The Budget-Wise Gardener

Kerry Ann Mendez is a "down and dirty" dynamo, connecting with other hands-on gardeners to speak into common bonds and share her considerable know-how.

Préface

• Review copies to national print media and radio (targeted)
• Review copies to leading gardening and lifestyle bloggers (targeted)
• Author gives over 25 workshops and webinars and 60-70 talks a year at regional home and garden shows, conferences, garden clubs. Mostly in New England and Mid-Atlantic.
• Niche marketing by publisher to garden centers and nurseries.

Auteur

Kerry Ann Mendez is the owner of Perennially Yours, a landscaping company focusing on the art of low-maintenance perennial gardening. Perennially Yours gardens have been featured in numerous garden and lifestyle magazines, newspapers, radio and television shows. Mendez s most recent book is The Right-Size Flower Garden (St. Lynn s 2015). A busy lecturer and teacher, each year she gives over 25 workshops and webinars, and 60-70 talks. She is the founder of the annual Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposiums at the Equinox Resort in Vermont, and recently hosted 6 national webinars for Horticulture magazine. www.pyours.com.

Texte du rabat

A savvy garden pro shares little-known money-saving secrets and tricks of the garden center trade that consumers need to know to get good deals.

Échantillon de lecture
How to Score Great Plants for Lessor for Free!
[from the introduction to Chapter 1]

Welcome to the Academy of Shrewd Plant Hunters! My mission is to equip you with superior plant scouting skills for capturing the healthiest, best-priced plants and eliminating costly poor decisions. The end goal: heavenly-looking, budget-wise gardens that do not create hell on earth.

The following sharp-shooting, purchasing tips are not only about keeping more money in your wallet, you will also receive insightful briefings on how to avoid costly mistakes, such as buying plants with inferior genetics or placing the wrong plant in the wrong spot for the wrong reasons.

As a sophisticated plant geek, you will be able to successfully maneuver many different terrains and situations i.e., garden centers, mail-order catalogs, garage sales, friends bearing plants from their gardens making informed, money-saving, smarter decisions that will result in luxurious gardens and landscapes.

Contenu
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: How to Score Great Plants for Less.or for Free!
Chapter 2: Refined Dumpster Diving: Plant Sources and Treasure Maps
Chapter 3: Design Secrets that Save Money
Chapter 4: Regal Containers on a Dollar-Store Budget
Resources
Index