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This work argues that the dedication of the Americans to maintaining beautiful lawns is contributing to the environmental problems facing the planet. It offers strategies for creating aesthetically pleasing and ecologically sound lawns. This updated edition adds a new chapter and illustrations.

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"An extremely readable summation of the origins of the addiction to lawns, and of the environmental reasons why Americans should kick the habit." Anne Raver, New York Times Book Review "A manual for improving a large part of the American environment while reducing pollution, saving Americans a large amount of money, and beautifying the landscape." Edward O. Wilson"

Redesigning the American Lawn

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    A Paperback / softback by F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori, Gordon T. Geballe

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 10 June 2001
      ISBN-13 9780300086942
      978-0300086942
      ISBN-10 0300086946
      Also in:
      Applied ecology Pollution and threats to the environment Home & Garden Gardening: plants and cultivation guides

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This work argues that the dedication of the Americans to maintaining beautiful lawns is contributing to the environmental problems facing the planet. It offers strategies for creating aesthetically pleasing and ecologically sound lawns. This updated edition adds a new chapter and illustrations.

      Trade Review
      "An extremely readable summation of the origins of the addiction to lawns, and of the environmental reasons why Americans should kick the habit." Anne Raver, New York Times Book Review "A manual for improving a large part of the American environment while reducing pollution, saving Americans a large amount of money, and beautifying the landscape." Edward O. Wilson"

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