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GrowinGreen is committed to protecting our natural resources.
We continually train our employees on environmentally sensitive
issues and how to make a positive impact on the environment. One
way we do this is to only employ licensed applicators that are certified
by the state. We also only use products that are newer, which tend
to be safer. We also do not apply when we know it is going to rain
and never leave fertilizer where it can be washed into the storm
water system. Here are some little known facts about how turf grasses
impact on the environment. Please check our LINKS
SECTION for more valuable sites.
- Helps beautify the neighborhood
- Creates a relaxing space of natural beauty. Grassy areas quickly
affect people's moods by creating feelings of serenity, privacy,
thoughtfulness or happiness. Its yearly cycles of growth and color
changes, lift human spirits and link urban inhabitants with their
countryside heritage
- Front lawns of just eight average houses have the cooling effect
of about 70 tons of air conditioning, while the average home-size
central air unit has only a 3-4 ton capacity
- While strict conservationists berate the lowly lawn as an expensive
consumer of natural resources, it is actually a natural provider
for our ecosystem. Healthy, dense lawns absorb rainfall six times
more effectively than a wheat field, four times better than a
hay field, and prevents runoff and erosion of our precious top
soil. It also traps much of the estimated 12 million tons of dust
and dirt released into the US atmosphere annually. Lawns also
purify water entering into underground aquifers–its root
mass and soil microbes act as a filter to capture and breakdown
many types of pollutants
- Increases real estate market value and salability. A Gallup
Survey reported 62% of all US homeowners felt investment in lawns
and landscaping was as good as or better than other home improvements.
The investment recovery rate is 100-200% for landscape improvement,
compared to a deck or patio that will recover 40-70% of installation
cost. Proper and well maintained landscaping adds 15% to a home's
value according to buyers
- Recovery rates among hospitalized patients are often quicker
when their rooms view a landscaped area compared to patients with
non-landscaped views
- Playing fields covered with dense turf have proven safer, as
demonstrated by a simple egg drop test. When a dozen raw eggs
were dropped from a height of 11 feet onto a two-inch thick piece
of dense turf, none broke; two thirds broke on thin turf from
that height and from just 18 inches, all broke on an all-weather
track!
Please remember we all treat our own lawns and would not expose
our families and pets to something that would cause harm to them.
At GrowinGreen, we are dedicated to your satisfaction, and we specialize
in developing and implementing a TEAM APROACH
to successful lawn results; working WITH YOU to create and maintain
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