I was surprised today to see on Channel 5 evening news and Nightline several advertisements for Penningtons' SMART SEED™ with MYCO Advantage™ . I don't recall ever seeing ads for grass seeds during the evening news (or evenings, at all), and, from the Pennington website [1], the ad promotes that the seed "produces a healthier, thicker lawn that grows a deeper, denser root system, requiring up to 30% LESS WATER and maximizes fertilizer performance. Pennington SMART SEED™ with MYCO Advantage™, is simply more "green"". Obviously, now is a good time for a discussion of smart, green landscaping practices...
We happen to be seeding part of our lawn and this sounds good... being "simply more "green"". So do any enviro-smart realneo folks havy any thoughts about grass, Smart Seeds, and whether this sounds more green. Is this bioengineering and will it wipe-out butterflies in my neighborhood. Is this an invasive species? Any other seeds that are better? Other groundcover suggestions?
Links:
[1] http://smartseed.com/