Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value. Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions. The Perfect Minnesota Lawn is written by the highly popular gardening expert Melinda Myers. Lawns are the foundation of a great landscape. This series contains regional information on the best lawns for a midwestern landscape.

The Lawn Guide Series takes the mystery out of lawn care and maintenance. The book describes how to properly plant, fertilize and water as well as recommendations on how to address the inevitable lawn problems.

The Perfect Ohio Lawn is a valuable resource that includes the best grass varieties and the maintenance schedule for Ohio lawns; explains various methods of planting a new lawn or renovating an existing one; provides recommendations on how to address those inevitable lawn problems, such as weeds, diseases, and insect pests, while still being kind to Mother Nature; and describes how to fertilize, water and mow to promote a healthy lawn, and a happy land owner.

Perfect green lawn on a summer morning, fresh smell of the grass covered by morning dew. All green, nice and clean. The picture of perfect lawn might have stuck in your head for a long time. Now it is time to make it come true. A bit of work will conclude in a perfect lawn next to your home. Knowing specific tips and lawn calendar will make your lawn care and maintenance easier. By reading this book, you will see that lawn maintenance may not be as hard as you can imagine. You just have to know how to do it right. Wondering how to grow and maintain a good lawn? Want to get better lawn than your neighbors? Maintaining a perfect lawn may be challenging work but not when know important tips on how to do that without spending much time and money. This book covers many topics about lawn care: - Planning a lawn - Creating a new lawn - Soil preparation - Choosing grass type - Lawn care calendar - Fertilizing and watering - Moss removal - Lawn maintenance - Useful tips for lawn care By taking the tips from this book, you will be able to create your dream lawn next to your house. Flat, emerald green lawn now seems possible, all you have to do is to take a first step and get to know more about lawn creating, care and maintenance! Take your copy now!

“Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian.”—Mike Davis The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers.

Grow and maintain a lush lawn without sacrificing your weekends No matter where you live or what you do, you, too, can grow great turf. Discover timesaving and water-saving secrets for better planning, fertilizing, watering, and mowing. With easy-to-follow instructions, this friendly guide will help you grow a lawn that's the envy of the block. Open the book and find: Tips for mowing your lawn to the perfect height How and how much to water your lawn Which nutrients your lawn needs Easy and safe ways to fertilize your lawn

The site of political demonstrations, sporting events, and barbecues, and the object of loving, if not obsessive, care and attention, the lawn is also symbolically tied to our notions of community and civic responsibility, serving in the process as one of the foundations of democracy.