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Lawns
An Uncomplicated Guide
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A comprehensive guide to lawn care: the one-stop-shop to cut through the noise, giving you the confidence to create a thriving lawn. With more and more of us wishing to really understand our gardens and make the most of our outdoor space, seasoned lawn experts Luke...
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A comprehensive guide to lawn care: the one-stop-shop to cut through the noise, giving you the confidence to create a thriving lawn.
A complete guide to lawn care, teaching you how to mow, maintain and perfect your grass
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A comprehensive guide to lawn care: the one-stop-shop to cut through the noise, giving you the confidence to create a thriving lawn.
With more and more of us wishing to really understand our gardens and make the most of our outdoor space, seasoned lawn experts Luke and Marc are on hand.
This accessible handbook helps you get started with essential equipment and how-to guides for each season, ensuring your lawn always looks its best. Tackle common garden issues, from stubborn weeds and patchiness to pets and pests – and debunk the most pervasive lawn care myths.
As founders of So & Mo, Luke and Marc have over 30 years of lawn experience between them and have worked on everything from gorgeous private golf greens and tennis courts to petite residential lawns in need of a helping hand. So, there’s no need to spend a fortune on grass care products or struggle through mountains of conflicting advice.
With this comprehensive practical guide, you’ll find everything you need to care for and perfect your lawn, so it can become the starring highlight of your garden.
Includes:
The Grass Plant
Lawn Construction
Mowing
Seasonal Maintenance
Nutrition & Feeding
Common Problems
Weeds
Diseases
Garden Pests
Environmental Impact
Tool Shed
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008756031
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pavilion
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 162.0mm
Height: 227.0mm
Weight: 620g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Marc Kerr comes from a world of building and maintaining some of the best golf courses in the UK and elsewhere. Marc trained to be a professional greenskeeper before moving to the USA in 2002 to enroll on the Ohio State Turf Program, which focuses on the environmental, aesthetic, recreational and economic benefits of turfgrass. Luke Taylor's journey has involved everything from residential gardening to landscaping. In 2017 Luke joined All Turf, a specialist turf supplier to the golf and landscaping industry. He eventually launched the construction arm of the company along with Marc, as they started to build and maintain extremely high-end private lawns and grass projects. Luke and Marc founded So&Mo together in 2020.
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