June 28th

By Mutt Mulligan

Grass Facts and Benefits

Grass is an astoundingly resilient plant resource with extensive environmental benefits. Did you know:

• A well-managed lawn can absorb rainfall six times more effectively than a wheat field?
• A minimally kept lawn can absorb as much carbon as an equivalent forested area?
• Decomposing grass clippings left on the lawn can absorb 37 billion pounds of carbon annually?
• Turf grass, on average, is 7 degrees cooler than bare ground?
• There are over 10,000 grass species worldwide?

It kind of makes you look at your lawn in a different way, doesn’t it? It’s not just a place to play Frisbee and have cookouts. It is an ecosystem that, when managed right, can help the planet too. For more reading on the benefits of lawn care, go here.