Garden professionals in all branches of the industry have developed many ways to do their work more quickly and easily. They have shortcuts for laying sod, getting rid of weeds, and digging ditches. They know better ways to make cuttings of perennial plants and to prune apple trees for better yields.This book shares hundreds of these ideas with you. Professional gardeners of every kind were surveyed to gather the very best tricks for gardening better, quicker, or easier. The tips presented here cover planning landscapes, caring for all types of garden plants, lawn care, plant propagation, increasing vegetable crops -- everything you need to know to garden like the pros.