A curmudgeonly compilation of all things frustrating about maintaining the average domestic garden Grump's attempts to improve his outdoor areas are thwarted at every turn. His lawn develops alopecia, his fruit trees are shunned by all pollinating insects, his vegetables are a big hit with slugs, and his Indian sandstone patio becomes an ingenious sunken garden. He shares his misery in such chapters as Pruning, Weeding, Compost (Amos is convinced...