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The Lawn & Garden Owner's Manual [Paperback]

Lewis Hill (Author), Nancy Hill (Author)
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Book Description

February 15, 2000
The homeowner's ultimate landscape care and maintenance manual from the authors of several Storey books on gardening. This complete guide allows the reader to diagnose and cure lawn and garden problems, rejuvenate neglected landscaping, and maintain beautiful and healthy grounds throughout the year. Advice on hedges, shade trees, lawns, ground covers, perennial beds, vines, and more.

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Full of useful information on refreshing tired-out lawns and gardens, The Lawn and Garden Owner's Manual is a terrific, comprehensive guide to ongoing care and maintenance of those long-suffering lawns, fruit trees, and ornamental trimmings. Emphasizing care of plants that are already installed and in need of some tender loving care, there are lots of helpful charts and calendars to help you time your tasks properly. Troubleshooting areas are especially helpful for the lawn--you'll learn just how to fix those spots of patchy growth or yellow grass. Plant choices are aimed at providing attractive, low-maintenance options for all types of growing conditions. From grasses to vines, you'll find lots to update your existing lawn.

There's both organic and chemical solutions to pest and disease control. The authors caution you never to expect an instant fix for long-term problems--rather than being discouraging, this tactic will be reassuring to novices. There's lots of insight provided into why all these types of upkeep are necessary, and questions like "is pruning really worth it?" are answered in a straightforward manner. Whenever possible, replacements are offered for high-maintenance areas such as enormous lawns or disease-prone roses, and these replacements are often more attractive than the originals. Plenty of eye-pleasing color photos round out this handy, colorful addition to the gardening shelf. --Jill Lightner

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Part 1 of the Hills' book is organized by 10 seasons--from early spring to late winter--offering tips on yard and garden care throughout the year. The authors list what routine chores should be done and what projects should be started in each time period. Part 2 gives detailed information on lawn care and on planting and caring for perennials, ground covers, ornamental grasses, vines, shrubs and hedges, roses, evergreens, deciduous trees, and fruit trees. Part 3 deals with soil improvement and the prevention of damage from severe weather and animals. The text is augmented by 75 color photographs and black-and-white line drawings. George Cohen

Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (February 15, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580172148
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580172141
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,467,670 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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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!, March 14, 2000
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Kelley (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This book is a must have, especially if you do NOT know where to begin with your lawn and garden or are unsure of what to do or how to do it. It is very well organized and does not over-whelm you with too much information at one time. Yet, it teaches you how to do to it all. I have been through almost every lawn/garden book on the market for help and none come close in quality to this one.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have!, May 26, 2000
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As an avid gardener, this book was great! Step by step, season by season guide to gardening and things that should be done and how to do them. Very straight forward and great pictures! I have quite a number of gardening books, but this one is one of the best.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Yes - Yes - Yes, March 24, 2000
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DAVID GOLDSHOLLE (Central New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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Let me help you decide - this book is a Must Have. Easy to understand, well organized, straight forward and virtually indespensable.
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