You can have fun and feel pride in your gorgeous sunny or shady garden. It requires little or no maintenance to look beautiful year around, day or night, if you follow the simple directions in “Easy Gardens Volume 18 “ Nighttime and City Gardens.� Discover plans for window boxes and gardens on your balcony, roof, doorstep or yard. Enjoy hanging gardens or climbing gardens “ your choice! For 20 years I lived in a huge city, Philadelphia, and enjoyed my peaceful retreat which bloomed 12 months a year. Enjoy the serenity of your private garden or blend with the excitement of a bustling city by following the easy steps in these 203 pages. You, too, can do this. It seems almost unbelievable, but in one year you can have fun and watch your easy garden grow. SELECT A QUICK AND EASY GARDEN STYLE to match your needs. Decide what you want to do in your garden, look at the physical layout and shape of your garden, choose the color and texture of your flowers, bulbs, bushes and trees by following the easy steps. PREPARE THE SOIL or use the container or raised bed designs which do not require digging. SELECT THE PLANTS by growing season so that you can have flowers every month with little work. Each year they will grow, bloom and die back on their own. Do the work one year and reap the harvest for many years to come. PLANT YOUR PLANTS AND BULBS so that few weeds can grow, water them the easy way and enjoy your slice of Heaven. Learn about selecting, planting and enjoying TREES AND BUSHES as they become beautiful every year with their blossoms, fruit, colorful leaves and berries. You can also select evergreen trees and shrubs so that you have a wide range of colors, shapes and designs in your garden year around. Valuable information is also included on compost, fertilizer, mulch, weeds, disease and where you can find bargains and FREE PLANTS. Enjoy “Easy Gardens Volume 18� so that you can have a gorgeous city garden in the day or at night by following the simple steps. You can also purchase the complete book, “Easy Gardens A to Z,� at www.amazon.com. “Easy Gardens A to Z� includes all the information from the smaller volumes PLUS MORE! The original “Easy Gardens A to Z� is a compilation of all I have read and learned firsthand over the years. It is written in a format both beginning and experienced gardeners will find easy to follow, using common names for plants. It requires little or no maintenance for your garden to look beautiful year around if you follow the directions in “Easy Gardens A to Z�”the only book you need to purchase. Guided by the table of contents, you will readily find answers to all your questions on the 353 pages: FROM designing your garden by following the easy steps in the 47 complete garden designs plus HUNDREDS of other design ideas; TO designing decks, paths and water features; TO preparing your soil or using the no-dig raised bed designs; TO planting and maintaining shady and sunny perennial and annual flowers, vegetables, fruits, bulbs, grasses, climbers, bushes and trees; TO dealing with garden compost, fertilizer, pests, weeds and disease; TO reaping your harvest. Each page of “Easy Gardens A to Z� is filled with a wealth of ideas and easy directions on how to create your own little slice of paradise. The 47 special gardens include designs and plants suggested to create an adventure play area for children, a wheelchair accessible garden, a garden for visually impaired or a garden for cooking or relaxing. Also included are fragrant and romantic gardens, night gardens which glow in the dark, classic cottage gardens, hanging gardens and gardens designed for a noisy city balcony or windy rooftop. You might like a star-shaped garden in silvers, blues and lavenders or a beautiful tiled garden which can have little or no plantings. Enjoy your slice of Heaven...
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