{"product_id":"9780007596652_lawns-collins-practical-gardener","title":"Lawns (Collins Practical Gardener)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ebook has been optimised for tablets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeeping a healthy and verdant lawn can be a real challenge. Collins Practical Gardener Lawns looks at all imaginable aspects of starting and maintaining a lawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether your lawn is mainly for your family or intended as a show piece, Lawns will provide all the know-how you need to design, prepare for, create and keep a lawn tailored to your needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the technical info is covered from ground roots up, including advice on sowing seeds, laying turf, buying equipment and making repairs. Individual design features are suggested, ranging from creating a wildflower meadow to planting bulbs through your lawn in eye-catching patterns and shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach listing in the A–Z directory of grass types features a visual chart listing the best varieties and optimum sowing times. Quick-access care charts provide a hit list of care requirements and the troubleshooting chart tells you how to identify and solve many common problems. Also featured is a directory of pests, diseases and how to treat them, which means when something does go wrong you have all the information at your fingertips to help put it right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of information, advice and practical tips, this no-nonsense guide to lawns is the most informative reference of its kind!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents include:\u003cbr\u003e• History of Lawns\u003cbr\u003e• Types of lawn\u003cbr\u003e• Designing a lawn\u003cbr\u003e• Site\/aspect\u003cbr\u003e• Soil types\u003cbr\u003e• Drainage\u003cbr\u003e• Preparing for a new lawn\u003cbr\u003e• Seed sowing techniques\u003cbr\u003e• Laying turf\u003cbr\u003e• Aftercare of newly laid lawn\u003cbr\u003e• Lawn Maintenance – tools, irrigation\u003cbr\u003e• Lawn repairs\u003cbr\u003e• Other lawn features\u003cbr\u003e• A–Z Lawn Grasses\u003cbr\u003e• A–Z Lawn Weeds and Broadleaved Weeds\u003cbr\u003e• Troubleshooting\u003cbr\u003e• Pests and diseases\u003cbr\u003e• Common name plant index and subject index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285457649813,"sku":"9780007596652","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007596652.jpg?v=1776992246","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007596652_lawns-collins-practical-gardener","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}