The Lawn & Garden Owner's Manual: What to Do and When to Do It [Paperback]

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

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

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.

The Ultimate Guide to Rejuvenating Worn-out Lawns and Gardens -- And How to Keep Your Landscape Looking Its Best! You know when it's time to mow the lawn, but do you know when and how to prune the tree that is starting to block the view? Move shrubs that are overcrowded? Liven up an overgrown perennial bed? Fertilize and aerate your lawn? Let Lewis and Nancy Hill show you how easy lawn and garden care can be! A through-the-year calendar, customized for you climate, keeps you on top of simple landscape maintenance and allows you to plan the best time to tackle those special projects. Troubleshooting guides for your lawn, perennials, ornamental grasses, ground covers, shrubs, roses, trees, and water gardens help you to diagnose potential problems and to solve them quickly and easily. A comprehensive program for building great soil and controlling pests and disease. Everything you'll ever need to know to create and maintain a picture-perfect landscape! Leave it to expert gardeners and best-selling authors Lewis and Nancy Hill to make lawn and garden care as clear and trouble-free as this! "Lewis & Nancy Hill are perennial garden-writing favorites, much like the subjects they cover. From Daylilies to Successful Perennial Gardening, their writing is thorough and complete and beautiful." --The Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate

The late Lewis Hill was a nurseryman for more than 55 years. He was the author or co-author of 15 books that total more than 600,000 copies in print. Lewis's Secrets of Plant Propagation was selected by the American Horticultural Society as one of their "75 Great Garden Books."