Artificial grass is becoming increasingly popular among households and businesses. Artificial grass is mostly utilized outside, and it has a unique construction that allows it to tolerate rain and other forms of wetness. This low-maintenance alternative to natural grass has altered the gardening game; it doesn’t need to be watered or mowed, and it’s safe for kids and dogs.
There are numerous facts about Artificial Grass that you may not be aware of. We’ve assembled some fascinating information regarding artificial grass and its applicability in both residential and business settings. From jaw-dropping statistics to just incredible advantages, there’s something for everyone.
Synthetic grass is growing up (terrible joke, we know) everywhere because it is drought tolerant, sustainable, and evergreen. Consumers value less maintenance and a high return on investment. There are a few things you may not be aware of, therefore it’s about time you learned about our 5 shocking facts regarding artificial grass!
In recent years, the demand for artificial grass has been on the rise, and it’s easy to understand why. As the world becomes more environmentally conscious and water scarcity becomes a pressing issue, traditional lawns are being reconsidered. In Los Angeles, where the climate is arid and water resources are limited, artificial grass offers a sustainable and visually appealing alternative. Lawn Kings Inc. is at the forefront of this movement, providing innovative solutions that revolutionize the way we think about maintaining our outdoor spaces. In this blog, we will explore the reasons why artificial grass is the future of your home’s lawn in Los Angeles.
Water Conservation: Water scarcity is a significant concern in Los Angeles, and maintaining a traditional lawn requires a substantial amount of water. Artificial grass, on the other hand, is a game-changer in terms of water conservation. It eliminates the need for watering, reducing water consumption significantly. With artificial grass from Lawn Kings Inc., homeowners can contribute to conserving this precious resource without compromising the aesthetics of their outdoor spaces. By opting for artificial grass, you can play your part in mitigating the water crisis in Los Angeles.
Year-round Greenery: Maintaining a lush green lawn in Los Angeles can be challenging due to the region’s hot and dry climate. Natural grass often withers and turns brown during periods of drought or extreme temperatures. Artificial grass, however, stays vibrant and green all year round, regardless of the weather conditions. With Lawn Kings Inc.’s premium artificial grass, you can enjoy a consistently beautiful lawn that complements the overall aesthetic of your home, enhancing its curb appeal.
Low Maintenance: Maintaining a traditional lawn is not only time-consuming but also requires constant attention and resources. Regular mowing, fertilizing, and weed control can be tedious tasks for homeowners, especially those with busy schedules. Artificial grass provides an excellent solution by significantly reducing the maintenance required. With Lawn Kings Inc.’s high-quality synthetic turf, you can say goodbye to mowing, watering, and the need for harmful chemical treatments. This low-maintenance alternative allows you to spend more time enjoying your yard rather than working on it.
Durability and Longevity: Los Angeles is known for its sunny weather, which can take a toll on natural grass, causing it to become patchy and worn out over time. Artificial grass from Lawn Kings Inc. is specifically designed to withstand heavy foot traffic, intense sunlight, and extreme weather conditions. Built to last, their synthetic turf products maintain their quality and appearance for many years, providing a beautiful and functional lawn for your home. Investing in artificial grass ensures a long-term solution that saves you both time and money in the long run.
Environmental Benefits: Aside from water conservation, artificial grass offers numerous environmental benefits. By eliminating the need for chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, it reduces pollution and promotes a healthier environment. Additionally, artificial grass doesn’t require gasoline-powered lawnmowers, reducing carbon emissions and noise pollution. By choosing Lawn Kings Inc.’s eco-friendly artificial grass, you are making a positive impact on the environment while enjoying a visually appealing and low-maintenance lawn.
Many home owners here in the Bay Area have backyard pools and hot tubs. Why not? Our weather is ideal, giving us an extended season in which to enjoy our outdoor space. One thing that’s not so cool, though? How hot it can get around your pool. All that concrete coping and surrounding space absorbs heat from the sun and radiates it back on you. It heats up the entire area, and it burns the soles of your feet.
It reaches out to stub unwary toes, too. And if you slip and fall on that wet, rough concrete, that hurts even more. Replace all that hard surface with artificial grass, though, and your pool area will be everything you dreamed of. Not only cooler on the feet, but safer, because fake grass doesn’t get slippery when it gets wet.
