This presentation was done by Steve Chaney. The company is 150 years old and horticulture’s definition of sustainability from his point of view to be kind to the earth. Chaney is a horticulturist and one of his goals is to convince people that money is not everything and we need to worry about the future. EarthKind is a research proven technique to provide maximum garden and landscape; enjoyment while preserving and protecting the environment. Due to severe drought in Texas, it is estimated that 20% of trees in Texas will be lost. It is also estimated 20-30% of tree loss in Dallas and about 50% in Houston. Some of the water issued include irrigation, natural drought, water quality (contamination due to runoffs), water conservation (is there enough), population growth, extended drought, and lakes filling with sediments. The environmental impact in regards to landscape is that lawn equipment uses 720millon gallons of gas per year, 85 million household has landscape, and 10,000 gallons of water are absorbed by landscape each year. Some of the solutions were to find adaptable and native plants, also design landscape that allows water capture (for example pond like lawn). According to Mr. Chaney Texas uses between 8 and 9 billion of gallons water per day. People must be preparing for long droughts by preparing soil, irrigation, mulch, plant selection, and harvest containers. He also mentioned the principles for sustainable lawn:
· Planning of Design
· Soil Analysis and Preparation
· Plant Selection
· Practical Turf Areas
· Efficient Irrigation
· Mulch
· Landscape Best Management Practices
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