Wanna get involved? I've got a hot tip on how every homeowner can make a difference. But, first? A question...
What is the most popular perennial in the world? Come on... you know this one. Look around you. It's everywhere!
Not sure? Perhaps this will help:
It's the most high maintenance thing you could ever plant.Need more?
It guzzles an astonishing amount of water.
It requires gallons of chemical fertilizers just to look good.
It costs you a fortune to keep it under control.
- Because of it, we gardeners are responsible for more water waste & pollution than farmers and industry combined.
What is the most popular perennial in the world?
Kentucky Bluegrass
Kentucky Bluegrass requires 2 inches of water, per week, in order to thrive. That doesn't sound like much until you do the math...2 inches of water = 1200 gallons
(per week, per thousand feet, of lawn)
Even a small bluegrass lawn can guzzle 20,000+ gallons of water per month.
Your lawn will easily drink a million gallons of water during the summer.
*Running your lawnmower for an hour causes as much pollution as 40 cars on the highway.And, here's the real kicker. No matter how hard we try, it doesn't look that pretty...
* Keeping this poor performer looking green requires a continuous dose of chemical fertilizers.
So let's save the world and save ourselves a whole lotta money:
Replace Kentucky Bluegrass with Dwarf Fescue.
- Dwarf Fescue is waterwise. This cuts your water bill to 1/4 of what you're spending on thirsty Kentucky Bluegrass.
- Next up! Fire TruGreen. They used to be called ChemLawn, but they changed their name to sound more environmentally friendly. It hasn't changed what they do.. They dose your lawn with chemicals to keep that grass green. Dwarf Fescue doesn't need fertilizer.
- Fire the lawn team while you're at it! Dwarf Fescue needs to be mowed every month, or so, not every weekend.
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