The Lazy Gardener

Auteur

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

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

Contenu

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