With  a little preparation and  a few  minutes a day,   new or experienced gardeners  can have a colorful flower garden and a bounty of vegetables with this fun and handy manual. Readers interested in a successful flower garden learn how to choose low-care perennials and annuals as well as develop blueprints, analyze the soil, and choose the right equipment.  A productive vegetable garden can be achieved with low-care, high-yield vegetables as well as efficiently mulching and fertilizing  the soil and the effective  control of  pests and disease. Useful, easy-to-follow information on the basics of efficient gardening ensures that even the most harried gardener gets their planting off to the right start.