The Comfortable Lazy Garden - The Beginner's Guide to Gardening and Landscaping with Native Plants

Do Your Friends and Neighbors Ask? ...

"How Come Your Garden Looks So Good When You Hardly Ever
Work On It?"

(The Incredible Secret Is Simple
and It Saves Time and Money Too!)

Dear Gardening Friend,

Are you frustrated with gardening and landscaping because you don’t have a "green thumb" ? Or, maybe you’re an expert gardener, but you’re still looking for that something extra ?

I'm Dr. Ed Rykiel and I am a gardener and a consulting Senior Ecologist.

Like you, I'd like to have an attractive garden that makes the neighbors how I manage to fit gardening into my schedule, but the truth is, I don't have a lot of time to devote to it. So I had to find another way.

And that other way was right there in my education in ecology.

Whether you are just beginning in gardening or you are an expert, I have some truly exciting news for you because I’m about to let you in on one of gardening’s best kept secrets

The Secret to a Beautiful Carefree Garden is Native Plants

If you live on Planet Earth ... you can have a beautiful carefree garden without being a "Master Gardener", or devoting every waking hour to your garden. What you NEED NOW is an easy-to-follow guide that reveals the secrets and how to use them in your gardening and landscaping.

When my guide was completed, I posted a request at a popular gardening forum, Dave's Garden, asking for gardeners who might be interested in reviewing it. In the shaded areas that follow, you can see for yourself what these experienced and not-so-experienced gardeners had to say about "The Comfortable Lazy Garden."

I really enjoyed your book, and although it is geared for beginners, I found there was a lot of valuable information for experienced gardeners also. I particularly liked the tone of the book; it felt more as if I were reading a letter, and your sense of humor had me smiling frequently. The charts are good, and the number of links are incredible. One of the things that stood out most was that I wasn't distracted by incorrect grammar or misspelled words.
     Sharon Townes
     Mansfield, TX

 

Just for a moment, daydream that you …

  • Spend more time enjoying your garden landscape, and less time "farming" it ...

  • Let your garden take care of itself while you do something else ...

  • Spend less time and money on your garden, and getting better results ...

  • Reduce your dependence on toxic chemicals being released to the environment from your garden ...

  • Enjoy a low maintenance, low environmental impact, and high species diversity garden ...

  • Let nature do most of the gardening and landscaping work for you.

 

Now - stop daydreaming and open your eyes to this…

 

A Garden Filled With Native Plants !

black-eyed susan mixed species
mixed species evening primrose

 

Native plants are adapted to grow where YOU live !

That means that they "know" how to survive and thrive on their own. And when you think about it… that stands to reason, doesn't it. After all, they wouldn’t be your Native Plants if they didn’t know how to flourish where you live! But that's just the beginning.

Thank you very much for letting me review your book. I really enjoyed it. I like your approach. Mine is similar and after reading your book, it sounds like I’m working harder than I need to. … The explanations of the 6 basic habitats are very, very helpful. I don’t think I’ve seen it explained so clearly.
     Cheryl

I needed a title

I wrote a book to help you get started with Native Plant Gardening. But what to call it? I wrestled with that trying to come up with the perfect title. So I asked my wife ...

Here's what she came up with. Your garden should make you feel "comfortable" like you're at home relaxing with your shoes off.

It shouldn't make you feel like you better get out there and get to work, so the garden should be OK when you are feeling "lazy" and just want to enjoy it instead of laboring over it.

Put the two together and you get my book title -

--- The Comfortable Lazy Garden ---

101 pages guide you In Seven Easy Steps to YOUR comfortable lazy garden!

 

What an awesome book! I loved it and it is just what beginner’s need easy, concise, and informational. I love the title. As a self proclaimed lazy gardener I can relate to it.
     The book takes all the intimidation factors out of gardening such having large pieces of power equipment to work the soil, lots of money for plants, lots of time for weeding, lots of time for watering (money too for some) and giving people the OK to use native plants in their gardens.
     I think people don’t realize that some of the plants they see everyday in gardens everywhere, are natives. Your book gives people alternatives, and the ability to develop their own style, while keeping them interested by using plants that will live and thrive on neglect.
      Kerrie Hoover
      Woodstock, CT

 

You should be planning your own native plant garden TODAY!

