The Time-Saving Garden

If you love your garden but never seem to have enough time to devote to it, try gardening smarter! Did you know, for example, that grass clippings make  a great mulch for keeping bed and borders weed-free and that French marigolds attract aphid-eating hoverflies? Or that you can banish ivy forever with just a few simple steps, to save all the bother of hacking at it every few weeks?

Follow the hundreds of ideas in this essential guide and you’ll eliminate unnecessary chores, slash pruning and hedging time by 70%,  discover ingenious new ways of cutting out pests and creating great compost.

• 220 low-care plant directory
• 10 golden rules of time-saving gardening
• Step-by-step instructions and diagrams
• Tips on lawn care, what and when to plant, equipment, recycling
  and much more besides!