1.   As much as the couple are pleased with the results, they echo a lament common to novice water gardeners.

2.   But novice water gardeners may want to start small, said Stan Standley, a longtime water gardener from Sunland.

3.   Novice gardeners need to write down which way their gardens face.

4.   She is terrific when writing about the willful plans that sway like opium poppies in the fever dream of the typical novice gardener.

5.   The detailed planting information is helpful, especially for novice gardeners.

6.   They can reward even a novice gardener with a thick, velvety lawnlike carpet or with intriguingly soft and gentle accents among rocks and flowers.