Offers valuable advice on how to plan and properly maintain a perfect lawn in Florida.  Written by Tom MacCubbin, author/co-author of two Cool Springs Press Florida gardening titles.

Lawn care is a popular and time-consuming aspect of gardening in the home landscape. It is also the area where a majority of landscape dollars are spent, considering the cost of mowing equipment and maintenance, plus fertilizer and pest controls.

The Perfect Florida Lawn gives readers the information tools to create and properly maintain the lawn they desire-whether a pristine manicured lawn or one with low-maintenance areas.

Describes the appropriate lawn varieties for Florida with straightforward information on the advantages and disadvantages of each. Full color photographs illustrate the differences between varieties.

Includes color illustrations of typical lawn pests found in Florida and information on how to control them. Also includes photographs of lawn diseases encountered in Florida and straightforward advice on management practices.