Growing a good healthy lawn is not difficult if you choose the right turf species for your location and follow proper mowing, fertilizing and irrigation procedures. The "UC Guide to Healthy Lawns" provides all the information needed to grow and maintain healthy lawns in California. These guidelines also generally apply to parks, playing fields and other turf areas and can be extended to other regions of the world with similar climatic conditions. A vigorously growing turf resists pest damage and weed invasion. Improper irrigation and/or choice of turf species are at the root of most problems. Turf can also be managed with very little application of pesticides if appropriate guidelines are followed. The publication includes the subject headings: Identifying your turf species; Preparing the site and planting turf; Renovating lawn; caring for new lawns; maintaining established lawns, Managing pests. University of California. E-mail: ipmig@ucdavis.edu www.ipm.ucdavis.edu.