This is the basics of how to create a thriving garden with little effort, using nature to do most of the work. With more than 50 years of experience in one kind of garden or another I've recently gained an understanding of what is actually going on under the surface of that dusty ground I toiled in. In the following pages I share my understanding of what I have learned. The results from using these principles is beyond anything I could have imagined, now the hardest work I do in the garden is harvest. I thought folks might be interested.