Lawn Care For Dummies Paperback – February 12, 1998

very,very helpful.

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

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!

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!!

Both the cover and the back promise color photos to help identify problem areas and give ideas for design. Not one color photo is in the book. NOT ONE! I purchased this for a young man to help in his yard maintenance business. I am sure this will still help but I am very disappointed in the black and white photos.

This is a great book that covers all the basics. Our lawn service has been awful. This will help my husband and I to get things green and growing again.

I did learn a ton. Really was hoping for a section on how to just fix what you currently have though. This was more about tearing out what you have and redoing. Lots of good info. I learned far more about grass than I think I'll ever need to know. This is definitely for those that are super serious about their lawns. I figured it would be more for those like me that aren't so serious and just want a decent lawn with minimal weeds with a fair amount of effort.

I came to this book having just bought a house and knowing almost nothing about my lawn. This book was not only an excellent primer of basic information, but also a good bible of useful in-depth information (for example, different species of grasses of how they differ). Now my wife makes fun of me for my encyclopedic knowledge of our lawn.