4 reasons to be grateful for green space

In this season of gratitude, the TurfMutt Foundation has some reminders about why we should add green spaces to our list of reasons to be thankful. Over the last few years in particular, we have gained an appreciation for the importance of the outdoors – including our own yards and community parks.

Here are just 4 reasons why green space deserves our gratitude:

Supports an outdoor lifestyle. Over the last few years, we have taken our daily lives outside. The backyard is now at the top of the list for activities like working, dining, excercising, entertaining and even vacationing. Your own personal patch of green space supports your outdoor lifestyle.

Improves health & wellbeing. Being an “outsider” by exploring and appreciating nature – starting in our own backyards and community parks and green spaces – reduces stress, improves memory, boosts heart health and offers a host of other benefits for our minds and bodies.

Benefits the environment. Our managed green spaces are environmental superheroes. Grass, trees, bushes and flowering plants benefit the environment by capturing and filtering rain water, producing oxygen, absorbing carbon, just to name a few. We can maximize that benefit by putting the right plant in the right place.

Nurtures wildlife. Nature starts at your own backdoor. Your backyard supports biodiversity and is an urban wildlife habitat. Pollinators, insects and small mammals rely on the green space in our backyards and communities for food and shelter.

To learn more about the benefits of backyarding and how to create the yard of your dreams any time of year, go to TurfMutt.com.

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