The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Beautiful Lawn is filled with step-by-step instructions for growing and maintaining a beautiful lawn -- whether you want a lush emerald green carpet or a prairie meadow. It covers all the basics of how to choose grasses and groundcovers, growing and maintaining traditional turf versus an "alternative lawn" (wild grass, groundcover, meadow etc.), the art of mowing, and controlling weeds, pests, and disease. Includes extensive lists of all types of grasses for North American climactic zones, tips on everything from environmentally safe care practices to buying tools, and much more.Special features include an 8-page color insert, over 50 instructional black-and-white illustrations of lawn care concepts, techniques, and supplies, and a U.S. and Canadian zone map.