For over 70 years, well-known author Babs Corbett has stamped her own flamboyant gardening style on more than twenty gardens – from the tiniest inner-city concrete yard to a sprawling garden in country Queensland. She was challenged along the way by bushfires, hail storms, drainage disasters, floods and pest plagues. All of which inspired a very original no-nonsense philosophy – and some ingenious solutions.

This is more than an eco-wise gardening book, it is a journey of discovery about nature. Always mindful of tight budgets, Babs show you how to transform any drab garden into a showpiece, without the drudgery of constant weeding, without mowing and without toxic pesticides.