Benefits

That green is the Piedmont Pride. To the left is Empire Zoysia. The Piedmont Pride is ready for harvest. The Empire will be harvested in the summer.

Value

Sod looks luxurious, yet it works like an investment. Landscaping with sod can instantly increase the market value of property as much as 15%. Using sod can enhance "curb appeal," saving time by attracting prospective buyers sooner, thus allowing for the financing to be completed sooner. That's a benefit in the initial sale of a home, as well as the re-sale.

Instantaneous Results

Sod provides an instant lawn, unlike seeded lawns which may take weeks or months to become established, and can be enjoyed immediately after installation.

Erosion Control

Because sod is a fully mature, cultivated product, it can be installed on slopes and on inferior soils where seeding is very difficult, if possible at all. Sod provides instant soil stabilization in erosion-prone areas. Also, in North Carolina, sod can be installed in nearly every month of the year, not just summer months.

Specific Placement

Unlike the random growth achieved with the best of seeding techniques, sod is placed precisely where the finished product is desired.

Environmental Benefits of a Well Maintained Lawn

Pollution Control

•	Turfgrass traps and removes dust and dirt from the air.
•	2,500 square feet of lawn absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and release enough oxygen for a family of four to breathe.

Cooling Effect

•	On a hot summer day, lawns will be 30 degrees cooler than asphalt and 14 degrees cooler than bare soil.
•	The front lawns of eight houses have the cooling effect of about 70 tons of air conditioning. The average home has an air conditioner with just a three to four ton capacity.

Water Filter

•	Turfgrass acts as a natural filter by purifying the water passing through its root zone.

The U.S. Congress has acknowledged these positive benefits to our environment.

"Turfgrass sod in communities and urban areas can aid in the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, mitigating the heat island effect, reducing energy consumption and contributing to efforts to reduce global warming trends."