This book is packed with advice not only on how to style and structure a variety of beautiful low maintenance gardens but also on how to eliminate traditional garden chores. Crush-planted perennial s, mulched beds of shrubs, ground cover plants, wildflower meadows and automatic irrigation are just some of the laborsaving measures discussed, each of which s fully described and illustrated. The book also provides a unique guide, illustrated with full color artwork, to plants that require minimum pruning.