The New Lawn Expert [Paperback]

D.G. Hessayon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Expert | Publication Date: June 30, 1997

The world's best-selling book on lawns. Home owners want a first-rate lawn, but there is no uniform yard for every situation. In this jam-packed and revised edition, learn how to look at your lawn and recognize its type; maintain excellent care, mowing, feeding, watering, trimming, raking, brushing, aerating, and much more; and diagnose and cure lawn troubles. The lawn care program and calendar continue to be reader favorites. Discover interesting facts and figures, history, tips on compost making, and care suggestions for non-grass and synthetic lawns.

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About the Author

Dr David Hessayon initiated a major innovation in gardening publications in 1959 with the first of his Gardening Expert guides. These best-selling guides have had an unparalleled influence on gardening over the past 50 years. There are over 51 million copies in print. He was awarded the 1993 Gardening Book of the Year Award from the Garden Writers Guild and received the first-ever Lifetime Achievement 'Oscar' at the National British Book Awards. In 1999 he received a Guinness World Record Award as 'Britain's best-selling living author of the 1990s'. He lives in Essex, and has two daughters and four grandchildren.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Expert; Upd Sub edition (June 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0903505487
• ISBN-13: 978-0903505482
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.5 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,667,326 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Reader From Sunny Miami, Florida, April 10, 2000

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Katrina M Gregorisch (Miami Springs, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Lawn Expert (Paperback)

Great step by step information on targeting lawn types and possible problems. It helped me out especially on controlling weeds and brown/empty spots in the yard. However, most of his tips on yard work tells me he hasn't lived in Florida. It is geared twards more seasonal climates. Florida is summer all year around. A South Floridian can disreguard a good portion of this book. If you do live in an area with all seasons this book on lawn care is for you.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for Britain, September 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The New Lawn Expert (Paperback)

I found this book strong in many general areas, however, it was written for British lawns, with only a chapter at the end dedicated to American lawns. Of course, there's a lot of overlap between the lawns of the two countries, but many of the names of pests and weeds were not those familiar to us in America. Hence, I could identify the British name for a particular weed in my lawn, but not know what we call it in order to go to my local store and buy the proper herbicide.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You don't have to be British, March 15, 2004

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Dimitri Katsaros "geek" (Bellingham, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Lawn Expert (Paperback)

There was an earlier complaint about this book being written for Brits... well, it is. However, every single weed, pest, and yes, grass species/variety is listed by its common British name AND Latin name. The latin name is, of course, common to all countries. From there, you could google the Latin name, get an American website, and there you are. For example, I had no idea what Browntop grass was, but easily found that Agrostis tenuis is also called Colonial Bent. I hope this helps anyone who might be confused by some of the terminology.