"Simplify your outdoor space with smart design solutions and plant choices" -- Cover

Introduction -- Help! My garden has taken me hostage! -- The "custom-sized" garden - perfectly fitted to your changing needs -- The elimination round : You be the judge -- The big swap - plant this, not that! -- Design solutions for (almost) auto-pilot gardens -- Remarkable perennials, groundcovers, and bulbs -- The new glamour plants : flowering shrubs, ornamental trees and evergreens -- Contain yourself, please! Outstanding annuals, vegetables and shrubs for containers -- I can see clearly now, the "pain" is gone!

In The Right-Size Flower Garden, Mendez shares her successful recipes for having a garden you can manage (and love) - for half the work. It's all about choosing high-value, low-maintenance plants and making simple design changes. Her practical tips, "plant this, not that" lists, and time-and-energy-saving shortcuts will help every gardener - beginner and experienced.--COVER