Turf Paint Used To Battle Brown Lawns, Giving Vacant Homes Instant Curb Appeal

In Canyon Lake, California, The Press Enterprise reports:

• Canyon Lake resident Matthew Larson is trying to help fight the foreclosure crisis. His weapons of choice are gallons of green paint. The battlefields are dead, brown front lawns. Armed with a sprayer that resembles a pearl-colored jet pack, Larson paints lawns with a turf colorant traditionally used at golf courses. "It gives a home instant curb appeal," Larson said as he sprayed the green paint on the lawn of a repossessed home on Longhorn Drive in Canyon Lake.

• In California, where foreclosures and drought are major issues, lawn painting is getting a fresh look from property owners -- and groups are sprouting up to perform the services.(1)

For more, see Brown lawns go green, thanks to turf paint.

(1) According to the story, lawn painting was once a novelty used at golf courses and athletic stadiums to touch up withered pockets of turf. During the recent real estate boom, some homeowners used turf coloration to give their lawns an evergreen look. Turfgrass science professors nationwide said there are few drawbacks to lawn paint when it is used as a short-term solution. ForeclosuresDestroyNeighborhoodsApple