Lawn Gone!: Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard

A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner.

Homeowners spend billions of hours—and dollars—watering, mowing, and maintaining their lawns. You don’t have to be one of them. Free yourself with Lawn Gone!, a colorful, accessible guide to the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, low-water, money-saving options. It includes:
•  alternative grasses that seldom (or never) need mowing
•  drought-tolerant, eco-friendly landscapes
•  regional plant recommendations for all parts of the country
•  artificial turf that looks like the real thing
•  step-by-step lawn-removal methods
•  strategies for dealing with neighbors and HOAs
•  ways to minimize your lawn if you’re not ready to go all the way

Whether you’re a beginner or expert gardener, green thumb or black, Lawn Gone! provides realistic choices, achievable plans, and simple instructions for renovating your yard from start to finish.

• Beautiful No-Mow Yards: 50 Amazing Lawn Alternatives
• Covering Ground
• The Drought-Defying California Garden: 230 Native Plants for a Lush, Low-Water Landscape
• The Water-Saving Garden: How to Grow a Gorgeous Garden with a Lot Less Water
• Step-by-Step Landscaping (2nd Edition) (Better Homes and Gardens Gardening)
• Landscaping with Stone, 2nd Edition: Create Patios, Walkways, Walls, and Other Landscape Features (Creative Homeowner) Over 300 Photos & Illustrations; Learn to Plan, Design, & Work with Natural Stone
• Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping: The Complete Guide to Beautiful Paths, Patios, Plantings, and More (Sunset Western Garden Book (Paper))
• Ultimate Guide: Walks, Patios & Walls (Creative Homeowner) Design Ideas with Step-by-Step DIY Instructions and More Than 500 Photos for Brick, Mortar, Concrete, Flagstone, & Tile (Landscaping)
• Stonescaping Idea Book (Taunton's Idea Book Series)
• Landscaping Ideas that Work (Taunton's Ideas That Work)