Green survival ...... 
What can one man do? 
It is time for a change in our attitude toward the use of our resources if we are to have a clean and beautiful environment—a 
liveable environment. It is not too late. The knowledge, the ability, the tools are at hand. Some are discussed here. 
In the struggle to save man from his own ecological abuse, the nursery industry provides leadership and technical assistance 
to purify the air, stabilize soil, clarify water, and abate noise. Because of the enormously important role of planted materials—trees, 
shrubs, grass, plants—in the ecological balance, the people of the nursery industry recognize that green is truly the color of survival in 
the environmental crisis 
Air 
Plants are one of nature's 
most efficient dust traps. 12 
million tons of particulate 
matter (the dirt in the air we 
breathe) are released into the 
atmosphere of the United 
States every year and 
trees, shrubs vines and 
flowers act as natural traps for 
this air-borne matter. 
The hairy leaf surfaces 
clutch falling particles and 
keep a Steady rain of dust and 
dirt from saturating the air 
with solid pollutants. In fact, 
trees are such effective dust 
catchers that one of our cities, 
Los Angeles, has to wash its 
trees periodically in a 
detergent solution. In another 
area, the dust count on the 
sheltered side of a _ plant 
section was 75% lower than a 
similar count on the windward 
side. 
So the trees and shrubs you 
plant around your home can 
form a protective barrier, 
contributing to the cleaner air 
you need 
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F. W. Bolgiano & Co. 
411 New York Avenue, N.E. 
Washington, D. C. 20002 
Earth 
You can cut your weekly 
refuse volume in half or better 
by a combination of these 
steps 
“Flatten all 
reduce volume. 
*Cut both ends out of metal 
cans. 
“Deposit newspaper in a 
recycling collection point near 
you. 
*Start a compost pile for 
vegetable matter refuse. Mix 
with soil and it will decompose 
rapidly to enrich the ground. If 
you haven't room for a 
compost pile, get the same 
effect by burying the vegetable 
refuse in your garden. Your 
nursery garden center can give 
you simple instructions. 
“Maintaining good healthy 
soil and cutting grass to a 
proper length can help keep 
crabgrass out of your lawn. 
For blue grass type lawns, no 
lower than 2 1/2 inches; for 
bermuda or zoysia type lawns, 
1/2 to 3/4 inches. 
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There are some periods in 
the life of your trees, plants, 
shrubs, and grass when a 
considerable amount of water 
is required; however for most 
of their life they will thrive on 
less water than you might 
realize. Research has shown 
that thorough watering as 
needed is much better for the 
plant than frequent limited 
watering. Much less costly, 
too. Let your retail nursery 
advise you; you'll enjoy 
healthier plantings while you 
save water Jy 
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Sight & Sound 
Plant parts break up sound 
waves, change their direction, 
and reduce their intensity. 
Among the various types of 
buffer plantings you can use 
are: hedges, trees, shrubs, 
grasses, vines and com- 
binations of these. 
In addition to their service in 
silencing your surroundings, 
shrubs and trees can screen 
moving traffic or other un- 
welcome visual intrusions, 
giving your yard a sense of 
privacy you'll welcome. 
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