Lawn Care For Dummies

by Lance Walheim, The National Gardening Association

Only one thing is standing between you and a fabulous lawn: It's called Lawn Care For Dummies. If you want a spiffy and well-coifed lawn (and not the overgrown, unruly one that people comment on when they pass by your house), you'll find everything you need to know to help you make your lawn the most dazzling spectacle on the block.

Let authors Lance Walheim and the gardening experts at the National Gardening Association treat you and your yard to a megadose of lawn care information. In Lawn Care For Dummies, Walheim and the NGA give you the dirt on all the essentials, including how to
* Design a low-maintenance or a high-maintenance lawn
* Evaluate the pros and cons of planting a lawn from seed or starting one from sod
* Discover how often you need to water your lawn without under-watering it or waterlogging it
* Choose a mower that's right for your grass type
* Deal effectively with wicked weeds and pesky insects
* Create alternative lawns, such as ground cover plants, decks, and patios
Lawn Care For Dummies also features a beautiful color insert with photos illustrating the various types of lawns found in yards across the world.

Genres: Gardening, Reference

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 27, 1998

Reviews

[Jonathan Brammer]

The planet is dying. But my lawn is emerald green.

[Brock]

Functional but dated

[Kate]

Great start

This little mini manual gave me all the info I needed in an easy to understand way. Exactly as described.

[Ethan Petuchowski]

Great explanations, author sounded very expert and simplified things down. An updated edition with cleaned up prose would be nice.