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Feature from Environmental Building News
April 1, 2004
Which Grass is Greener? Comparing Natural and Artificial Turf
Turf grass is ubiquitous in America, covering roadsides, parks, cemeteries, golf courses, and more than 50 million residential yards. Most experts believe that turf covers more than 30 million acres (12 million ha) of American ground, an area larger than the state of Pennsylvania. Lawns make popular common spaces, encouraging community interaction and recreation, and they lend a sense of order and even status to our homes and businesses. A 1986 Gallup survey, widely cited in the landscaping industry, found that manicured landscaping, including lawns, adds nearly 15% to the value of American homes. But creating and maintaining turf grass carries serious environmental burdens related to irrigation, fertilizer and pesticide use, and regular mowing. “In most places flawless carpets of green simply cannot be grown in an environmentally benign manner,” says Chris Reuther of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia....
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