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...
It's like flowers at a funeral. I always felt that all those flowers for people who cannot see or smell them any longer was a waste of money till I realised it gave employment to nurseries and to florists.
And worse for the grass.
It's still ghetto though.
LOL
This is whack just get some fake grass!
Or better yet water your lawn, or just wait for the rain to come.
Plus something tells me this isn't eco friendly, also your grass may never grow back as who knows what's in that stuff.
(I let my lawn grow naturally .. there's cycles of drought .. cycles of heavy rain .. and tropical storms/hurricanes every so often ..
no matter what .. this is nature doing what comes naturally ..