Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. The Islamic Landscape 3
5. 2. Making the Desert Bloom 13
6. 3. The Science of Gardening 29
7. 4. Organizing the Earth 39
8. 5. Trees and Plants 51
9. 6. Representations of Gardens and Landscape 63
10. 7. Imaginary Gardens 75
11. 8. The Garden as Paradise 89
12. 9. The Here and Hereafter 103
13. 10. A Garden in Landscape 117
14. 11. Religion and Culture 131
15. List of Gardens and Sites 147
16. Glossary 225
17. Notes 227
18. Bibliography 241
19. Index 255
20. Acknowledgments 261