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Safety First

Introduction

ABOUT ANNUALS

Benefits of annuals

Annual hardiness

Starting plants from seeds

GARDEN DESIGN

Planning

Fitting the garden into the setting

Garden shapes and sizes

Garden styles

Making good use of containers

Working with color

GARDEN BASICS

Working the soil

Maintaining the garden

Soil amendments and fertilizers

Controlling pests and diseases

Caring for annuals

Collecting and saving seeds

DRYING FLOWERS

Gardens for dried arrangements

A-Z OF FAVORITE ANNUALS

Zone maps

Glossary

Photo credits

Metric Conversion

Length
1 inch	25.4 mm
1 foot	0.3048 m
1 yard	0.9144 m
1 mile	1.61 km
Area
1 square inch	645 mm2
1 square foot	0.0929 m2
1 square yard	0.8361 m2
1 acre	4046.86 m2
1 square mile	2.59 km2
Volume
1 cubic inch	16.3870 cm3
1 cubic foot	0.03 m3
1 cubic yard	0.77 m3

Common Lumber Equivalents

Sizes: Metric cross sections are so close to their U.S. sizes, as noted below, that for most purposes they may be considered equivalents.

Dimensional	1 x 2	19 x 38 mm
lumber	1 x 4	19 x 89 mm
	2 x 2	38 x 38 mm
	2 x 4	38 x 89 mm
	2 x 6	38 x 140 mm
	2 x 8	38 x 184 mm
	2 x 10	38 x 235 mm
	2 x 12	38 x 286 mm
Sheet	4 x 8 ft.	1200 x 2400 mm
sizes	4 x 10 ft.	1200 x 3000 mm
Sheet	¼ in.	6 mm
thicknesses	⅜ in.	9 mm
	½ in.	12 mm
	¾ in.	19 mm
Stud/joist	16 in. o.c.	400 mm o.c.
spacing	24 in. o.c.	600 mm o.c.
Capacity
1 fluid ounce		29.57 mL
1 pint		473.18 mL
1 quart		1.14 L
1 gallon		3.79 L
Weight
1 ounce		28.35g
1 pound		0.45kg

Temperature

Celsius = Fahrenheit − 32 x ⁵/₉

Fahrenheit = Celsius x 1.8 + 32