The artificial grass guide (Lawn and Play Areas, #1)
by Annie Belanger Costa and Paul Michael Costa
Compendium of Turfgrass Diseases (Disease Compendium Series of the American Phytopathological)
by Richard W Smiley, Peter H. Dernoeden, and Bruce B Clarke
Step-by-step Lawns, Ground Covers and Vines (Better Homes & Gardens: Step by Step S.)
by Better Homes and Gardens
Lawns now blanket thirty million acres of the United States, but until the late nineteenth century few Americans had any desire for a front lawn, much less access to seeds for growing one. In her comprehensive history of this uniquely American obsession, Virginia Scott Jenkins traces the origin of the front lawn aesthetic, the development of the lawn-care industry, its environmental impact, and modern as well as historic alternatives to lawn mania.
The American Lawn
The lawn occupies a central, and often unconsidered, place in America's cultural landscape. In spaces as diverse as city parks, town squares and suburban backyards, it has played a part in the development of America's national identity. This text examines the lawn within its historical, artistic, literary and political contexts, situating it on the boundary between utopian ideal and dystopian nightmare. Topics covered range from European precedents to the golf course fairway as a model for today...
Grandma's Book of All the Jobs She Has to Do (Funny Office Work Desk Humor Journaling Black with Lined Pag, #117)
by Samson Blue Love
Is that a weed? This question, asked by anyone who has ever gardened or mowed a lawn, does not have an easy answer. After all, a weed, as suburban mother and professional weed scientist Nancy Gift reminds readers, is simply a plant out of place. In A Weed by Any Other Name, Gift offers a personal, unapologetic defense of clovers, dandelions, plantains, and more, chronicling her experience with these "enemy" plants season by season. Rather than falling prey to pressures to achieve the perfect l...
Tips & Traps for Growing and Maintaining the Perfect Lawn (Tips and Traps)
by Rodney Johns
How simple lawn improvements can help increase the value of a home by as much as 15 percentEvery home owner wants a beautiful lawn: thick, healthy grass, carefully manicured to reflect pride of ownership. It's appealing to the eye, and it can increase the value of a property by as much as 15 percent. Not just another home and garden coffee table book, this guide gives you solid solutions and a one-stop resource on how to plan, plant, and maintain a magnificent lawn.Written by an author with more...
Start Your Own Lawn Care or Landscaping Business (Startup)
by Cheryl Kimball
If you enjoy the outdoors, love nature, or enjoy the smell of fresh cut grass, then a lawn care or landscaping business is your chance to rake in plenty of green. Your business can range from lawn maintenance to applying chemicals, trimming and shaping trees to designing landscapes for residential or commercial jobs. Everything you need to start a successful lawn care or landscaping business is in your hands. Start turning green grass into cold cash today!