One common area we can all seek to improve our impact is lawn care and landscaping.  For many suburbanites the absolute goal of the summer is to have a lawn that is greener than the Jones’ at all costs.  So each spring we can find an army of suburbanites dumping pounds of harmful chemicals and nitrates on their lawns.  I’m sure that most of these well-meaning home owners have not considered the cost and impact their ultra-green lawn has on the environment at large–and it is probably not feasible to try and convince them.  The better solution is to teach them how to achieve maximum greeness and neighborhood domination without the use of harmful chemicals.

The recent revival of the environmental movement has spurred the growth of a cottage industry of green lawn care companies.   This movement, largely pioneered by Seattle landscape companies and other progressive landscape companies has been gaining traction.

“This is not something that is driven by the marketing efforts of landscape and lawn care companies,” said Andy Nicholls of Ecoyards, LLC based in Seattle, Washington, “this is driven by a very strong consumer demand for environmental responsibility in all services and goods.”

Environmentally sustainable lawn care can be as simple as recycling rainwater for irrigation; use of natural pesticides; and implementation of a compost program.