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Benefits of Sod

Why Sod?

Sodding is the fastest, easiest, and best way to establish a lawn because the grass plants have reached maturity and are tough. We monitor our turfgrass crops daily and spend about a year growing each crop before we harvest. With proper care during the first few weeks after installing, your newly sodded lawn will be ready for hard use in 3 weeks. Because sod is easy to work with, an average size yard can be installed in a few hours at a modest cost. Although seeding initially costs less, many costs recur due to erosion, reseeding, over-seeding, and watering. Newly seeded lawns take a great deal of time and nurturing to establish into mature, healthy lawns and cannot be used for months. Why spend a great deal of time and the same amount of money when you can have an instant lawn?

Superior SurfaceTurfgrass creates one of nature’s finest surfaces. Clean & soft, it’s the safest surface for sporting play which dates back many centuries. Relax or romp, nothing beats grass for an outdoor surface.

Instant Lawn

Sod will root down in about 10 days and can be ready for rough play within a few weeks. A seeded lawn cannot be used for months and will not stop the soil or seed from washing or blowing away. Growing a yard from seed in our dry Colorado climate requires constant water to keep the young plants hydriated and the soil moist. Sod can also be installed any time the ground is not frozen.

Erosion

Because sod is fully mature the day it is installed, it immediately controls erosion with a carpet of root mass and grass plants. Sod can be installed on steep hills and is used on slopes for stabilization.

Reduces Heat

On a hot summer day, a lawn will be 30 degrees cooler than asphalt and rock & 15 degrees cooler than bare soil. The front lawns of 8 homes have the cooling effect in hot weather of about 70 tons of air conditioning.

Filtration

Turfgrass lawns filter dirt & dust from your environment & eliminate mud. A lawn absorbs carbon dioxide & releases oxygen keeping the air clean & fresh around your home. A lawn also filters & muffles noise.

Improves Value to your Home

One of the most inexpensive ways to add value to your home. A nicely landscaped yard will add 10-15% to the value of your home.