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      Praise for

       The Right-Size Flower Garden

      “Kerry Mendez has amassed a tremendous knowledge and expertise in horticulture, yet she is able to pass along this knowledge in a completely approachable way that feels more like a friendly conversation over the garden fence than a lecture. Her enthusiasm for flowers and gardening is truly infectious and her passion for sharing is boundless. In this complicated and overscheduled age, Kerry brings a simple, no nonsense approach that will show you how to have beautiful gardens without spending a fortune of time or money.”

       ~ William Cullina, award-winning author and Executive Director of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

      “In The Right-Size Flower Garden, Kerry Ann Mendez’s voice is warm and welcoming…and oh so REAL! With her friendly guidance, a low-maintenance garden is not only possible, it’s downright life-changing! Don’t let your garden hold you hostage – let Kerry show you how to pare-it-down while jazzing-it-up!”

      ~ Jessica Walliser, author of Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural Approach to Pest Control and Good Bug Bad Bug: Who’s Who, What They Do, and How to Manage Them Organically

      “The Right-size Flower Garden offers wise guidance for garden enthusiasts of all levels. Through Kerry’s work as a gardener, teacher, author and lecturer, she has helped many discover the world of gardening and horticulture. Kerry Mendez is a 2014 Gold Medal Awardee, an honor Massachusetts Horticultural Society bestows on distinguished individuals who promote horticulture for the public good.”

       ~ Katherine K. Macdonald, President, Massachusetts Horticultural Society

      “In these busy times, everyone can appreciate a manageable garden. Kerry Ann Mendez is the best person to show us all how – with humor. Kerry Ann has repeatedly inspired standing-room-only crowds at the annual PHS Philadelphia Flower Show with her time-saving tips and user-friendly garden designs.”

       ~ Patricia Schrieber, Director of Education,~ Barley Van Clief, Tree Tenders Project Manager,The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

      “As a gardener whose garden is never quite big enough, I expect that Kerry Ann will instruct me how to squeeze in everything I could possibly want to grow – and not into heaving acres but into a garden that is just the right size; in this case ‘right’ means ‘manageable.’”

      ~ Ethne Clarke, author, photojournalist, and former Editor in Chief, Organic Gardening; Garden Editor, Traditional Home; Contributing Editor, House & Garden

      “Kerry Mendez is a garden author and lecturer who incorporates humor, abundant excitement, knowledge, and above all a passion for low-maintenance garden and landscape design. Kerry is the perfect author to approach the topic of right-sizing a garden to fit changing lifestyles. In her new book The Right-Size Flower Garden, Kerry presents a step-by-step method to create a garden in balance with your lifestyle.”

       ~ Dr. Steven Still, Executive Director, the Perennial Plant Association and former professor of landscape horticulture at The Ohio State University

      the right-size flower garden

      the right-size flower garden

      KERRY ANN MENDEZ

       The Right-Size Flower Garden

      Simplify Your Outdoor Space with Smart Design Solutions and Plant Choices

      Copyright © 2015 Kerry Ann Mendez

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages for review purposes.

      ISBN-13: 978-0-9892688-7-5

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014944845

      CIP information available upon request

      First Edition, 2015

      St. Lynn’s Press . POB 18680 . Pittsburgh, PA 15236

      412.466.0790 . www.stlynnspress.com

      Book design – Holly Rosborough

      Editor – Catherine Dees

Printed in CanadaOn certified FSC recycled paper using soy-based inks

      This title and all of St. Lynn’s Press books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use. For information please write: Special Markets Department . St. Lynn’s Press . POB 18680 . Pittsburgh, PA 15236

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       To my dearly loved sisters, Kim and Jane,with whom I’ve shared sweet laughter and tears.

      PHOTO CREDITS

      Bailey Nurseries – pages 14, 54, 74, 108, 110, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 124, 128, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 169

      Jack Barnwell – page viii

      Blooms of Bressingham – page 104

      Bluestone Perennials – pages 2, 46, 47, 62, 82, 107

      Brent and Becky’s Bulbs – pages 111, 113

      Naomi Brooks – pages 80, 83

      Burpee Seeds – pages 159, 160, 161, 162

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