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Beautiful No-Mow Yards: 50 Amazing Lawn Alternatives (2012)

by Evelyn J. Hadden(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1604692383 (ISBN13: 9781604692389)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Timber Press

review 1: This is the first how-to gardening book I've read cover to cover. Full of practical ideas for not only lawn alternatives, but for rain gardens, xeriscaping, shade islands under trees, and more, Beautiful No Mow Lawns takes you step by step through the work of replacing grass with plants that don't need as much mowing, watering, or fertilizing. The photographs are gorgeous and the author even references local Homestead Gardens blogger, Susan Harris. The hard thing for this neophyte gardener is going to be waiting until our blistering summer heat is over before I try one or two of the projects the author describes.
review 2: This book is a treasure trove of ideas, but the "honesty in photogoraphy" didn't lend itself well to selling the "beautiful" idea. A lot of ... moreit made me shudder to think what the village's code enforcement officer would have to say. As the book points out, not all things are appropriate for all places, and a lot of things in the book won't jibe with some people's municipal ordinances and HOA rules,and the inspiration pieces bear out how incongruent many of the ideas are.It is likely that this just isn't what I was looking for in terms of inspiration, but I wasn't in love. Nevertheless, it is a good resource for planting ideas, so go ahead and pick it up, just don't expect to be thoroughly wowed pictorially. less

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