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NEWS                                                                                 Contact: Vicki Bendure, APR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           (540) 687-3360 or
                                                                                                              Lisa Schaumann
                                                                                                             (540) 687-5099 


                 HEALTHY LAWNS OFFER COST AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
              — Professional Landcare Network Celebrates National Lawn Care Month —

HERNDON, Va., March 11, 2009 — The nation’s lawn care and landscape association, the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), celebrates National Lawn Care Month in April by reminding consumers about the benefits of a healthy lawn.

More than 30 million acres of lawns exist in the United States. It’s estimated that these lawns remove 5 percent of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as well as provide money-saving cooling effects in the summer months.

Turf’s power to generate oxygen has a major impact on the environment. A well-maintained, 50-foot by 50-foot lawn produces enough oxygen for a family of four. Turf also provides pollution control by trapping dust and smoke particles from the atmosphere.

Grass is a natural air conditioner. Eight healthy front lawns have the cooling effect of 70 tons of air conditioning — enough to cool16 average homes. Dense, healthy grass also slows down and filters runoff, removing contaminants and trapping soil. Fresh, filtered water then returns to the underground water supply.

“In addition to the positive environmental impacts of a healthy lawn,” says Jason Cupp, CLP, president of PLANET, “it also makes a home more marketable, and in this tough housing market, a well-cared-for lawn can make or break a sale.”

Homeowners can be proactive in April by working with a lawn care professional and putting together a program that ensures that their lawns will be healthy and beautiful throughout the year.

PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 4,000 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals. For more information on PLANET, visit LandcareNetwork.org or call the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522.