Tips for the Lazy Gardener

Tips for the Lazy Gardener
Author: Linda Tilgner
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2014-11-24
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1612122779

Linda Tilger encourages you to embrace the lazy gardener within to work smarter and relax harder. With hundreds of time-saving techniques, Tips for the Lazy Gardener shows you how easy it can be to grow hearty vegetables and fragrant herbs. Covering everything from planning an efficient garden to effective shortcuts for harvesting your crops, Tilga’s expert suggestions are designed to mitigate chore time while increasing your gardening pleasure. Enjoy a thriving and abundant garden — without all the back-breaking, energy-sapping work.

Tips for the Lazy Gardener

Tips for the Lazy Gardener
Author: Antony Atha
Publisher: Gramercy Books
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2001
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780517163191

The perfect reference guide for those who lack the time or experience, but want to make the most of their garden. With 150 four-color photographs throughout, separate sections on roses, annuals, perennials, bulbs, vegetable and herb gardens, shrubs, a special calendar to use as a guide for planting, as well as tips on equipment, this book is an invaluable, one-volume reference.

You Grow Girl

You Grow Girl
Author: Gayla Trail
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2008-06-16
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1439103518

This is not your grandmother's gardening book. You Grow Girl is a hip, humorous how-to for crafty gals everywhere who are discovering a passion for gardening but lack the know-how to turn their dreams of homegrown tomatoes and fresh-cut flowers into a reality. Gayla Trail, creator of YouGrowGirl.com, provides guidance for both beginning and intermediate gardeners with engaging tips, projects, and recipes -- whether you have access to a small backyard or merely to a fire escape. You Grow Girl eliminates the intimidation factor and reveals how easy and enjoyable it can be to cultivate plants and flowers even when resources and space are limited. Divided into accessible sections like Plan, Plant, and Grow, You Grow Girl takes readers through the entire gardening experience: Preparing soil Nurturing seedlings Fending off critters Reaping the bounty Readying plants for winter Preparing for the seasons ahead Gayla also includes a wealth of ingenious and creative projects, such as: Transforming your garden's harvest into lush bath and beauty products Converting household junk into canny containers Growing and bagging herbal tea Concocting homemade pest repellents ...and much, much more. Witty, wise, and as practical as it is stylish, You Grow Girl is guaranteed to show you how to get your garden on. All you need is a windowsill and a dream!

The Lazy Gardener

The Lazy Gardener
Author: Mara Grey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 165
Release: 1998-04-30
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0028622170

Do you enjoy natural beauty but dont have the time to cultivate a garden Have you always longed for a beautiful yard, but find the idea of self-imposed yard work downright unpleasant For 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. Grey writes for such publications as Horticulture Magazine, and teaches classes on gardening and landscape designthis year she will be teaching a Lazy Gardener course.

Lasagna Gardening

Lasagna Gardening
Author: Patricia Lanza
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1998
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780875967950

Explains how to use a system of layered mulch materials, including newspaper, leaves, and grass clippings, to provide a nutrient-rich base for healthy gardens and robust flowers, herbs, vegetables, and fruits

The Lazy Gardener

The Lazy Gardener
Author: Don Burke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2008
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781877069628

Creating the perfect garden should be simple and fun and, with a little know how, it can be. In The Lazy Gardener, Don Burke has created a fuss-free guide to low-maintenance gardening. With a sense of humour Australians have come to know and love, Don inspires us to create fabulous havens for kicking back and relaxing, tells us how to grow fruit and vegetables the easy way and reveals how to design magical play areas for children. He introduces us to the wonders of manure,solutions to weed control and provides a comprehensive guide on when to plant just about everything.Don Burke is one of Australia s foremost experts on gardening. Through long-running lifestyle television programs Burke s Backyard and Backyard Blitz, as well as Burke s Backyard magazine, Don Burke is a household name. With his help, families across the country have been transforming their backyards into fabulousoutdoor living spaces for more than 25 years.

The Lazy Gardener's Guide to Easy Fruits and Berries

The Lazy Gardener's Guide to Easy Fruits and Berries
Author: Trey Watson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Berries
ISBN: 9780998227238

Are you a gardener looking for new and interesting plants? Are you a farmers market vendor looking for new produce? Are you a beginner or seasoned gardener who wants to grow fruit, but finds that task difficult to achieve? If so, this is the book for you! Goumi berries, pitanga, and mulberries are just a handful of the dozen easy-to-grow fruits and berries detailed in this book. Filled with pictures and gardening tips, The Lazy Gardener's Guide to Easy Fruits and Berries gives you everything you need to know about growing, propagating, container growing, harvesting, and using these easy fruits and berries.