WHEN IT COMES TO
MULCH, IT WOULD SEEM
THAT THERE'S NOTHING
NEW UNDER THE SUN.
But advances in mulching
techniques and technologies
over the past few years
would prove otherwise.
Case in point:
GreenSmart™ Groundcover,
a non-floating, 100 percent
sustainable mulch.
THE
SOUTH'S
HOTTEST
MULCHING
TREND
LASTING BENEFITS
"It looks better, lasts longer and
is better for the environment,"
says product developer Chuck
Meyer of Sustainable-Green
Services, Inc. "And the cost? It's
similarly priced."
Which is why Davey's been using
the revolutionary new mulch in
the Orlando market for some
time now.
"The color lasts longer than
dyed mulches of the past, the
material holds together better
reducing washouts from rain
activity, and it holds up longer,
providing an opportunity for
Davey clients to save mulching
dollars," says Garth Rinard,
branch manager, Orlando.
REPURPOSED
WASTE
The product is made from green
waste, primarily Palm tree fronds
and other horticulture debris.
"This new product," explains
Meyer, "takes Florida's biggest
green waste and, instead of
composting, burning or burying
it, uses the fronds to make a
mulch that, unlike cypress, is
truly sustainable. Florida has
50 million Palms and each
tree drops four to eight fronds
annually."
The mulch is made by running the
fronds and other debris through
a 1,000-horsepower grinder. Out
comes a very stringy, tropical-
looking shred that Meyer says,
