Maintain Landscapes in a Sustainable Way
Nine Out of Ten Households Believe It’s Important to Maintain Their Landscapes in a Sustainable Way
National Gardening Association study demonstrates that homeowners need education on environmental stewardship practices
Contacts:
Bruce Butterfield
National Gardening Association
bruceb@garden.org
Keri Butler
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
keri.butler@scotts.com
South Burlington, VT (May 20, 2008) – Nine out of 10 households believe it’s important to maintain their landscapes in a way that benefits the environment. However, only half (53 percent) of all households said they are knowledgeable about how to maintain lawns and gardens in an environmental friendly way, according to the National Gardening Association’s (NGA) 2008 Environmental Lawn and Garden Survey.
Environmentally sound lawn and garden care involves appropriate maintenance practices, selecting the proper product for the situation, on-target application in the correct amount, and only watering landscapes when needed.
Key 2008 NGA Environmental Lawn and Garden Survey highlights include:
- Nine out of 10 households said it’s important to manage their lawns and gardens in an environmentally friendly way
- Only half (53 percent) of all households say they are knowledgeable about how to maintain their home lawn or garden using good environmental stewardship practices
- Thirty percent of households admit they are ‘not at all’ or ‘not very’ knowledgeable about how to care for their landscape in a way that benefits the environment
“This year’s research reinforces an increased need for homeowner education about simple, actionable ways they can be a good environmental steward at home while cultivating a healthy lawn or garden,” said Bruce Butterfield, research director at the National Gardening Association. “We conducted this study to better understand lawn and garden care trends and consumer attitudes, and industry leaders take notice.”
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