Overview
Today, the reality of a ""bigger is better"" garden no longer holds the same allure as a ""small is beautiful"" one. We're busy, we're aging, and the demands of the garden can feel overwhelming. What to do? Make smarter use of the space we have and the plants we select, says garden expert Kerry Ann Mendez. In The Right-Size Flower Garden, she shares her successful recipe for having a garden we can manage and love again...the right-size, low maintenance, drought tolerant garden. The goal is ditching 50% of the work by choosing high-value plants and making simple design changes. You'll learn which plants to switch out, which ones aren't worth the effort, and which tools and practices will take the ""chore"" out of gardening. The Right-Size Flower Garden is filled with beautiful full-color photos, practical tips, ""plant this not that"" lists, and valuable shortcuts to success.
Full Product Details
Author: Kerry Ann Mendez
Publisher: St. Lynn's Press
Imprint: St. Lynn's Press
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9780989268875
ISBN 10: 098926887
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 02 April 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
The book, The Right-Size Flower Garden, provides excellent suggestions to simplify the garden by selecting the right plants and using a few smart gardening techniques.--Sue Kittek The Morning Call
The Right-Size Flower Garden by Kerry Ann Mendez (St. Lynn's Press) is liberating. Many of us want gorgeous landscaping, bountiful veggie gardens and yards that make our neighbors jealous. Often we spend an extraordinary amount of time and money to obtain those results. When we fall short, we become disappointed and the yard doesn't look its best. (We have all said, That used to be a great yard until the new people moved in. ) Mendez suggests admitting you may not have the desire or energy to maintain the garden you think you should have.--Jill Sell Cleveland Plain Dealer
It s the right idea at the right time for boomers and others who still love to garden or spend time outdoors but don t have the time (or healthy backs) to keep up their former hectic pace.--Debbie Arrington The Sacramento Bee
Author Information
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 is the author of The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Top Ten Lists and Top Ten Lists for Beautiful Shade, and is the founder of the annual Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposiums at the Equinox Resort in Vermont. A busy lecturer and teacher, she gives over 25 workshops and 60-70 talks yearly. She recently hosted 6 national webinars for Horticulture magazine. www.pyours.com.
