{"product_id":"the-lazy-gardener-9780028622170","title":"The Lazy Gardener","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you enjoy natural beauty but dont have the time to cultivate a gardenHave you always longed for a beautiful yard, but find the idea of self-imposed yard work downright unpleasantFor busy people who want to have a garden but dont have the timeor dont want to spend the time The Lazy Gardener tells us how to decrease the effort and increase the enjoyment of having a garden, in an amusing but practical way. Readers can get right to the heart of their problems by starting with a fun, hands-on quiz called HELP I'm Too Busy to Read This Book, or spend a leisurely afternoon reading the book from cover to cover. The author covers everything from choosing the right plants for your environment to designing a manageable garden and paring down chores. The book is illustrated with beautiful drawings by Vasily Kafanov. Mara Grey has been a professional gardener for over 20 years. Her weekly radio show, The Lazy Gardener, is broadcast in Washington, and she has a newspaper column by the same name. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e: Are You a Lazy Gardener? vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Quick Quiz\u003c\/i\u003e: HELP!! I'm Too Busy Too Read This Book ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Big Picture 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChapter 1: What's a Garden for, Anyway? 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Your Basic Ingredients: Sun, Soil, Water, Air  11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Trust Your Plants 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Planning For Independence 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChapter 4: Designs Creating the Skeletons 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Making Choices 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Walls, Fences and Other Boundaries 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Covering Some Ground: Mulches and Ground Covers 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Independent Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Shrubs and Trees: The Flesh on the Bones 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Do You Really Want Vegetables? 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Welcoming Wildlife 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Your Garden as a Sacred Space 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Getting Your Hands in the Dirt 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChapter 13: Gardners Guilt (and How to Cure It) 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Getting Down to Work 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: How to Do It... If You Must 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: Starting a Garden From Scratch 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: Redoing an Existing Garden 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: Weeds 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Worthy Opponents: Slugs, Rots and Other Natural Disasters 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: Tools for Pleasure 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEpilogue:\u003c\/i\u003e Endings and Conclusions 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex:\u003c\/i\u003e 143","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399622009175,"sku":"9780028622170","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780028622170.jpg?v=1730468164","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lazy-gardener-9780028622170","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}