Rodale S Weekend Gardener

How to have a beautiful yard & a bountiful garden when you're too busy to give them more than weekend care. From "Making the Least of Garden Care" to "Picking Unpicky Plants," Rodale's Weekend Gardener gives homeowners the know-how they need to have a great-looking garden.

If you long for a great-looking garden but want to spend more time enjoying it rather than looking after it, The Weekend Gardner has the solutions. More than 50 quick-and-easy, low-maintenance projects show you how to turn your gardening dreams into reality. The book is packed with creative ideas, from brightening up your walls and window ledges and creating colourful beds and boarders, to making a new lawn and laying out simple paths. A Gardening Basics section provides a handy step-by-step guide to all the most common gardening techniques, from sowing, weeding and watering to pruning and dealing with garden pests and diseases.

Beautiful gardens for busy people. This book does not presume an interest in gardening, only a desire to make the garden as the owner would like it with minimum time and effort.

Presents time-saving techniques for growing healthy fruit and vegetable gardens, including tips on tools, composting, and watering