Gardens For People Who Hate to Garden: How to Grow Gorgeous Gardens with Minimal Effort and on a Limited Budget
By (Author) Ila Lane Gross
Skyhorse Publishing
Sky Pony Press
22nd July 2026
United States
General
Non Fiction
Gardening: flowers and ornamental plants
256
Width 190mm, Height 228mm
302g
Gardens for People Who Hate to Garden shows how anyone can create a stunning, low-maintenance garden by working smarter-not harder-with simple, practical strategies that fit even the busiest lifestyles and limited budgets.
Wish you could have a lush, beautiful garden-without giving up your weekends, your wallet, or your sanity Ila Gross has the answer. In Gardens for People Who Hate to Garden, she shares her tried-and-true secrets for creating glorious, low-maintenance gardens that thrive with minimal effort.
Drawing on her experience cultivating eighteen diverse gardens--from wildflower meadows to cutting beds--Gross proves you don't need a green thumb or endless free time to enjoy a vibrant outdoor space. With humor and wisdom, she guides you to plant what wants to grow, embrace a little imperfection, and discover the magic of gardens that practically take care of themselves.
Packed with practical tips for choosing the right plants, trimming just enough, and spending only minutes a week on upkeep, this book is your ticket to a fabulous, fuss-free garden. If you'd rather relax than weed, but still crave armfuls of blooms and a yard that makes you smile, this is the gardening guide you've been waiting for.
Ila Lane Gross is an enthusiastic, overly ambitious gardener who, for the past 45 years, has been inspired by gardens all over the world to create her own special no-effort plantings. Learning from her many mistakes and her occasional successes, she has created fifteen different gardens, ranging from a flower maze in a wild field and a spring bulb garden in a wooded area, to her large cutting garden, water garden, and small herb garden. Ila and her husband split their time between New York City and East Chatham.