During the pandemic, we saw just how important lawns could be as a space for communities to come together (albeit socially distanced).
Lawn specialists GreenThumb saw these effects first-hand and used the experience to launch their Share The Lawn Love campaign, with customers nominating worthy individuals, families or local organisations to receive a year’s worth of free lawn treatments.
After over 700 nominations, 160+ lawns were chosen across the UK to receive GreenThumb’s care. The campaign is a testament to the positive effects lawns can have on our lives and the community. But what other well-being benefits can having a lawn bring to your day?
The wellbeing benefits of having a lawn
As mentioned, lawns are so much more than just a carpet of grass, especially when it comes to providing a social space for you to host friends and family, play with your children or just lounge around in the sun.
Tending to your lawn also gives you time to yourself outside in the fresh air (hello, vitamin D), and is a good form of physical exercise. There are meditative aspects to mowing your lawn too, and it’s highly rewarding; every time you look into your garden you’ll see the fruits of your labour, quite literally.
Your lawn and the environment
Despite these wellbeing benefits, recent years have seen a backlash against the garden lawn from some who argue that looking after them can threaten the climate, local biodiversity and water conservation.
But lawn specialists, like GreenThumb, have adapted to these concerns. GreenThumb’s Oasis Water Conserver treatment, for example, reduces the need to water a lawn by up to 80% - an essential innovation as droughts and hosepipe bans have become increasingly common thanks to global warming.
And GreenThumb also spot-treat weeds, rather than blanket spraying, to protect grazing animals. They use fertilisers which contain organic material like polyhalite, when it comes to certain situations where the grass is struggling. And they also use biostimulants and have been encouraging the use of seaweed extracts.
So, if you’re ever looking to make your lawn more eco-friendly, GreenThumb is always on hand to suggest sustainable alternatives that take the health of local wildlife and the planet into consideration.
To find out more visit the Share The Lawn Love page on the GreenThumb website.
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