Your Lawn?s Not Just Eye Candy: The Environmental and Health Benefits of Turfgrass Lawns
A well-maintained lawn is central to your home?s curb appeal and even adds to the value of your property. However, your turfgrass lawn is more than just eye candy. It provides a variety of environmental and health benefits. Freshome asked Dan Sandor, a postdoctoral associate in turfgrass science at the University of Minnesota, to tell […]The post Your Lawn’s Not Just Eye Candy: The Environmental and Health Benefits of Turfgrass Lawns appeared first on Freshome.com.
Turfgrass lawns aren’t just beautiful; they’re also practical. Image: Pacific Aina DesignA well-maintained lawn is central to your home?s curb appeal and even adds to the value of your property. However, your turfgrass lawn is more than just eye candy. It provides a variety of environmental and health benefits.Freshome asked Dan Sandor, a postdoctoral associate in turfgrass science at the University of Minnesota, to tell us more about the benefits of turfgrass lawns.Turfgrasses, trees, and plants help to prevent soil erosion. Image: R.P. Marzilli & Company Landscape ContractorThe environmental benefits of turfgrass?Environmental and functional benefits of turfgrasses include soil erosion control; dust stabilization; carbon sequestration; groundwater recharge and improvement of surface water quality; reduction in pollution and contamination from runoff of sediments, nutrients and other organic chemicals; heat dissipation and temperature moderation and much much more,? Sandor says.Sando...
Turfgrass lawns aren’t just beautiful; they’re also practical. Image: Pacific Aina DesignA well-maintained lawn is central to your home?s curb appeal and even adds to the value of your property. However, your turfgrass lawn is more than just eye candy. It provides a variety of environmental and health benefits.Freshome asked Dan Sandor, a postdoctoral associate in turfgrass science at the University of Minnesota, to tell us more about the benefits of turfgrass lawns.Turfgrasses, trees, and plants help to prevent soil erosion. Image: R.P. Marzilli & Company Landscape ContractorThe environmental benefits of turfgrass?Environmental and functional benefits of turfgrasses include soil erosion control; dust stabilization; carbon sequestration; groundwater recharge and improvement of surface water quality; reduction in pollution and contamination from runoff of sediments, nutrients and other organic chemicals; heat dissipation and temperature moderation and much much more,? Sandor says.Sando...
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