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Grow and maintain a lush lawn without sacrificing your weekends

No matter where you live or what you do, you, too, can grow great turf. Discover timesaving and water-saving secrets for better planning, fertilizing, watering, and mowing. With easy-to-follow instructions, this friendly guide will help you grow a lawn that''s the envy of the block.

Open the book and find:

Tips for mowing your lawn to the perfect height

How and how much to water your lawn

Which nutrients your lawn needs

Easy and safe ways to fertilize your lawn

Create an eye-catching outdoor oasis with this no-nonsense guide to landscaping As families spend more time at home, they're expanding their living space to their yards, decks, and patios. When you're ready to upgrade the look of your landscape, Landscaping For Dummies offers advice on installing fences and walkways, choosing hardy plants and trees, and enhancing natural habitats for the critters and creatures lurking in your neighborhood. You'll find out how to make your backyard a relaxing retreat space and discover the enjoyment and satisfaction that comes from working in your yard. Landscaping For Dummies includes: Lists of recommended plants and varieties, including the best ones for privacy plantings, low-maintenance groundcovers, and small gardensAdvice on how to deal with special landscaping concerns, including fire-prone areas, bee and butterfly gardens, and drought-tolerant and native landscapesInstructions on installing permanent features like decks, patios, fences, and morePointers on how to water more efficiently, including the latest tools and technologies that can save you timeWith a little bit of planning and some digging, trimming, or planting, you'll be set to enjoy your yard whenever the mood strikes. Let Landscaping For Dummies be your guide to making the most of your outdoor space.

Create an eye-catching outdoor oasis with this no-nonsense guide to landscaping

As families spend more time at home, they''re expanding their living space to their yards, decks, and patios. When you''re ready to upgrade the look of your landscape, Landscaping For Dummies offers advice on installing fences and walkways, choosing hardy plants and trees, and enhancing natural habitats for the critters and creatures lurking in your neighborhood. You''ll find out how to make your backyard a relaxing retreat space and discover the enjoyment and satisfaction that comes from working in your yard.

Landscaping For Dummies includes:

Lists of recommended plants and varieties, including the best ones for privacy plantings, low-maintenance groundcovers, and small gardens Advice on how to deal with special landscaping concerns, including fire-prone areas, bee and butterfly gardens, and drought-tolerant and native landscapes Instructions on installing permanent features like decks, patios, fences, and more Pointers on how to water more efficiently, including the latest tools and technologies that can save you time

With a little bit of planning and some digging, trimming, or planting, you''ll be set to enjoy your yard whenever the mood strikes. Let Landscaping For Dummies be your guide to making the most of your outdoor space.

Create an eye-catching outdoor oasis with this no-nonsense guide to landscaping

As families spend more time at home, they''re expanding their living space to their yards, decks, and patios. When you''re ready to upgrade the look of your landscape, Landscaping For Dummies offers advice on installing fences and walkways, choosing hardy plants and trees, and enhancing natural habitats for the critters and creatures lurking in your neighborhood. You''ll find out how to make your backyard a relaxing retreat space and discover the enjoyment and satisfaction that comes from working in your yard.

Landscaping For Dummies includes:

Lists of recommended plants and varieties, including the best ones for privacy plantings, low-maintenance groundcovers, and small gardens Advice on how to deal with special landscaping concerns, including fire-prone areas, bee and butterfly gardens, and drought-tolerant and native landscapes Instructions on installing permanent features like decks, patios, fences, and more Pointers on how to water more efficiently, including the latest tools and technologies that can save you time

With a little bit of planning and some digging, trimming, or planting, you''ll be set to enjoy your yard whenever the mood strikes. Let Landscaping For Dummies be your guide to making the most of your outdoor space.

Learn how to make a Californian home landscape more attractive and functional with California Home Landscaping, 4th Edition. This must-have resource is an updated edition of Creative Homeowner's award-winning best seller on landscaping California-style. The 48 featured landscape designs are created by professionals from the region and use more than 200 plants that thrive in California's climate. Detailed instructions for projects, such as paths, patios, ponds, and arbors, are also included. Over 400 full-color photographs are complemented by easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Updates to this edition include an emphasis on native plants and those most suitable to the region, updated plant profiles, the impact of climate change, and the challenge of planting natives in California landscaping, creating pollinator and wildfire landscapes, current heat and hardiness zone maps, and more.