The purposeful lawn ; Fields and meadows / John Trexler -- A case for the chemical-free lawn ; Eight steps to a pesticide-free lawn / Warren Schultz -- Turf tips -- Building better grass seeds / Marie Pompei -- How to renovate your lawn / Maria Cinque -- Buffalograss lawns ; The lawnless landscape / Sally Wasowski with Andy Wasowski -- Moss lawns / David Benner -- Ground covers for shade / Ken Druse -- Sedge lawns / John Greenlee -- Prairie / Neil Diboll