With simple step-by-step instructions, Jeff Ball will teach you the latest advances in modern lawn care, and how you can use them to grow a new lawn or renovate your existing one. You'll learn just which grass varieties thrive in your geographical region, and how to avoid common mistakes when watering, mowing or fertilizing. Once you've seen how easy it is, you'll spend less time working in your yard, and more time enjoying it. Covers reading the signs of your lawn condition; choosing the right seed; renovating your old lawn; reseeding your lawn; selecting and installing sod; cutting your lawn correctly; watering; fertilizing; and using a backyard pest management system to prevent weeds, pests and diseases.