Apparently it IS easy being green.

You just have to fake it.

Highland Professional Center, the new development at the corner of Circle Blvd and Highland Drive, is nearing completion. The site is intended to be a new medical office complex, complete with pharmacy and several medical tenants, but unconfirmed rumors indicate that the original tenants backed out. There's certainly a demand for medical construction here, so someone will inevitably claim the space.

Now that the sidewalks and parking lot are completed, landscaping has begun in earnest. Several young trees were planted around the perimeter of the property today, which was certainly be an improvement over the plain bricks and piles of dirt that were there until recently.

However, later in the day, I noticed that the ground around the trees was an unnatural color. I was wondering what kind of sod the company was using -- certainly nothing native to this area. So I pulled over to inspect the ground cover.

Yep, that's right. The landscapers spray-painted the dirt bluish green. I'm not sure if this is intended as a temporary stopgap measure until grass seed sprouts or to serve as a reminder: "Remember to plant grass here." Maybe they're just being sneaky and don't think anyone will notice.