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  • The premier grass surface fitted by specialist installers

    Barratt London’s Camden Courtyards development has been shortlisted for several awards for its double courtyard scheme within a seven-storey, S-shaped building. Bounded on two sides by busy roads, the courtyard setting was designed to enhance the outlook for residents, with two landscaped rooftop terraces adding space for play, and a calming outdoor ‘room’ for relaxation.

    The premier grass surface fitted by specialist installers LazyLawn® involved over 350 square metres of Lazy Adore selected by the client. Latest installation techniques were used to minimise weight at the top of the building and tackle the challenges of transporting heavy materials to the rooftop area, which had to be done by crane.

    A series of cut out circles and raised flower beds delivers contemporary greenery with a tranquil planting scheme, while a separate space is set with obstacles and spinning discs for children to play.

  • Anna Brown praised the support they received

    Gavin Brown explains, “we just wanted to say thank you in the best way we could for everything the Foetal Unit, the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, and the NHS did  – and continue to do for others – in supporting Anna, myself, and the boys in the most difficult of periods before they came into the world. Every word and gesture of support we received in those nerve-wracking times gave us confidence and strength – and just look at the boys now!”

    Anna Brown praised the support they received: “we’re all forever grateful to the Foetal Unit and delighted we could support the charity directly with much-needed funds”.

    Contributing to the £1.9 million fund total raised in 2021, Charity Chief Executive of Glasgow Children’s Hospital, Kirsten Watson said: “with the resolute backing of our supporters [like LazyLawn] we will continue to make a life-changing difference to the children, families, and NHS staff we are so privileged to serve”.

  • LazyLawn Scotland raises £3K for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity

    aving a garden in which to enjoy precious family time is important, especially for families with small children. Gavin and Anna Brown, owners of LazyLawn Scotland, have twin boys, Josh and Logan, who regularly enjoy their outdoor space at home thanks to their artificial grass lawn.

    The boys are thriving now, but their journey into the world was a daunting and worrying time, as their parents recall only too clearly. Thankfully, they had the support of the Foetal Unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital whose funding relies heavily on charitable donations through Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.

    To say thank you to the hospital, the Browns launched a commercial fundraiser fuelled by their artificial grass business, LazyLawn Scotland. Generated from a contribution from two months of installations in 2020, the team raised £3,300 and donated the cheque to the charity in March 2021.

  • Created and assembled at LazyLawn’s headquarters in Rutland

    Peter Footitt, production director at LazyLawn and creator of the vividly eye-catching tribute to the Queen and her jubilee milestone said: 

    “This is a real demonstration of the versatility of artificial grass. It’s one of the reasons the marketplace and demand for bespoke LazyLawn installations have seen astronomical growth in recent years. Bold, hard-wearing and requiring minimal maintenance, the Queen’s Jubilee LazyLawn designs lead the way in this and many public, commercial and domestic projects across the country. We’re very proud to have been able to mark Her Majesty’s 70 years of public service in this way”.

    Created and assembled at LazyLawn’s headquarters in Rutland, the step surface is made from Fun Grass 15mm and the Platinum Jubilee emblem in Funky Purple 25-30mm artificial grass. It will remain in place throughout the celebratory period.

  • The Lexicon Celebrates Queen’s Platinum Jubilee With Artificial Grass Installation

    Making a striking statement on the steps of The Lexicon, LazyLawn’s artificial grass creations have returned. This time, ready to welcome visitors and celebrate the forthcoming Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June, the Lazylawn team has interpreted the design brief and delivered a real head-turner.

    Alternating the Union Jack and the Queen’s Jubilee icons between the rich green synthetic turf stages, the 170 square metre installation was completed in April. The logos were pre-assembled on LazyLawn’s cutting beds by inlaying different colour grass sections to create the flags and emblems.

    The new design is ready to welcome retail visitors and help build excitement and anticipation for the Jubilee celebrations and the four-day UK bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June and will remain during the summer months.

