Tips & Traps for Growing and Maintaining the Perfect Lawn
McGraw-Hill Professional (Verlag)
978-0-07-146860-2 (ISBN)
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How simple lawn improvements can help increase the value of a home by as much as 15 percent
Every 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 than 15 years in the turfgrass industry and packed with checklists, illustrations, and at-a-glance information, Tips & Traps for Growing and Maintaining the Perfect Lawn covers all the essentials:
Rodney Johns (Canton, MO) served in the golf course business for 10 years prior to opening Arki-Tec Landscaping and Sales Company, LLC in 1995. He holds various degrees including Plant Science/Horticulture, Turf and Greenhouse Management. He serves on various advisory boards in industry and academia.
ABOUT THE AUTHORFOREWORDChapter 1: Planning for the Greenest GrassChapter 2: Climate Considerations and Turf TypesChapter 3: Understanding and Preparing SoilsChapter 4: Irrigation and Watering PracticesChapter 5: Creating Lawn From SeedChapter 6: Creating Lawn From SodChapter 7: Watering and ErosionChapter 8: Watering and ErosionChapter 9: Mowing and MaintenanceChapter 10: Aeration and DethatchingChapter 11: Weeds in the LawnChapter 12: Pest Management for TurfgrassAPPENDIX A: THE BASICS -- SOIL, WATER AND GRASSAPPENDIX B: CONSTRUCTION TIPSAPPENDIX C: COMPOST AND MULCH TIPSAPPENDIX D: PESTSINDEX
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.6.2006 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Tips and Traps |
| Zusatzinfo | 150 Illustrations, unspecified |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 226 mm |
| Gewicht | 285 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten |
| ISBN-10 | 0-07-146860-9 / 0071468609 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-146860-2 / 9780071468602 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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