Who doesn't like a beautiful surrounding? And what can serve better than a lawn in making your surroundings attractive? But are the benefits of lawns limited to their aesthetic values? Not at all. People use their lawns for a number of recreational activities.

Lawns are very popular in the US and it is estimated that they cover an are more than that used for growing corn in the country. These lawn also have environmental benefits. They also increase the real estate value of your home. But you should also note that most of these benefits are applicable only for an organic lawn, where harmful chemicals are not used for enriching the soil with nutrients and driving pests and diseases away.

Lawns can be often seen in public gardens. But many people like to keep lawns as a part of their home. The benefits of keeping a lawn include the following:

• Recreational benefits:
  • Exercising space: If you have a lawn, you don't have to go to a nearby garden or a park for the morning walk. Further, your lawn can be used for other exercises such as aerobics, free-weights, and yoga.
  • Relaxing space: When you come home after the day's hard work you need to relax for a while as your day had been full of stress. Well, can there be anything more relaxing than sipping a cup of organic coffee in your organic lawn? Lawns also have a cooling effect on the atmosphere and are very comforting during summers.
  • Playground: Children love open green spaces to play. This is not a new observation by behavioral scientists; if you remember your childhood memories, you will immediately agree with this. Hence, while you are away at work, an organic lawn provides your children with an excellent playground. You can also be carefree about the safety of your children, as they are in your home only.
  • Party space: You can also organize parties on your lawn or place a bouncy castle once in a while for a family get-together.
• Increased real estate value: When you sell your home or carry out a valuation for home equity loan, you will get a higher value if you have a well maintained lawn.
• Environmental benefits:
  • Stabilizes the soil: The grass in your lawn holds the soil and stabilizes it. It also keeps the soil alive and healthy due to the constant microbial activity.
  • Prevents soil erosion: When it rains, you must have seen large amount of soil eroding from an uncovered piece of land. However, if you have a lawn, there is hardly any soil erosion, even if it rains cats and dogs!
  • Reduces water run-off: A lawn also reduces water run-off and helps increase the water table. It also filters the water before it penetrates the soil. This water recharge increases the water table and enhances the drinking water availability to the whole society.
  • Protects bio-diversity: Butterflies, friendly insects and birds are not killed as harmful chemicals are not used.

So you see, there are so many benefits of keeping a lawn. However, a lawn maintained by using harmful chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides is unsafe for your children to play. The water recharged from a non-organic lawn is also polluted and will increase the contamination of harmful chemicals in ground water. Hence, if you have a lawn and are using chemicals for maintaining it, switch to an organic lawn immediately!

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