10 Fun Facts about Grass

• In a well maintained, thick 10,000 square foot (929 square meter) lawn there will be 6 turf plants per square inch (25.4 millimeters), 850 turf plants per square foot (30.45 square meters) for a total of 8.5 million turf plants.

• Grass plants are 75 to 80% water, by weight.

• Up to 90% of the weight of a grass plant is in its roots.

• Clippings contain nutrients usable to the grass, when left on the lawn.

• A dense, healthy lawn prevents run-off, absorbing rainfall six times more effectively than a wheat field and four times better than a hay field.

• Turf grass helps control pollution, trapping much of an estimated 12 million tons (10.9 million metric tons) of dust and dirt released annually into the US atmosphere.

• The front lawns of eight average houses have the cooling effect of about 70 tons (68 metric tons) of air conditioning, while the average home-size central air has only a 3 to 4 ton capacity (2.7 to 3.9 metric tons).

• As part of a well-designed and maintained landscape, turf grass increases a home’s property value up to 20 %.

• Safety-sightlines discourage intruders and heighten visibility.

• Absorbs noise and reduces glare.

(Find these facts and much more at www.TheLawnInstitute.org)