Sure, a great looking lawn is pleasing to look at but did you know that healthy turf is vital to our environment?  Check out some of these proven benefits properly maintained turf provides us all.

• Air Cleaner  Your lawn has the ability to absorb some of the world's most harmful pollutants, including carbon dioxide, ozone and sulfur dioxide. Like all plants, grass turns carbon dioxide into vital oxygen.  The rate at which it creates oxygen is quite impressive, a 25 square foot area of turf generates enough oxygen to supply one person for a day.
• Water Filter  As rainwater runs through the thatch layer (soil and root layers) contaminants are held and degraded by vital soil microbes. These microbes degrade pollutants very efficiently.
• Air Conditioner  Your lawn is a superior cooler of air temperatures on hot days.  On an average size street of 8 houses, the front lawns only combined have the cooling effect of about 70 tons of air conditioning.  Compare that to your average central A/C unit which has a 3-4 ton capacity.   Here's another example: On an average summer day, an acre of turf will release over 20 gallons of water through transpiration and evaporation, effectively eliminating HALF of the heat that reaches ground level.
• Increases Property Value   It's a fact!  Well manicured landscapes provide outstanding value to homeowners in the form of greater perceived property values.  A recent Gallup survey reported that 62% of all homeowners in the U.S. believe that an investment in lawn care is as good or better than other types of home improvements.  A well maintained landscape can add more than 15% to a home's value and the average investment recovery rate for landscape improvement is 100-200% of actual cost!
• Why Apple?  We are committed to providing you safe, responsible pesticide applications as needed.  Apple Earth Care is a fully licensed and insured NJ Pesiticide Application Business. All of our applicators are properly trained and licensed in accordance with the NJ Dept of Environmental Protection. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) services are used whenever appropriate. We do the little things like blowing excess material from your sidewalk and patio back into the turf where it belongs. We always date and hour our posting flags. This lets you and other property management services know immediately to keep children and pets off treated areas for at least 24 hours. Here at Apple, its all about attention to detail.