Preface / Thomas Christopher
Ecological gardening: an introduction
The learning process : The rise and fall (and rise) of a cardinalflower patch
Influences and innovators
The making of a garden star
The garden ecologist's primer
Design : The plant that wants to be here
Site analysis : Where are you, ecologically speaking?
Creating an ecologically connected master plan
Inspiration from Uncle Max
Developing a synergistic plant list
In the field : Weeds and the ecological garden
Setting the ecological process in motion
Creating meadows and prairies
Postscript : Living in it
