Reasons for having healthy lawns
posted by Focused on July 26, 2009 @ 6:31 pm in ENVIRONMENT
Apart from beautifying both public and private properties, a well-maintained lawn has many other benefits. Here are some of them:
- Lawns create a relaxing atmosphere, they have a powerful effect on people in terms of creating feelings of serenity.
- Lawns have a cooling effect on their surroundings. The front lawns of a eight-house block have the cooling effect of 70 tons of air conditioning.
- Studies have shown that the recovery rates of hospitalized patients are quicker when their rooms have a view of a landscaped area than when they have non-landscaped views.
- Lawns increase real estate market value.
- Lawns absorb dust from the air. It is estimated that grass surfaces around the world trap approximately 12 million tons of dust and dirt from the air every year.
- Grass is an efficient carbon dioxide converter. a 50 feetx50 feet area of grass generates enough oxygen to satisfy the needs of a family of four.
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