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July 30, 2012

Dead grass? Lawn paint can fix that

  • Joe Perazzo of Grass Is Greener Lawn Painting in New York says this is his best year to date.
    • By RICK CALLAHAN
    Associated Press

    INDIANAPOLIS — When this summer's drought turned her prized lawn brown, Terri LoPrimo fought back, but not with sprinklers: She had it painted green, making her suddenly lush-appearing yard the envy of her neighborhood.

    The Staten Island, N.Y., resident and her husband, Ronnie, hired a local entrepreneur to spruce up their yard by spraying it with a deep-green organic dye. By Monday, the couple's property was aglow with newly green blades of grass and no watering needed to sustain it.


     
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