The Lazy Gardener Paperback / softback

Do you enjoy natural beauty but dont have the time to cultivate a gardenHave you always longed for a beautiful yard, but find the idea of self-imposed yard work downright unpleasantFor busy people who want to have a garden but dont have the timeor dont want to spend the time The Lazy Gardener tells us how to decrease the effort and increase the enjoyment of having a garden, in an amusing but practical way.

Readers can get right to the heart of their problems by starting with a fun, hands-on quiz called HELP I'm Too Busy to Read This Book, or spend a leisurely afternoon reading the book from cover to cover.

The author covers everything from choosing the right plants for your environment to designing a manageable garden and paring down chores.

The book is illustrated with beautiful drawings by Vasily Kafanov.

Mara Grey has been a professional gardener for over 20 years.

Her weekly radio show, The Lazy Gardener, is broadcast in Washington, and she has a newspaper column by the same name.

Grey writes for such publications as Horticulture Magazine, and teaches classes on gardening and landscape designthis year she will be teaching a Lazy Gardener course.