Each year more than 200,000 children are taken to the emergency room as result of an accident or fall on the playground. Nearly 70 percent of these injuries are the result of falls, rather than equipment-related. In addition, recent studies have indicated that approximately 80 percent of all playgrounds have unsuitable or unsafe surfacing or ground cover and only 9 percent of home playgrounds have the proper surfacing.
There are many great reasons to make the switch from wood mulch to rubber mulch. We narrowed our list down to the top 10, but there are countless more. Why do you like using landscaping and playground products made from 100% recycled rubber?
Ever since you put away your mower and rake last season, you have dreamed of this time - green is replacing gray - sunny skies have moved the clouds and snow has turned to rain - you guessed it spring is here and let's get into the yard - here are some ideas to get your landscape in tip top shape.
We have all heard the saying that the bigger you are the harder you fall. I tend to disagree with this statement and plan to bring my mathematical mind into play for this entry and highlight some ways that we can all stay safe.
I thought that might grab your attention as everyone likes to save money when they have the chance. What if I also said you could do less work, save the environment and save thousands of dollars in the process simply by switching to rubber mulch?
February may be one of the toughest gardening months of the year – 70 degree weather one day, 30 and snow the next – so what is the home gardener to do during this roller coaster of a month? While you may have a constant eye to the sky, February is actually the perfect month for gardeners across the country to research, plan and begin to lay the ground work for the spring and summer seasons.
For years we have touted the benefits of using rubber mulch as a safety surface. Today, we are going to let someone else share their thoughts after replacing a playground surface with recycled rubber mulch. I will give you a hint - injuries decreased, and the children were happy to see the change!
At first glance this may sound like a bit of a strange statement, but it is a fact. The more we can recycle old tires into products such as Rubberific Mulch, NuPlay or other products made from 100% recycled rubber, the fewer mosquitoes we will have.
It is a question that we should ask of ourselves more often. The word “why” should most often be followed with the phrase “am I doing this?” Is what I am doing making life easier? More complicated? Am I becoming a better person for doing this? Am I helping others, or supporting a cause as a result of my actions? I am no psychiatrist, but would venture to say that if we took a moment, just a brief one, and asked ourselves “why am I doing this?” we would not do many of the things we do.
Termites do not like cold weather. During the cold winter months they hibernate until temperatures tend to moderate into the 60-degree range – the longer they stay asleep, the less they reproduce. With spring arriving in some areas months in advance, many experts say that this year’s crop of termites may be on the biggest and most destructive we have seen in recent memory. So how can you stop them?