I get an immediate flash of hiking, swimming and a comfortable hammock under a shady tree while contemplating the peaceful warm breeze. Lawns are America's passion in the summer time.
Summer means lighting the grille and taking a dive into the pool next to freshly cut grass.
With visions bolstered by chemical companies' advertising and greener grass on the other side of the street, our lust for close-cropped Fujicolor green lawns that glow in the dark has gotten out of hand over the years. The reality of summer is the perpetual dissonance of lawn mowers droning on into the dusk hours of each day. Recently joined by the high pitched wail of the leaf blower, this duo is enough to destroy a family's sense of calm after a hard day's work. And families need all the help they can get these days. Along with this intrusion into the deepest corners of our homes has come another threat, synthetic chemicals and pesticides.