Green survival . . . 



What con 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. 



And green survival depends on you. 



Air 



Earth 



Water 



Plants are one of nature's 

 most efficient dust traps. 12 mil- 

 lion 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. 



You can cut your weekly re- 

 fuse volume in half or better by 

 a combmation of these steps: 



*Flatten all containers to re- 

 duce volume. 



*Cut both ends out of metal 

 cans. 



*Deposit newspaper in a re- 

 cycling collection point near 



'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 bury- 

 ing the vegetable refuse in your 

 garden. Your nursery garden 

 center can give you simple in- 

 structions. 



'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 2'2 

 inches; for bermuda or zoysia 

 type lawns, '2 to -'4 inches. 



There are some periods in 

 the life of your trees, plants, 

 shrubs, and grass when a con- 

 siderable 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 thor- 

 ough 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 

 vou save water. 



Sight & Sound 



Plant parts break up 

 sound waves, change their di- 

 rection, and reduce their inten- 

 sity. Among the various types of 

 buffer plantings you can use 

 are; hedges, trees, shrubs, grass- 

 es, vines and combinations of 

 these. 



In addition to their service 

 in silencing your surroundings, 

 shrubs and trees can screen 

 moving traffic or other unwel- 

 come visual intrusions, giving 

 your yard a sense of privacy 

 you'll welcome. 



...it depends on you. 



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