias and, 77
plunge beds, 83
pot-in-pot system, 83
pre-watering, 92
problems with automated systems, 77–78, 80, 85, 87, 91
ram (pump), 79
rehydration therapy, 86
soaking plants, tub for, 90
submerging/soaking plants, 90, 92
teachers: Ryan Gainey and Jim Martin, 79–87
traditional wisdom, 13–14, 76–79, 80
understanding plant needs and, 85, 86, 88
updates and adaptations, 88–95
watering cans, 81
water stress, 88
Watson, Miss Hattie, 188–191, 205
wax myrtle (Myrica), 48
weeds. See also pest control
overwatering and, 91
tilling and, 73
watering by hand and prevention, 89, 91
Whatley, Kari, 78
white clover (Trifolium repens), 48, 49
Why Grow That When You Can Grow This? (Keys), 39
Whynaucht, Gary and Jennie, 152–156, 159
willow, rooting, 109
willow hedges, 108
willow water, 103
wilting, 86
coleus, example, 87
winter-flowering poker plant (Kniphofia saramentosa)
as deer repellant, 204
‘Riverbanks’, 204
‘Valdosta’, 204
using dried vines, 31
Wisteria macrostachya ‘Clara Mack’, 174
Woodlanders Nursery, Aiken, South Carolina, 189
worms
adding to soil, 70
caution, 70
creation of topsoil and, 63
soil building and, 59–62, 64, 68, 72
soil fertility and, 29
Wott, John, 113
yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria), 23, 24, 91, 178
yellow bells (Forsythia koreana)
‘Illwang’, 105
Yoest, Helen, 75
yuzu lemon (Citrus ichangensis × C. reticulata) ‘Yuzu’, 39
Zarse, Harold, 116
Zuk, Judy, 175