Mara Grey

The Lazy Gardener

Illustrator: Kafanov, Vasily

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For busy people who don't have time to garden, "The Lazy Gardener" covers everything from choosing the right plants to designing a manageable garden and paring down chores. 20 drawings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 230g
• ISBN-13: 9780028622170
• ISBN-10: 0028622170
• Artikelnr.: 24621720

Autorenporträt

Mara Grey is the authors of The Lazy Gardener, published by Wiley. Vasily Kafanov is the illustrator of The Lazy Gardener, published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Are You a Lazy Gardener? vii
A Quick Quiz: HELP!! I'm Too Busy Too Read This Book ix
Part One: The Big Picture 1
Chapter 1: What's a Garden for, Anyway? 3
Chapter 2: Your Basic Ingredients: Sun, Soil, Water, Air  11
Chapter 3: Trust Your Plants 21
Part Two: Planning For Independence 25
Chapter 4: Designs Creating the Skeletons 27
Chapter 5: Making Choices 35
Chapter 6: Walls, Fences and Other Boundaries 41
Chapter 7: Covering Some Ground: Mulches and Ground Covers 45
Chapter 8: Independent Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs 53
Chapter 9: Shrubs and Trees: The Flesh on the Bones 63
Chapter 10: Do You Really Want Vegetables? 69
Chapter 11: Welcoming Wildlife 75
Chapter 12: Your Garden as a Sacred Space 81
Part Three: Getting Your Hands in the Dirt 85
Chapter 13: Gardners Guilt (and How to Cure It) 87
Chapter 14: Getting Down to Work 93
Chapter 15: How to Do It... If You Must 99
Chapter 16: Starting a Garden From Scratch 111
Chapter 17: Redoing an Existing Garden 117
Chapter 18: Weeds 123
Chapter 19: Worthy Opponents: Slugs, Rots and Other Natural Disasters 129
Chapter 20: Tools for Pleasure 135
Epilogue: Endings and Conclusions 141
Index: 143