Brown the New Green? Hah! Not When There's Paint!

By BEA KARNES (Patch Staff)

Lawns around town are looking parched as residents embrace water restrictions in our fourth year of drought. There’s nothing like a threat of fines to encourage conservation.

But for some people a lush, green lawn is their only acceptable alternative for landscaping. Enter the spray nozzle—lawn painting.

Now we’re not talking gloppy latex paint, but colorants made of stone pigments and oil that helps bind it to the grass. It’s safe for pets, wildlife and kids. As a matter of fact, golf courses have kept this trick up their landscapers’ sleeves for years.

You can do the treatment yourself by purchasing products from home stores or online. Or, you can hire a service. Brown Lawn Green of Dixon painted the beautiful lawn pictured above.

What do you think—would you spray paint your lawn? Tell us in comments.

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• Water Diversion Plan Shrinks Delta Recovery Promise
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• Gov. Brown Signs $1 Billion Emergency Drought Package
• What’s Causing California’s Drought? Climate Change, Stanford Scientists Say
• Weak Sierra Snow Pack Suggests Another Year of Drought
• ‘Ugliest Yard Contest’ Is One Way To Deal With Drought In California!

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