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The Lawn Expert [Paperback]

Dr D G Hessayon (Author)
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Publication Date: 7 April 1997 | Series: Expert

Get - and keep - the lawn of your dreams. The lawn is an important part of a well-planned garden, one which is 'on show' at all times. If your patch of grass doesn't measure up then The Lawn Expert is here to help, with advice on:

How to mow, dress and feed your lawn.

Dealing with pests and weeds.

How to repair your lawn.

Renovation of neglected lawns.

Growing lawns from seed.

How to lay turf.

Meadows, wildflower meadows and non-grass lawns.

Reliable, easy-to-follow advice and information from EXPERT books - the world's best-selling gardening series.

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Expert; 2nd Revised edition edition (7 April 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0903505487
  • ISBN-13: 978-0903505482
  • Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 19 x 24.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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From almost medieval times the lawn has been an integral part of the well-planned garden. Only the soul-less would deny the pleasure of walking barefoot on a cool green sward on a warm summer day. The lawn is more than a functional space--it is commonly part of the fantasy garden that we at least daydream about if not achieve.

Whatever your hopes and expectations The New Lawn Expert can provide you with a good head start as Dr Hessayon offers his trademark clear explanations and easy-to-follow guidance. If you are starting from scratch then here we have everything from preparing the ground to the care of the established lawn. If you have an area of grass that fails to measure up to the title "lawn", then help is at hand as troubles are identified and remedies provided.

The book has excellent step-by-step diagrams providing information and more importantly solutions to every conceivable problem during every month of the year. You might well be a devoted lawn manager with an enviable green sward but still you may have problems--lawns are like that--which is almost part of the obsession. This book then should provide a pleasurable and potentially restorative read. --T W Falinska

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Invest in The Lawn Expert by Dr D G Hessayon - it will tell you everything you need to know! (Your Garden 2001-04-01)

Packed with information and all the practical help you could need in one inexpensive book (Rachel De Thame Daily Telegraph 2000-12-01)

Another must for all gardeners (Good Housekeeping)

Lavishly illustrated in colour throughout, it covers every aspect of lawn making and subsequent lawn care and maintenance (The Times)

Will help guide you through the trauma (Daily Telegraph 2002-04-01)
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners 6 April 2000
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
If like me your new to the idea of owning a lawn then this book is invaluable. It takes you clearly and simply through the steps required to get rid of the weeds and encourage the grass. Everything is covered from garden tools to lawn seed, weeds to wildflowers. There's also a very useful garden calendar with monthly jobs laid out. My only slight criticism is finding your way around the book, but it's not a huge book so it's not that big a problem. Simply, if you want a first rate lawn buy this book and follow the instructions.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Totally comprehensive 21 Nov 2006
By Martin Tallett
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I have had this book for years and read it when I first got it. A first class reference book and "recipe" for a perfect lawn. Has sections on types of grass (how many?) weeds and pests that you get in lawns and a useful section on what to do in each month of the year. Follow this for a few years and you will end up with a beautiful English lawn. But beware you won't be doing anything else its a full time job !
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for all lawn lovers 24 Nov 1999
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Lawns cover more than half of most gardens and yet there are very few books devoted to lawn care. Dr Hessayon, in his own inimitable style takes the novice greenkeeper through all the basics of lawn management, from feeding and weed control to seasonal maintenance. All of the advice is sensible, practical and above all easy to follow. As ever, the advice is didactic but one is left with a simple, annual scheme for lawn improvement. I have used Dr Hessayon's first edition with good success and can highly recommend the second edition for all gardening enthusiasts.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great explains everything in good detail
The only minor issue is I think some of the information is now a little dated. But I am no expert so I cannot be certain. Read more
Published 16 days ago by A. Genge
5.0 out of 5 stars The Lawn Expert
This little book covers every aspect of caring for your lawn. You will only need the one.
No nonsense easy to read, follow and understand. Highly recommended.
Published 1 month ago by Tina Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars The Grass Whisperer.
Dr Hessayon's gardening books are very good and this one on lawn care is no exception. The book arrived very promptly from Amazon and was in pristine condition (Unlike so many at... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. R. Senior
4.0 out of 5 stars Sound book for lawn novices
We can't yet say whether the advice really is that good (it's winter and the lawn is waterlogged) but the book is intelligently readable and the advice is practical and 'do-able'.
Published 4 months ago by Miss Annie
5.0 out of 5 stars brought to help with problembs with my lawn
very easy to read and full of detail gives ideal times and conditions to soe seed make repairs ideal for a novice like me
Published 4 months ago by s hornsby
4.0 out of 5 stars Useful
A handy updated edition of this useful book. It answers all of the likely questions that you will have about maintaining your lawn.
Published 5 months ago by DavidE
5.0 out of 5 stars Every gardeners Bible!
This is an excellent book, well written and easy to understand. I bought this as a replacement for a copy I have had for over 10 years, and which had become worn out through use. Read more
Published 8 months ago by buster
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
I bought this book after asking a friend of mine who was a landscape gardener about laying a new lawn, he told me the best advice he could give was to buy this book. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr John Calvert
3.0 out of 5 stars Technical but rather dreary
For some gardeners, acheiving a perfect lawn as flawless and even as fitted carpet is their greatest ambition. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Peasant
5.0 out of 5 stars The Lawn Expert
I have found this book excellent. It has already helped me to make improvements to the health of my lawn and although I am not a keen gardener, I have really enjoyed following the... Read more
Published 19 months ago by D. W. Stanton
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