JOHN MASCARO ’ S PHOTO QUIZ
ANSWER
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The green spots in front of the monuments across these 200 acres of gravesites are located at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington , Virginia . This cemetery is the fi nal resting place for more than 400,000 active-duty service members , veterans and their families . Each winter , hundreds of volunteers from the “ Wreaths Across America ” organization spread out across the cemetery and place holiday wreaths . Each wreath is handmade in Maine using domestically grown balsam fi r . The wreaths are laid in front of the monuments and remain in place for approximately four weeks , before being collected by volunteers in January . While the wreaths were in place , the area experienced cold weather but never a prolonged hard frost . The greener spots were where the wreaths contacted the turfgrass surface , creating a covering from the coldest temperatures — acting like a fi eld cover and keeping the grass warmer underneath — leaving these green spots .
Main photo submitted by Geoffrey Rinehart , lecturer and advisor and the University of Maryland . Answer photo courtesy of the U . S . Army .
John Mascaro is president of Turf-Tec International
If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro ’ s Photo Quiz , please send a high-resolution digital photo to John Mascaro via email at john @ turf-tec . com . If your photograph is selected , you will receive full credit . All photos submitted will become property of SportsField Management magazine and the Sports Field Management Association .
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