Lawn Care for Dummies

Very good for Dummies :)

This book has a lot of useful information but is heavily biased towards an American readership. Also the full colour photographs promised on the cover are very poor quality black and white photocopies.

Gives all the practical advice that you need to start a good lawn. It is also useful to those who already have a lawn that need attention.

Laying and caring for lawns.

I am a keen gardener and interested in any tips I can get. Long time since I got it so this dummy has memory loss. Sure fine

All good Thanks!

There is a lot in this book but it is heavily for the US market. For instance the grass types it discusses are not used in the UK. Turf is called Sod. The weed species are different. Principles are the same though The US market in Lawn care is massive, in the UK not quite so as yet. If you are looking to start lawn care business or just look after your own lawn you are better off with The Lawn Expect. Older book but more specific to the UK. For that reason 3 stars only because I am in the UK. It would be a 5 if I was in the USA. Good book overall.

I am a huge fan of the dummies series of books but this one fails to meet the mark, its Taylored to the US market, diseases climate problem and weeds do not really have relevance in the UK. On the cover it states a full colour section, one reason I purchased the book , this does not exist but there is a sepia section, this would suggest to me that it may not be a "ligitimate" version, so on reflection if you live in the UK and you not colour blind probably best avoided

very,very helpful.

Just as ordered!

We came from a condo...how we learned about thatching, aerating, adding soil/compost/shell mixtures to lawn, leaving grass high in heatwaves, dog urine damage & fixes to enhance growth and enjoying our amazing lawn. Best help was getting rid of pests (Japanese beetles=GRUBS--those large tan grass/dead spots!--GrubX) was great to know how to WIN. We just pulled out clover from neighbor's patches. Even tho' written 2 decades ago, the info is critical. For people who wished they had a nice lawn. We remind folks we had to start somewhere!

I had to read it. Generally there was too much information.

Best purchase I've made in a long time. Having recently bought and moved into our first home, we had no idea how to reclaim our lawn from the weeds that were everywhere. This book helped us learn so much about lawn care in general, as well as how to take care of the pesky weeds. Full of a lot of very useful information, and very well organized!!