title: Garden Myths: Book 1
author:  Robert Pavlis 
description: Robert Pavlis is a well-known speaker, and educator with over 40 years of gardening experience. He is the author of Building Natural Ponds, and publishes the popular gardening blogs; GardenMyths.com and GardenFundamentals.com. As the owner and head gardener of Aspen Grove Gardens, a six-acre botanical garden, he grows 3,000 varieties of plants.
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  # Sylva, Vol. 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### John Evelyn
  
  
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  * [INTRODUCTION.](sylv_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  * [TO THE READER.](sylv_split_3.html#1_0_3)
  
  
  * [ADVERTISEMENT.](sylv_split_4.html#1_0_4)
  
  
  * [Amico carissimo Johanni Evelyno,. Armigero,](sylv_split_5.html#1_0_5)
  
  
  * [THE GARDEN. To J. Evelyn, Esquire.](sylv_split_6.html#1_0_6)
  
  
  * [ENDROLOGIA](sylv_split_7.html#1_0_7)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [THE FIRST BOOK](sylv_split_7.html#1_1)
  
  
    * [CHAPTER I. Of the Earth, Soil, Seed, Air, and
  
  
  Water.
  
  
  * [CHAPTER II. Of the Seminary and of Transplanting.](sylv_split_9.html#1_1_2)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [CHAPTER III. Of the Oak.](sylv_split_10.html#1_1_3)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IV. Of the Elm.](sylv_split_11.html#1_1_4)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER V. Of the Beech.](sylv_split_12.html#1_1_5)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VI. Of the Horn-beam.](sylv_split_13.html#1_1_6)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VII. Of the Ash.](sylv_split_14.html#1_1_7)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VIII. Of the Chesn