Redesigning the American Lawn: A Search for Environmental Harmony
"Americans enthusiastically plant, weed, water, spray, and mow 31 million acres of lawn. But is our dedication to these lawns contributing to the serious environmental problems facing the planet? The authors in this book argue that it is, and they offer strategies for creating and caring for aesthetically pleasing and ecologically sound lawns. This new edition, which is being reissued in a more artistic format and with many additional illustrations, updates the original text and adds a...
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"Americans enthusiastically plant, weed, water, spray, and mow 31 million acres of lawn. But is our dedication to these lawns contributing to the serious environmental problems facing the planet? The authors in this book argue that it is, and they offer strategies for creating and caring for aesthetically pleasing and ecologically sound lawns. This new edition, which is being reissued in a more artistic format and with many additional illustrations, updates the original text and adds a chapter showing what progress has been made in the ecological management of landscapes over the past decade."--BOOK JACKET. Anne Raver extremely readable . . . the origins of the addiction to lawns, and why Americans should kick the habit.
The Genesis of This BookAcknowledgmentsPrologue to the Second Edition1Prologue to the First Edition3Ch. 1Love of the Lawn7Ch. 2Questioning the Lawn28Ch. 3The Economic Juggernaut46Ch. 4Environmental Costs66Ch. 5A New American Lawn90Ch. 6The Lawn and Sustainability115Notes159Index171
\ Anne Raverextremely readable . . . the origins of the addiction to lawns, and why Americans should kick the habit.\ \
