How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work: Shameless Tricks for Growing Radically Simple Flowers, Veggies, Lawns, Landscaping, and More

Do you love the look of a stunning flowerbed or a nice expanse of lawn bordered by attractive shrubs, but don't have time to spend the whole weekend in your backyard? It's time to cheat--in a smart way. In How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work, you'll find hundreds of work-reducing, time-saving, cost-cutting gardening tips that will reward you with the best-looking yard and garden you've ever had with less work than ever before.

Cheating on garden and yard tasks is part attitude adjustment, part shortcuts, and part simplicity--with a healthy dose of making clever choices. You'll discover effective and efficient methods to complete just about every garden project, chore, cleanup, or predicament you'll face.

Set aside the things you've done for years and discover:

  • How the right tool can save you time--and save your back
  • That doing less for your lawn actually means better results
  • Why planting a diversion crop cuts down on your pest-patrol efforts
  • That groundcovers and foliage plants are no-hassle solutions for weedy flowerbeds

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How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work: Shameless Tricks for Growing Radically Simple Flowers, Veggies, Lawns, Landscaping, and More

Do you love the look of a stunning flowerbed or a nice expanse of lawn bordered by attractive shrubs, but don't have time to spend the whole weekend in your backyard? It's time to cheat--in a smart way. In How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work, you'll find hundreds of work-reducing, time-saving, cost-cutting gardening tips that will reward you with the best-looking yard and garden you've ever had with less work than ever before.

Cheating on garden and yard tasks is part attitude adjustment, part shortcuts, and part simplicity--with a healthy dose of making clever choices. You'll discover effective and efficient methods to complete just about every garden project, chore, cleanup, or predicament you'll face.

Set aside the things you've done for years and discover:

  • How the right tool can save you time--and save your back
  • That doing less for your lawn actually means better results
  • Why planting a diversion crop cuts down on your pest-patrol efforts
  • That groundcovers and foliage plants are no-hassle solutions for weedy flowerbeds

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How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work: Shameless Tricks for Growing Radically Simple Flowers, Veggies, Lawns, Landscaping, and More

How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work: Shameless Tricks for Growing Radically Simple Flowers, Veggies, Lawns, Landscaping, and More

by Jeff Bredenberg
How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work: Shameless Tricks for Growing Radically Simple Flowers, Veggies, Lawns, Landscaping, and More

How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work: Shameless Tricks for Growing Radically Simple Flowers, Veggies, Lawns, Landscaping, and More

by Jeff Bredenberg

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Overview

Do you love the look of a stunning flowerbed or a nice expanse of lawn bordered by attractive shrubs, but don't have time to spend the whole weekend in your backyard? It's time to cheat--in a smart way. In How to Cheat at Gardening and Yard Work, you'll find hundreds of work-reducing, time-saving, cost-cutting gardening tips that will reward you with the best-looking yard and garden you've ever had with less work than ever before.

Cheating on garden and yard tasks is part attitude adjustment, part shortcuts, and part simplicity--with a healthy dose of making clever choices. You'll discover effective and efficient methods to complete just about every garden project, chore, cleanup, or predicament you'll face.

Set aside the things you've done for years and discover:

  • How the right tool can save you time--and save your back
  • That doing less for your lawn actually means better results
  • Why planting a diversion crop cuts down on your pest-patrol efforts
  • That groundcovers and foliage plants are no-hassle solutions for weedy flowerbeds


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781605295008
Publisher: Rodale
Publication date: 04/14/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Jeff Bredenberg has authored, coauthored, and edited more than 20 titles, and he frequently shares his how-to tips in TV and radio appearances and newspaper and magazine articles. He's written three other books in the How to Cheat series and empowers homeowners to get things done faster, better, and cheaper.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction One Incredible Tip, Alone Worth the Price of This Book x

Chapter 1 The Cheating Frame of Mind 1

Chapter 2 Soil: A Healthy Garden, from the Ground Up 9

Chapter 3 Vegetables: The Juiciest Shortcuts 29

Chapter 4 The Sweet 16: Experts' Favorite Can't-Miss Veggie Varieties 73

Chapter 5 Sneaky Garden and Yard Design 99

Chapter 6 Sub-Plots: Raised Beds, Containers, Rooftops, and More 151

Chapter 7 The Rot Stuff: The World's Easiest Composting 185

Chapter 8 Flowers Made Easy-Even for Late Bloomers 209

Chapter 9 Grass: Bringing Peace to the Turf War 235

Chapter 10 Trees and Shrubs: Trimming Down the Maintenance 261

Chapter 11 The Handiest Tools and Sneakiest Storage 299

Chapter 12 Seasonal Challenges: Weeds, Leaves, Snow, Ice, Heat, Drought, and Deluge 321

Chapter 13 At Peace with Mother Nature: Bugs, Bunnies, Bambi, Groundhogs, and More 333

Recommended Reading 355

Index 357

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