No one wants to slip and fall, but pool safety is particularly important when you have kids – even more so when you’re hosting a pool party for friends or neighbors. Tragically, drowning is the leading cause of injury-related deaths among children between 1 and 3 years old, and backyard pools are a common source of that tragedy. Thankfully, there are steps you can take to protect kids and secure your pool area when play time is over.
Beyond safety, artificial grass is the better choice for pool areas in other ways. It won’t fade or stain due to prolonged exposure to sun or chlorine, and installing it around your pool can keep the water cleaner.
No backyard pool? Artificial grass is still the smart choice, because happily it stands up to the rigors of kiddie pools. Just set the pool on your lawn, fill it up, and watch the kids (and probably the dog) pile in to have fun. Leave it there all summer. The pool can’t kill the grass. And if the blades get matted down, you can easily re-fluff them.
If you’re old enough, you remember when many homes had a “rec room,” a sort of all-purpose indoor play space. Today, we might call that space a bonus room. But today’s recreation rooms are a lot different than a generation or two ago, because we’ve adapted them to fit our personal lifestyles.
Artificial grass can play a prominent role in making any type of rec room more interesting, more appealing and more comfortable.
We mentioned earlier how cool and refreshing it would be to carpet your sunroom floor with fluffy faux grass. But what if you don’t have a sunroom? You can transform any screened-in porch into a summery haven in winter. You can use a few simple, basic techniques to do that, or go whole-hog-sophisticated with added heat and lighting. The one constant, of course, is grassy flooring – a must-have if you want to bring the look and feel of summer lawn indoors all year long.
On the other hand, artificial grass is equally at home in a man cave. Its natural earthiness fits in handsomely with wood, leather, sports or similar paraphernalia. Use it as flooring, or install a small indoor putting green just for you and the guys.
And, yes, that bonus room or basement where childlike mayhem reigns supreme? Go creative with grass – on the floor, on the walls, on the furniture. Just as it does outdoors, it offers a safe, non-toxic, foot-friendly play surface, whether kids are playing games or rough-housing to burn off energy.
Before the advent of specialized styles of artificial grass, having a backyard putting green was a pipe dream – or a monumental ongoing expense – for most folks. Now, you can have your very own green no matter the size or shape of your yard. And our “greens pros” here at Heavenly Greens can help you create a design that fits your terrain and goals as well as your budget.
For example, you can take advantage of your yard’s natural slope or undulations, or you can make your green more challenging or more level. You can add features such as sand traps. As a side project, you could even build a small pond next to your green. It could serve as a water feature for putting practice and enhance your overall landscape at the same time.
In addition to designing a just-for-you putting area, you can also choose the artificial turf that fits your style of play. If you’re a casual golfer, or you want your whole family to enjoy the putting experience, you’ll want our Standard style turf. (By the way, this type of artificial grass is also excellent for bocce ball courts, another creative way to boost the play-ability of your backyard.) On the other hand, if you’re serious about your golf game, you’ll probably want our Professional grade putting turf.
But there’s more – artificial grass styles made especially to simulate fringe/fairway conditions and to line a tee box, if you want practice your chip shots and/or full swing as well as your putting.
So don’t let anyone tell you installing an artificial grass putting green in your backyard is self-indulgent! It is actually a smart investment. While you’re enjoying yourself and improving your golf game, you’re also increasing the aesthetic beauty of your property and your home’s future value. Not only that, you’re saving time and money you would otherwise have wasted making repeated trips to the driving range or country club for practice. Savvy you!
Let’s face it. Concrete is just plain ugly whether it’s your aging walkway or patio or it’s an indoor floor. It’s always cold, and it’s unforgivingly hard. In many homes, concrete floors in basements tend to encourage dampness that encourages growth of mold or mildew in traditional carpet, no matter how you try to remedy the situation. Forget that! Carpet your unattractive, annoying indoor floors with artificial grass instead.
A number of fitness centers and gyms have opted for indoor grass to boost the aesthetic atmosphere of their facilities. You can do the same thing at home.
Artificial grass is soft and warm underfoot, like traditional carpet. It’s also very affordable and extremely long-lasting. Unlike carpet made from other materials, fake grass won’t ever fade or stain. It is specifically designed to retain its stand-up shape and fluffiness no matter how much rough-housing your gang does in that basement bonus room. You can vacuum it just like carpet or sweep it with a broom to remove dirt and debris.
