Creating a comfortable, attractive and safe outdoor living space is an essential part of home ownership. While homeowners take great responsibility for their home's exterior maintenance and pride in its curb appeal, garden work often poses the greatest challenge to new homeowners, especially those who are limited on time and resources. This illustrated reference book provides homeowners with practical information to handle their yard care needs and protect their most valuable asset. While there are many books available on lawn care, the lawn is only half the battle in creating an enviable garden. Trees, beds, walkways and paved areas are all important parts of outdoor spaces. "John Deere's Complete Guide to Maintaining and Enhancing Your Yard" will walk homeowners through all the steps to producing a great outdoor space, and provide inspiring weekend projects that will allow them to use their new found knowledge in practical ways.

About the Author

Kristen Hampshire is an award-winning freelance writer, and has also served as editor for two green industry publications, Commercial Dealer and Bayer Environmental Science's Lawn Care Professional. She lives in Ohio, USA.