The Organic Lawn Manual for Turf Professionals and Landscapers

Author: Tom Pote
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781545097960
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
Have you always wanted to be a landscaper or to have a lawn that looked like it was created by a professional? Have you also wondered if it is possible to have a top-notch yard full of thick green turf but thought it wasn't possible without the use of harmful chemicals? Let Tom Pote help you create the lawn of your dreams (and potentially build a business out of it) with The Organic-Lawn Manual for Turf Professionals and Landscapers. Pote's techniques are the best out there when it comes to producing beautiful, insect- and disease-resistant turfgrass that can compete with chemically altered lawns. Anyone can create this type of handsome landscape with the tools found inside this book, and what's more, it can be done affordably and completely organically. And if you decide to create your own lawn-management business, even better! Pote has ideas and techniques from his twenty years of experience that will help already thriving landscapers benefit as well. So grab your tools-and this guide!-and start creating lawns that are just as healthy and natural as they look.

The Organic Lawn Care Manual

Author: Paul Boardway Tukey
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1580176496
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
Explains how to make a lawn safe and environmentally friendly using organic methods, and how to pick the best grass for each climate and sunlight situation.

Scotts Lawns

Author: Nick Christians
Publisher: Meredith Books
ISBN: 9780696212703
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
A guide to lawn care provides tips, techniques, and advice for an attractive yard, covering such topics as mowing, weeding, fertilizing, and getting rid of pests.

The Organic Lawn Care Manual

Author: Paul Tukey
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1603426795
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
Create a gorgeous lawn that is free of harsh chemicals. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to grow and maintain a thriving lawn using organic gardening methods. With expert advice on planting the best grass varieties, nourishing the soil, watering, fighting weeds, and sustainable maintenance, Paul Tukey helps you create a luscious and inviting lawn that is pesticide-free and safe for your children and pets.

Jerry Baker's Green Grass Magic

Author: Jerry Baker
Publisher: American Master Products, Inc.
ISBN: 9780922433391
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
How to grow grass.

Mowbiz

Author: Greg Michaels
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984183807
Category : Landscape gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
Whether you're an experienced landscaper or new to the trade, Mowbiz give you the tools you need to start your own landscaping business and make it a success. This no-nonsense guide reveals the techniques professionals use to keep landscapes looking their best. And it clearly explains the nuts and bolts of running your own profitable business. Each topic has been extensively researched, so your work will be backed by university findings, not guesswork. By pass the trial-and-error school of landscaping, and learn the right way to do things...from the start.--COVER.

Lawn Gone!

Author: Pam Penick
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1607743159
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner. Americans pour 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours every year into mowing their lawns, not to mention 70 million pounds of pesticides and $40 billion for lawn upkeep. No Wonder the anti-lawn movement is thriving, as today's eco-conscious consumers realize that their traditional lawns are water-hogging, chemical-ridden, maintenance-intensive burdens. Lawn Gone!, from award-winning gardening blogger Pam Penick, is the first basic introduction to low-water, easy-care lawn alternatives for beginning gardeners, written in a friendly style with an approachable package. It covers all the available time-saving options: alternative grasses, ground cover plants, artificial turf, hardscaping, mulch, and more. In addition, it includes step-by-step lawn-removal methods, strategies for dealing with neighbors and homeowner associations, and how to minimize your lawn if you're not ready to go all the way.

American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn

Author: Ted Steinberg
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393866998
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
“Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian.”—Mike Davis The rise of the perfect lawn represents one of the most profound transformations in the history of the American landscape. American Green, Ted Steinberg's witty exposé of this bizarre phenomenon, traces the history of the lawn from its explosion in the postwar suburban community of Levittown to the present love affair with turf colorants, leaf blowers, and riding mowers.

Landscape Training Manual for Maintenance Technicians

Author: Professional Landcare Network
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984021925
Category : Landscape gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
"As an informative reference manual, employee training guide, or the recommended study material for the Landscape Industry Certified Technician exam, these newly revised Landscape Training Manuals, provide you with a great overview of key practices, procedures for safe operations and maintenance, and much more. Offers practice problems and graphics/pictures, chapter summaries, an index, and more resource references."--Publisher website.

Turfgrass Weed Control for Professionals 2018 Edition

Author: Aaron Patton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781593980207
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
This guide provides weed identification and control information that turfgrass professionals can use to develop effective weed control programs for golf courses, athletic fields, sod farms, lawns, and other turfgrass systems. The recommendations apply to the majority of the United States, with input from experts in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Formerly Purdue Extension publication AY-336.