A.
The lawn area (approx. 1000 sq.ft. per home) in a block of
eight average homes has the cooling effect of about 70 tons of refrigerated
air-conditioning. One ton of refrigerated air-conditioning
will cool approximately 400 sq.ft. of interior space. The average
home requires about 3-4 ton of cooling capacity to perform its function.
Consider then, how much energy those lawns save on your electric bill
by cooling the exterior areas around your home.
B.
Grass and mature trees cool the air and encourage rainfall.
Rocked yards, parking lots, sidewalks, streets, stucco homes, etc.
perform the opposite!
C.
On an extremely hot day, grass can be 15-20 degrees cooler than
exposed soil and as much as 40-60 degrees cooler than concrete or
asphalt.
D.
Acting like a gigantic sponge, lawns absorb all types of airborne
pollutants, such as soot, dust and carbon dioxide, as well as noise.
While your lawn is busily performing any of these functions, you may
not have noticed, it is very quiet and has no moving parts.
E.
Recent studies show healthy lawns absorb rainfall 6 times more
effectively than a wheat field, 4 times more than
a hay field and 50-100 times more than hard-packed dirt - being
exceeded only by virgin forest. Lawns hold and filter the rain
back to the aquifer, where everyone can use it again, and again, and
again!
F.
Remember, our planet has every drop of water that has ever been
on earth. However, it is redeposited in different ways and areas.
Many times it is lost forever, due to man's ignorance of his environment,
such as, banning green areas (grass) in favor of Xeriscape. (See E.)
G.
A 50x50 foot healthy grass area will produce enough oxygen to meet
the needs of a family of four every day. Most Xeriscape yards
provide little to no oxygen.
H.
Quality turf grass not only reduces runoff water, it also prevents
erosion by water or wind which results in the loss of valuable topsoil.
Unfortunately, most Xeriscape yards aren't even TRUE Xeriscape, and
have nothing more than rock and gravel, with sometimes small green
plantings, which provides little or no runoff protection.
I.
Homes, sports fields and parks, with healthy lawns, provide safer
recreation areas where grass acts as a cushion to reduce shock
and potential injury. In addition, children can't or won't play
in rocks, tumbleweeds or sand - they prefer grass.
J.
Aesthetically, there can be no argument that a beautiful lawn is immediately
pleasing and relaxing in appearance. When comparing a grassed area
to a rocked area, there is no question as to which is more pleasurable
to the senses.
K.
While some may scorn its needs, others find lawn maintenance an
excellent opportunity to enjoy reasonable exercise and a break away
from the tv, computer, or other household happenings.
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