Lawns, Grasses and Groundcovers (Rodale's Successful Organic Gardening) [Paperback]

Lewis Hill (Author), Nancy Hill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 1995 | Series: Rodale's Successful Organic Gardening (Book 1)

A gardener's guide to creating a beautiful lawn with easy-care plants describes fifteen lawn grasses, thirty-nine ornamental grasses, and ninety-two ground covers in encyclopedic sections with color photographs and offers advice on providing areas for perennials, shrubs, and trees. Simultaneous.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (July 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875966667
• ISBN-13: 978-0875966663
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,263,069 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Husband-and-wife author team Lewis and Nancy Hill currently live in Greensboro, Vermont where they own and operate a small fruit farm called Berryhill. Previously, Lewis first started a small plant nursery in the late 1940's where he grew daylilies, hardy plants, fruits, antique apples, greenhouse plants, and Christmas trees. His nurseries were called Vermont Daylilies and Hillcrest Nursery.

Lewis also helped form the Vermont Plantsmen's Association--later serving as president -- and was leader of a 4-H club for thirty years, sharing his knowledge with over 200 children. He is a member of the National Christmas Tree Association and the New Hampshire and Vermont Christmas Tree Associations. Lewis has written the Storey books titled Christmas Trees, Cold-Climate Gardening, Secrets of Plant Propagation, Pruning Made Easy, Pruning Simplified, and Fruits and Berries for the Home Garden.

The most recent title from the author team is The Lawn & Garden Owner's Manual, a landscape and maintenance guide for keeping beautiful grounds year round. Together they have also written Daylilies, Bulbs, and Successful Perennial Gardening."

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Exact Type of Gardening Book I Needed!, April 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lawns, Grasses and Groundcovers (Rodale's Successful Organic Gardening) (Paperback)

I was so pleased to find this book. I am a beginning gardener, and I wanted to find out about all kinds of landscaping ideas and plants. This book has beautiful color photos of different ornamental grasses and groundcovers, one area I am interested in. It also includes a detailed description of each, and important information about climate, growing guidelines, height, and spread. Armed with the information in this book, I can now visit my local garden center knowing exactly what I want for my yard.

This book is especially attractive to me because of the way in which the material is presented. It is easy to browse and appealing to the eye. I found myself sitting for hours looking through the book to determine what types of grasses and groundcovers appealed to me the most. I have not found any other garden books which present their material in such a user-friendly manner. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in starting or enhancing their garden and landscape.