As Drought Ravages Lawns, Many Turn to Grass Painting: Reasonable or Ridiculous?
SodaHead Living
2012/07/29 22:23:38
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We get that green lawns look nice and all. But when faced with a drought, is it really worth it to pay hundreds (or even thousands) of dollars to have your grass painted green? According to the Associated Press, many American home and business owners seem to think so.
With two-thirds of the U.S. hit by the worst drought in decades, many are seeing their prized lawns turn brown. Rather than fight back with water, a growing number of individuals are having their grass professionally painted. This practice has regularly been employed in the West and Southwest, as well as on golf courses and athletic fields, but it’s now taking off from coast to coast.
"It looks just like a spring lawn, the way it looks after a rain. It's really gorgeous," said Terri LoPrimo, a 62-year-old retiree who recently had her Staten Island lawn sprayed with a deep-green organic dye.
On the one hand, we think it’s great that individuals are choosing to paint rather than waste water. But, we also wonder why it’s so important to have green grass that many are willing to pay money to fake it.
So SodaHeads, what do you think about this grass painting trend? Reasonable or ridiculous?
With two-thirds of the U.S. hit by the worst drought in decades, many are seeing their prized lawns turn brown. Rather than fight back with water, a growing number of individuals are having their grass professionally painted. This practice has regularly been employed in the West and Southwest, as well as on golf courses and athletic fields, but it’s now taking off from coast to coast.
"It looks just like a spring lawn, the way it looks after a rain. It's really gorgeous," said Terri LoPrimo, a 62-year-old retiree who recently had her Staten Island lawn sprayed with a deep-green organic dye.
On the one hand, we think it’s great that individuals are choosing to paint rather than waste water. But, we also wonder why it’s so important to have green grass that many are willing to pay money to fake it.
So SodaHeads, what do you think about this grass painting trend? Reasonable or ridiculous?
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/turf-painting-s...
I've heard of having pride in your lawn, but I think painting it is actually a step backwards.
Anything wrong with getting rid of a plant that is high-maintenance and only for appearance?
I know a lot of the country has been hit hard by the rains...but last year our water sources here were down to 60% at the end of the summer. We got some rain, but not much and since we didn't recover the water sources now are down to 50%. You get down too far past half, and that water is pretty murky. It takes a lot more chemicals to treat, doesn't taste as good, and they are not forecasting us any rain anytime soon.
So if someone wants to spend $60 and paint their yard to maybe keep themselves from feeling so gloomy by looking at their dead lawn...power to them. I know the guy sprayed my yard early in the spring with chemicals and it cost me $80.