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Name: Tracy DiSabato-Aust
Job: Garden Designer and Author
Qualifications: Author of The Well-Designed Mixed Garden and The Well-Tended Perennial Garden. Master Horticultaralist
Summary: Tracy Disabato-Aust, is an award-winning designer and nationally recognized horticultural author, professional speaker and consultant. She has extensive experience in the United States and abroad, working for over 30 years in the industry. Tracy has been featured on HGTV, national magazines and radio talk shows. Tracy is also the author of The Well-Designed Mixed Garden and The Well-Tended Perennial Garden, the first gardening book to directly address the subject of pruning perennials.
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 Garden Plant Basics 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What is an 'annual' compared to a 'perennial'? 
  3. What is an 'evergreen'? 
  4. What is a 'deciduous' plant? 
  5. What is a 'tree' compared to a 'shrub'? 
  6. What is 'groundcover'? 
  7. What is a 'flower' or 'blossom'? 
  8. What is 'bloom time'? 
  9. What is a 'hardy' plant? 
  10. What is a 'low-maintenance' plant? 
  11. What is a 'high-maintenance' plant? 
 Garden Climate 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What is the 'USDA Hardiness Zone Map'? 
  3. What is the 'AHS Plant Heat Zone Map'? 
  4. What is the 'Sunset zone map'? 
  5. Should I rely solely on zone maps when creating my garden? 
  6. What is a 'microclimate'? 
  7. How can I determine the microclimates in my garden? 
 Plant Light Needs 
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  2. How do I determine my garden's level of sun or shade? 
  3. How much light does a 'full sun' plant need? 
  4. How much light does a 'partial sun' or 'partial shade' plant need? 
  5. How much light does a 'full shade' plant need? 
  6. How much light does a 'deep shade' plant need? 
  7. What is the worst type of sun for a plant to receive? 
  8. How will my garden's soil affect my plant's light requirements? 
  9. How will heat affect my plant's light requirements? 
 Garden Soil 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. Why is it important to know what type of garden soil I have? 
  3. How do I know what type of garden soil I have? 
  4. What is a garden soil's 'pH level'? 
  5. How do I test my garden soil's pH level? 
  6. What is 'soil drainage'? 
  7. How does soil type effect water drainage? 
  8. How do I determine my soil's drainage? 
  9. How do I ensure a well-draining soil? 
  10. What is considered 'ideal' garden soil? 
  11. How do I improve my garden soil? 
 Weed Control 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. How do I recognize a 'weed'? 
  3. When should I start getting rid of weeds in my garden? 
  4. What is the best way to get rid of weeds in a new garden bed? 
  5. How do I get rid of weeds if I don't want to use chemicals? 
  6. How do I get rid of weeds in established gardens? 
  7. Should I use a chemical weed control in an established garden? 
  8. What do I do if I have an infestation of weeds? 
 Improving Garden Soil 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What are 'soil amendments'? 
  3. What is the difference between 'organic' and 'inorganic' soil amendments? 
  4. What is 'leaf humus'? 
  5. What is 'sphagnum peat moss'? 
  6. What is 'composted biosolids'? 
  7. What is 'composted manure'? 
  8. What is 'compost'? 
  9. What is 'topsoil'? 
  10. What is 'gypsum'? 
  11. What are soil 'aggregates'? 
  12. What is the best organic soil amendment for my garden? 
  13. How much organic matter should I add to my garden? 
  14. Why is it important to follow the application instructions for organic soil amendments? 
 Garden Fertilizer 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What is 'fertilizer'? 
  3. What is the difference between fertilizer and soil amendment? 
  4. What are the primary nutrients that plants need to grow? 
  5. How do I read a fertilizer label? 
  6. What is 'synthetic fertilizer'? 
  7. What is an 'organic fertilizer'? 
  8. What is 'quick release' vs 'slow release' fertilizer? 
  9. What are 'weed and feed' fertilizers? 
  10. How do I know what type of fertilizer my garden needs? 
  11. How much fertilizer does my garden need? 
  12. How often should I fertilize my garden? 
 Garden Bed Preparation 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What are the key steps to garden bed preparation? 
  3. What is 'double digging'? 
  4. Do I need to double dig my garden bed? 
  5. What is garden 'tilling'? 
  6. How deep do I need to till when preparing my garden bed? 
  7. How do I add soil amendments to my garden? 
  8. What is a good soil recipe for a great garden bed? 
 Garden Design 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What factors will determine my garden design? 
  3. What are the principles of garden design? 
  4. How will maintenance affect garden design? 
  5. How can I give my garden design style? 
  6. How does location affect garden design? 
  7. How does a garden's function affect its design? 
  8. What are garden color schemes? 
  9. What are garden textures? 
  10. How does color, texture and form affect garden design? 
  11. How can a favorite season affect garden design? 
  12. How can art be used in the garden? 
  13. How do I draw a basic garden plan? 
 Garden Planting 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. How do I choose plants for my garden? 
  3. What size plants should I choose for my garden? 
  4. What season is best for planting? 
  5. Should I arrange plants in containers prior to planting? 
  6. How deep should I place plants in soil? 
  7. How big should a planting hole be? 
  8. What is a 'root-bound' plant? 
  9. How do I plant a root-bound plant? 
  10. What is a 'leggy' plant? 
  11. How do I plant a leggy plant? 
  12. How do I transplant an established perennial? 
 Garden Tools 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What basic hand gardening tools should I purchase? 
  3. How often should I sharpen or clean hand gardening tools? 
  4. Should I use power gardening tools? 
 Garden Mulch 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What is 'mulch'? 
  3. What type of mulch should I use in my garden? 
  4. What is the proper method of mulching? 
 Garden Watering 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. How often should I water new plants? 
  3. How often should I water established plants? 
  4. When is the best time of day to water garden plants? 
  5. How do I know how much water my plants are getting? 
  6. What are clues my garden plants need more water? 
  7. What are clues my garden plants need less water? 
  8. How do seasonal changes affect plant watering? 
 Garden Pests And Diseases 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. How do I choose pest and disease-resistant perennials? 
  3. How do I choose healthy garden plants? 
  4. How can I prevent pest problems in my garden? 
  5. What are beneficial garden insects? 
  6. Which plants bring beneficial insects to my garden? 
  7. How do I identify a pest problem in my garden? 
  8. How do I maintain healthy plants? 
  9. How do I help an ailing plant? 
  10. Should I use chemical pesticides in my garden? 
  11. Can chipmunks and squirrels cause damage to my garden? 
  12. How do I keep small rodents and critters out of my garden? 
 Garden Staking 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What is garden 'staking'? 
  3. What is 'pea staking'? 
  4. When is the best time to stake my flowering plants? 
  5. What should I use to stake my plants? 
  6. How do I stake a plant with a single upright stem? 
  7. How do I stake full bushy plants? 
  8. How do I stake perennials that have fallen? 
 Garden Pruning 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What is 'pruning'? 
  3. What variables are involved in pruning? 
  4. How much pruning does a plant need? 
  5. Which plants don't respond to pruning before they flower? 
  6. What is 'deadheading'? 
  7. How do I deadhead a plant? 
  8. What does it mean to 'cut back' a plant? 
  9. How do I cut back plants? 
  10. Why would I want to delay my plants from blooming? 
  11. How do I delay blooming in my garden? 
 Dividing Perennials 
  1. Tracy DiSabato-Aust
  2. What does it mean to 'divide' perennials? 
  3. How do I know a perennial needs dividing? 
  4. When should I divide perennials? 
  5. How do you divide perennials? 

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