{"product_id":"the-lazy-gardener-isbn-9780028622170","title":"The Lazy Gardener","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo you enjoy natural beauty but dont have the time to cultivate a garden\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHave you always longed for a beautiful yard, but find the idea of self-imposed yard work downright unpleasant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFor busy people who want to have a garden but dont have the timeor dont want to spend the time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lazy Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eHELP I'm Too Busy to Read This Book\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Lazy Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e, is broadcast in Washington, and she has a newspaper column by the same name. Grey writes for such publications as \u003ci\u003eHorticulture Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and teaches classes on gardening and landscape designthis year she will be teaching a Lazy Gardener course.\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMara Grey\u003c\/b\u003e is the authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Lazy Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVasily Kafanov\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Lazy Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990275211493,"sku":"NP9780028622170","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780028622170.jpg?v=1761787162","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-lazy-gardener-isbn-9780028622170","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}