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The Lawn Expert (Expert books) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

D. G. Hessayon (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 April 1982 | Series: Expert books
Cut in half your time and effort tackling garden tasks! Gardeners throughout the world have turned to Dr. D.G. Hessayon for authoritative guidance on everything from planting fruits and vegetables to house plants and flower arranging. His best-selling Expert series, which has sold more than 39 million copies, continues with expert tips on trouble-free gardening.

Easy-Care Gardening Expert gives you solutions and shortcuts you never knew existed -- it's like having a professional gardener looking over your shoulder to share with you his years of hard-earned wisdom! Pick shrubs and trees to create a "skeleton" for great shape year-round; discover which herbs are practically worry-free, and where to plant them; or try the hundreds of other amazingly useful and easy-to-follow pieces of advice. Complete with gorgeous full-color photos ad illustrations of healthy blooms and gardens, this isn't just another gardening guide.

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  • Paperback: 104 pages
  • Publisher: Expert; Enlarged edition edition (1 April 1982)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0903505150
  • ISBN-13: 978-0903505154
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.8 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 192,488 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 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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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) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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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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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally comprehensive 21 Nov 2006
By Martin Tallett
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
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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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for all lawn lovers 24 Nov 1999
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book 16 April 2012
By Mr John Calvert
Format:Paperback
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. I read this book from cover to cover and then started preparing my site 'by the book' and then laid my new lawn with complete confidence. The results are amazing and I feel confident that with the knowledge I have learned from this book my lawn will be of excellent quality and well maintained.
The way this book has been written is very clever where the Dr starts by setting out basic knowledge then leads up to actually laying the lawn itself.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Lawn Expert 7 Oct 2011
By D. W. Stanton
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
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 advice given in Lawn Expert. Highy recommended for all of us who need help with their lawns.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but very much for the titular expert 23 Jun 2010
By Stephen C TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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This publication has been around since 1997, though its dated layout and graphical design reflect its part in a series of books that have been around for decades. Evidently, the author sees no reason to change a successful formula. Well, "if it ain't broke, don't mend it", they say. The design of the book is pleasing, with plenty of little sketches of plants and equipment; though to my eye the page layouts look a bit messy, with inconsistent page design, and artwork in varying styles throughout. It really could do with a revamp.

It certainly lives up to its title, with a huge amount of information on every page, covering the whole gamut, from designing and creating a lawn, to feeding and caring for it, dealing with pest, weeds, and so on. It also covers such topics as meadow creation and non-grass lawns.

Having said this, it is very in-depth and perhaps too complicated for the casual gardener. The clue is in the title, I suppose, so I `m not complaining. However, if, like me, you have an average lawn that you just want to be tidy, this is probably not the book for you. I simply don't have the spare time to dedicate to pottering with the lawn to the extent prescribed in this book. I'm not trying to win a medal; I just want a lawn that involves as little effort as possible.

While this is a really good, thorough book, if you are not interested in a lawn fit for a Wimbledon final, but just want your basic tidy lawn for the kids, then I suggest you have a look at Titchmarsh's book, "Lawns, Paths and Patios".
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Grass for fun or purpose 3 Mar 2010
By K. E. Lidington
Format:Paperback
Any bit of ground can grow grass and add to life. This book shows how to do it.
For those with lifeless lawns, where bald patches and discolouration have appeared without warning; for those with worn-out patches and overused paths; those with areas where nothing grows except mushrooms and litter: here is the answer.
Grass is fun. You can relax on it, play on it, exercise on it and sit and ponder on it. Any bit of ground will do, provided you know how to bring it to life.
This book makes it possible. No matter how unpromising the patch may look, or how disappointing an existing patch may look, here are the answers to turning it into what you want it to be.
Novice or old hand; back yard or estate: everything you need to know in one easy-to-read volume.
Beautifully illustrated and written to be understood. Buy this and you can ignore all the hefty technical tomes.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great explains everything in good detail 3 May 2013
By A. Genge
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
But for a second hand cheap book bought from oxfam on amazon. It's all win win!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Rolls Royce of lawn care books.
This is without question the best book of its kind on this subject. I have 10 of Dr. D. G. Hessayon gardening books covering a range of different gardening aspects. Read more
Published 3 days ago by concorde
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 2 months 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 2 months 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 9 months ago by buster
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 17 months ago by Peasant
5.0 out of 5 stars easy to read
I saw this book in a Diy shop but i got it for quarter of the price on Amazon, its easy to understand for someone like me , who do not understand alot in gardening.
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Published 21 months ago by Mar75
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I have been having trouble with my grass and this little book is a real jem. Would recommend to anybody.
Published on 25 April 2011 by Mrs. A. E. Coates
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