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Article: Organic lawn care; Learn from an expert about the grass-roots movement.(HOMES)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- August 19, 2007
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Byline: Nancy Sheehan
Is the grass always greener in the neighbor's yard? Maybe they've gone green to get it that way.
Increasingly, organic lawn care is taking root as new methods are developed and older less effective ones are weeded out. Overall, growth in the lawn care landscaping business is nearly flat while organic/natural landscaping - already 10 percent of the market - is growing 25 percent a year, according to safelawns.org, a group that promotes environmentally friendly lawn care.
It is a significant trend considering that turf now covers 40 million to 50 million acres of land in the United States. If you would like to know more ...