Lawn Gone!: Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard

Name: Lawn Gone!: Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

ISBN-10: 1607743159
ISBN-13: 9781607743156
Category: Gardening
Pages: 192
Language: English
Published: 2013-02-12
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Author: Pam Penick

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.

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