The Budget-Wise Gardener: With Hundreds of Money-Saving Buying & Design Tips for Planting the Best for Less

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This book proves that you don't need mega bucks to have a beautiful garden. The secret is having savvy garden pro Kerry Mendez by your side. In The Budget-Wise Gardener, Mendez gives the inside scoop on nailing the best deals and having it all: selecting plants that give you the most bang for your buck, timing your purchases to take advantage of deep discounts and giveaways, finding treasures at plant, bulb and seed swaps - and much more. Her chapters take you from "How to Score Great Plants for Less...or for Free!" and "Design Secrets that Save Money" to "Regal Containers on a Dollar-Store Budget." With luscious color photos on nearly every page, this is an essential guide to creating the garden of your dreams without breaking the bank.

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"It's a great little book that you will probably enjoy reading as much as I did. It's equally good for gift giving (think house warming, new gardener, birthdays, etc.). ... You get hundreds of tips in this little volume. It is well-written, a pleasure to explore and downright helpful, which I don't say about many gardening books." * All the Dirt on Gardening Blog *
"Kerry Ann Mendez has revealed the best trade secrets for maximizing your garden budget! This book is full of great strategies to save time while getting the most bang for your buck. This is a must have resource for practical applications in every outdoor space." * Brie Arthur, horticulturist, author of The Foodscape Revolution *
"Any time I can save money on my gardening obsession Im happy. But getting the dirt on great garden-related deals from Kerry Ann Mendez will always get my attention. As a talented designer and frugal gardener, Kerry Anns advice is money in the bank and well worth my time. " * Joe Lampl, founder of joegardener.com and creator/host of Growing a Greener World on national PBS *
...appealing to the thrifty gardener who wants to be the talk of the town without breaking the bank. Kerry Anns vast plant knowledge and enthusiasm for suggesting just the right plant for every situation makes a seat at her lecture and a copy of the accompanying plant list, two of the hottest things to score at the show! Her presentations are paced perfectly for the novice as well as the master gardener to pick up new ideas and walk away just about aching for the gardening season to come!" * Carolyn Weston, Show Director, Boston Flower & Garden Show *
"Kerry is knowledgeable, articulate, and engaging. She delivers fresh, helpful information with brio and class great stuff that home gardeners and pros alike didnt know they needed to know in order to have better, more sustainable, easier, lovelier gardens. Kerry hits a home run every time." * Owen Dell, landscape architect, author of The Layered Garden *
"The Budget-Wise Gardeners subtitle says it all: With Hundreds of Money-Saving Buying & Design Tips for Planting the Best for Less. The book has so many ideas and strategies that you are bound to have a beautiful garden and not break the bank or your back. An additional interpretation of the Kerry Ann Mendez gardening mantra could be how to spend less money and time on yard maintenance, all the while keeping in mind sustainable practices such as saving water, attracting pollinators and using friendly pesticides." -- George Graine * George Graine, Fairfax, VA, Master Gardener *
Kerry Ann Mendez is a "down and dirty" dynamo, connecting with other hands-on gardeners to speak into common bonds and share her considerable know-how. * Tovah Martin, author of Tasha Tudors Garden *

Author Bio

Kerry Ann Mendez is the owner of Perennially Yours, a landscaping company focusing on the art of low-maintenance perennial gardening. Perennially Yours gardens have been featured in numerous garden and lifestyle magazines, newspapers, radio and television shows. Mendezs most recent book is The Right-Size Flower Garden (St. Lynns 2015). A busy lecturer and teacher, each year she gives over 25 workshops and webinars, and 60-70 talks. She is the founder of the annual Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposiums at the Equinox Resort in Vermont, and recently hosted 6 national webinars for Horticulture magazine. www.pyours.com. She resides in Kennebunk, Maine.