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Book SynopsisOffers insight into concepts of linking inside and outside rooms and of combining private and public spaces. This book describes the process through which the authors transformed a steep forested hillside in the heart of Seattle into a deciduous woodland garden with banks of perennials, a dell, and a site for ornamental and food-producing plants.Trade Review"The Streissguth's labor of love over the years reminds us there are no accidental gardeners. Their admirable story should be better known hereabouts." * City Living *"In this richly illustrated book, the couple explain how developing a site along a public stairway gave them the opportunity to share their garden with neighbors and passersby." * Salem Statesman-Review *"Filled with color photographs taken over the years and with maps that highlight every aspect of the garden, this little book distills the essence, in miniature, of our garden-happy city." * Seattle Times *"[This] book is one of the fruits of the city's greenscape movement. . .and it instructs and delights along the way. The Streissguth's labor of love over the years reminds us that there are no accidental gardeners. [Their] admirable story should be better known hereabouts." * Seattle City Living *Table of ContentsForeword by Douglas Kelbaugh Introduction Daniel's Guiding Principles in Developing a Garden 1. The Setting: Open Space in the City / Ann and Daniel 2. Inside-Outside Rooms: The Streissguth Houses and Their Gardens / Daniel 3. The Public Hillside Gardens: Developing a Deciduous Woodland, the Perennial Banks, a Winter Dell, and Combining Ornamentals and Food-Producing Plants / Daniel and Ann 4. Techniques and Tools: Making Gardens Out of Steep Wooded Hillsides, Clay and Sand Banks, and Bogs / Daniel 5. Plants Who Do Their Share of the Work / Ann 6. Where Gardens Come From: The Garden's Many Contributors / Ann 7. On Collections: Our Special Interests Reflected in Our Gardens / Daniel 8. Growing Up in the Garden, and Getting Educated to Maintain It / Benjamin 9. Looking Back, Looking Ahead / Daniel, Ann, and Benjamin Appendix 1 Useful and Indispensable Tools Appendix 2 Useful Books in the Streissguths' Library Appendix 3 Plants Discussed in the Book, by Botanical / Common and Common / Botanical Names Photographic Credits and Acknowledgments About the Authors Index

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