No basement? Many Bay Area homes don’t have one. But artificial grass is a fun and practical alternative to carpet your sunroom, a man cave, or your child’s bedroom. You can cover the entire floor or cut out fun shapes of fake grass to make easy-to-clean area rugs. And speaking of cleaning, indoor/outdoor turf is a great choice for flooring in mud rooms and laundry rooms, where dirt and debris usually accumulate the most.
While you’re cutting shapes, make welcome mats or outside and inside your exterior doors. Or pet placemats (no, they won’t eat the fake grass). Or carpet the treads on your wooden or concrete stairs with grass to improve traction.
Artificial grass is as easy to remove as it is to install on the floor. So you can get creative with it to improve your indoor experience seasonally as well as permanently.
Sometimes, you just have to put decorations on your lawn, right? Christmas and other holidays cry out for your own personalized displays. For special occasions such as birthday or graduation parties, starting the party curbside with front yard decorations lets everyone know, “This is the place!” And when Halloween rolls around, you’ll be the neighborhood’s must-visit house if you build a haunted house on your artificial grass lawn.
Artificial grass is a lot more accommodating than natural grass when it comes to this kind of decorating. No worries about rain or dampness, because fake grass drains far better than the real thing. No puddles or mud to damage your displays (or get your shoes and clothes filthy while you’re setting things up and taking them down).
And no matter the weather or how long your decorations or large-scale displays remain, they can’t kill the grass. If your artificial grass becomes flattened, you can simply re-fluff it using your fingers for tiny spots or a stiff, natural bristle broom for larger areas. Good as new, green as ever, ready for its next grassy assignment.
But here’s the thing. Artificial grass does have one special requirement – you cannot put holes in it. Inflatables and other decorations that use stakes or pegs to hold them in place are not appropriate for your faux lawn. That’s really no big deal, though, because you can use sandbags or attach “feet” to most items to stabilize them. And if your kids (or your inner child) insist on inflatable decorations, you can always install them in areas other than on your grass.
It’s easy to learn the dos and don’ts of decorating on artificial grass. Once you do, you’re prepared to get creative without concerns about damaging your lawn.
California home owners have learned that artificial grass is the better choice for lawns, for many reasons. But a lot of folks don’t realize how many other ways there are to use fake grass. Creative ideas range from the surprisingly practical to the truly “out there,” but each idea has its own special appeal.
Artificial grass gives personality to home projects with unexpected color and texture, and it can improve the livability of your home, indoors and out. Best of all, once you’ve switched to faux grass for your lawn, you have recaptured time and resources you can devote to both beautifying and enjoying your property rather than endlessly tending your lawn.
Artificial grass is easy to cut and install for simple, non-lawn projects. In many cases you can use low-cost synthetic turf from a box store. However, if you want something nicer (or more choices in pile thickness and height), consider giving us a call here at Heavenly Greens. We often have remnants from major installations, so we could have just what you want.
And get this. Artificial grass doesn’t even have to be green.
Now that you know fake grass is even more versatile than you imagined, and easy to work with, let’s explore how you can use it to express your creative side.
Evergreen Synthetic Grass has been in business in Perth for over 24 years. There are few businesses, if any, that can make this claim. We were involved in the industry before it became a widespread phenomenon, which is why we know everything there is to know about artificial lawn.
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While attempting to lay synthetic turf will cost you money, you may be able to reduce costs by doing the preparation work yourself.
You’ll first have to remove the existing soil. The depth will be around 60mm for standard use. Next, you will have to fill the area with dolomite sand or similar (50mm) and smooth it out with a topsoil spreader. Use a plate compactor to compact the sand and a trowel to smooth any uneven areas.
The materials and depths will change depending on what you are using the astro turf for. For instance, a higher traffic area may need quarry rubble (80mm) with dolomite sand (10mm). Regardless, it will always have to be compacted and smooth for the installation.
It’s conceivable to do this in order to cut down on costs provided you have the tools at hand and are willing to put in the time needed. The artificial lawn simply needs a smooth, level, compacted base. If you’re laying on a slope, you might need to call in a landscaping expert.