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Author(s):Cooper, Rich
Author Affiliation:Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University
Title:A brief history of lawns in America
Source:North Carolina Turfgrass. January/February 2009, p. 14-16.
Publishing Information:Southern Pines, NC: The Turfgrass Council of North Carolina, Inc.
# of Pages:3
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Lawn turf; Lawn in American culture; History; Aesthetic values
Abstract/Contents:Presents a "brief history of lawns in America." States that when "European settelers reached America, the grasses they found were mostly low-quality annual grasses, with no perennial lawn or pasture grasses growing naturally." Notes that "of all the other turfgrasses that we use today, only buffalograss is native to the United States." Mentions that Thomas Jefferson "has been credited with being the first American to try and create an English-style lawn at Monticello...in 1806." States that "three organizations were important in popularizing home lawns in the early 1900s and in providing homeowners with the information they needed: the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Garden Club of America, and the United States Golf Association (USGA)." Notes that "by the 1930s, front lawns had become a common feature of middle-class suburban landscapes." States that spray application fertilizers were offered beginning in the mid-1950s.
Language:English
References:0
Note:"Much of the information presented in this article came from Virginia Scott Junkin's book, The Lawn: A History of an American Obsession, published in 1994."
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ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cooper, R. 2009. A brief history of lawns in America. N.C. Turfgrass. p. 14-16.
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