 

Claim your copy of

The Comfortable Lazy Garden

The Beginner's Guide to Gardening and Landscaping
with Native Plants

 

I think your book will be an excellent reference for beginning gardeners. I found it very accessible and easy to read. I liked your conversational style toward the reader and found your examples and descriptions to be quite vivid. You let the reader know that there is a world of information out there without intimidating lists of instructions and requirements. I also appreciated that your tone encourages gardeners to use native plants without implying that the garden full of non-natives is "bad" or morally wrong. I have seen a lot of that and I personally find it to be very discouraging. I like your framework of easy-to-follow steps and your reassurances that gardening is easy and fun.
     Deborah Holliday
     Lansing, Michigan

 

Make these worries a thing of the past!

  • Worried about my soil. Do I need to add stuff to it?

  • Constantly watering to keep my plants alive. Is there a secret to this?

  • Can't figure out which fertilizer is right and how much to use.

  • Re-planting in the summer to replace my dead plants.

  • Buying new seeds and plants every year.

  • Wondering where that volunteer plant in my garden came from. Should I pluck it?

  • Trying to keep every leaf green and every plant alive and healthy. Is this a losing proposition?

  • Worried about pests and diseases. What do I need to know?

 

I read your book today and enjoyed it very much, you have some very good ideas about garden planning and selection of plants. Also a very good list of sites to help a gardener learn more if he so desires. All in all, I think your book is very good and I would recommend it, especially for someone new to native plant gardening, or even just a new gardener.
     Josephine Keeney
     Texas

 

The Comfortable Lazy Garden answers your questions.

 

  • What IS A Native Plant?

  • What is an "invasive" species?

  • What Plants Grow Where?

  • Can I Find the Plants I Want On The Internet?

  • How Do I Give My Plants A Head Start?

  • How Much Fertilizer Should I Use?

  • Can a little fungus really help my plants grow better?

  • Where can I get native plants for FREE?

  • I like my non-native plants too. Am I missing something here?

And much, much more!

 


-- A Side Note to the experienced gardeners in the audience --
As an expert, you might get even more out of "The Comfortable Lazy Garden" than a less experienced gardener. With over 130 clickable links to native plant gardening and landscaping resources, even if you are an expert gardener, you will discover a secret or two to pique your interest.

Your links and lists are fantastic, and the fact that you pull no punches with the invasives is great. I think this is especially important as more people to start to see the value of natives. I think your book will become a very valuable resource to those who have no experience with natives. They will probably go into shock when they find out how easy gardening really can be.
     Kathleen Tenpas
     Panama, NY

 

Special Gift !

Many people would like to add a water element to their landscape. When you invest in "The Comfortable Lazy Garden", you will also receive this special 52 page guide,

"Water Garden Magic: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Creating
Beautiful Ponds and Enchanting Waterscapes"

 

Enjoy The Comfortable Lazy Garden for a full 60 days.

If you decide that the ideas you discover in the book won't save you more money and time than the price, please request a full 100% No-Questions-Asked refund.

I'd much rather give you a refund than have you feel you didn't get your money's worth of ideas, tips, and resources about native plant gardening and landscaping.

 

  • The Comfortable Lazy Garden costs less than a bag of lawn fertilizer and will save you much more.

  • In a matter of seconds, The Comfortable Lazy Garden will be on your desktop.

  • You get the correct information you need to make your native plant garden a success.

  • You get the online resources you need for a fast start in the spring.

  • And last but not least, it's guaranteed to save you time and money or your money back.

 

Ed - I LOVE the book!!!! I just finished and I love it all. I have learned sooooo much from your book.
     Mitch Fitzgerald
     Glenn Heights, TX

 

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Using native plants in your garden and landscape is without a doubt, the best gardening investment you will ever make!

To Your Gardening Success!

Ed Rykiel,
Ph.D., Ecology
ed@nativeplantgardening.com

 

P.S. Save Money - Save Time, and Get More Satisfaction from Your Gardening and Landscaping Investments - One bag of Scotts lawn fertilizer costs about $32 ... And that's just for the Spring. The Comfortable Lazy Garden will easily pay for itself and reward you with a delightful gardening experience - or your money back.


If you have read this far, you DESERVE something for your determination! So here's a little tip for finding native plants online.

Bonus Tip: Here is one way to find native plants online

Visit Wayside Gardens,

  • Find the Search box on the left side.
  • Enter "native plants" (just the words excluding the quote marks).
  • Click the go button.
  • You will get a nice list of the native plants available there.

Wayside Gardens

If you are worried about shopping on the internet, you might want to visit The Insider's Guide to Shopping Online.


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