The Weekend Garden Guide: Work-Saving Ways to a Beautiful Backyard

by Susan A. Roth

Book Overview

A sensible, low-maintenance approach to yards and gardens, featuring practical how-to information. Includes a whole-yard strategy to minimize garden chores and use time effectively; landscape designs for a groundcover lawn, perennial border, and woodland and cottage gardens; and a 32-page section of beautiful gardens and gorgeous low-maintenance features in stunning color photographs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878579338
• ISBN13: 9780878579334
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Changed my way of thinking

I've read numerous gardening books in the last year and this one was the best. Roth focuses on how to garden successfully and easily. She provides tips on what plants are likely to grow well, and what plants are more demanding (and possibly avoided!). She changed my way of thinking about gardening from what looked "pretty" and probably an expensive waste of time, to what would work and be better in the long run.

Great book for those who know very little about gardening!

I found this book by accident, and it has made me a gardener! I wanted to create a landscape that was beautiful, but not time-consuming. Not only did this book tell me how to do this, but it provides helpful, comprehensive lists of plants, trees, bushes, etc. that don't require a lot of maintenance. It provides lots of helpful suggestions that are EASY to install and maintain. The book is now a permanent part of my gardening tool box, ready to pull out whenever I need it.