  • Using 100 square metres of Lusso 30mm olive-green artificial grass

    Former pupil Jack attended the school until the age of 11.  He has gone on to achieve Premier League football success for Aston Villa and Manchester City, as well as his now established place in the national side.  27-year-old Grealish currently has 25 caps and 2 England goals under his international career belt and has been an ever-present member of the England team playing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

    The pitch was installed over three days in November 2022 by LazyLawn West Midlands.  The 4-strong team first created a six-inch raised platform and prepared the surface with 30 tonnes of hardcore to ensure free drainage.  Using 100 square metres of Lusso 30mm olive-green artificial grass, the pitch was also finished with white artificial grass line marking. The LazyLawn team installed the goal posts and the corner flags, bedecked in the School’s colours.

    LazyLawn West Midlands Dallan Tan said: “This was a great opportunity to transform a muddy field unsuitable for outdoor play into an all-season, all-sports area. Using artificial grass offers the children a clean and safe play environment and provides the school with a hard-wearing, long-lasting, free-draining solution. A real win-win for everyone.”

    Headteacher Neil Emery is very pleased with the new pitch and play area which allows the children extensive outdoor play on a safe, clean, durable surface – and maybe the new pitch will open the opportunities for the next Jack Grealish to extend their soccer skills at the School.

  • LazyLawn install artificial grass pitch at Jack Grealish School

    Creating the perfect training conditions for future England football sensations, LazyLawn West Midlands have installed a 5-a-side multi-use games area at the Solihull primary school at which England star Jack Grealish was a pupil.

    Unveiled on 29 November 2022 and featured on BBC Breakfast, the previously waterlogged, boggy and swampy field at Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School in Solihull has been transformed into a vibrant play surface. Where there was previously no suitable surface or space for outdoor play, the children can now enjoy a fully usable and durable games area, free draining and stable under foot – a long way from its boggy muddy past where Grealish would have played.

  • The Seaming Method Hack

    As mentioned above, you’ll probably have to cut and seam together multiple pieces of turf when you install artificial grass. Most of the time, this is accomplished using seaming tape, seaming glue, and nails. This method is considered the most secure and reliable, but also the most expensive. While the cost of seaming tape and glue might be negligible for a small installation, it can become substantial for larger ones.

    The cheap alternative? Just use nails – a lot of them. This is a perfectly viable seaming method for some installations, though not quite as secure. Nails can and often do work loose over time and with enough foot traffic, so we only recommend this method if your grass isn’t going to get a lot of that.

    If you’ve got a large installation area that won’t see much foot traffic, a box or two of inexpensive 5-inch nails might just do it.

  • Save Money by Re-evaluating Your Layout and Reducing Material Waste

    It’s virtually impossible that all the grass you purchase will be used up in your installation, unless your installation area is the exact shape and size of a roll of turf. Most likely, you’ll have to do some cutting and seaming together of multiple pieces, and some turf will be discarded. The trick here is to figure out how to make the most of a 13′ or 15′ wide roll of turf. One way to do that is to ignore the standard rule for grain direction.

    Artificial grass grain direction is one of the main culprits behind wasted grass. Grain direction is the direction in which the grass blades are predominantly pointing – typically leaning from the top of the roll downward.

    Crews will usually install artificial grass pieces so that their grain is facing the ‘main vantage point’, creating the most aesthetically-pleasing lawn. The main vantage point is where the lawn will be most often viewed from. For backyard installations, the main vantage point is usually the house. And for front yards, the main vantage point is the street.

    However, irregularly-shaped installation sites can often result in excess material waste when you’re limited to laying turf pieces in only one particular direction. If perfect aesthetics aren’t terribly important to you, there’s a good chance you can save money by installing the pieces of grass you’ve purchased however they best fit the installation site, regardless of their grain direction.

  • The Secret to Low-Cost Sub-base

    Sub-base. What is it? Who needs it? Well, if you’re installing artificial grass, you do, my friend. 

    Sub-base goes where your natural grass was once you’ve excavated down a few inches and before you install the grass. Its primary job is to prevent the natural expansion and contraction of your yard’s native soil from affecting the turf, thus preventing wrinkles from popping up.

    In most professional installations, it’s one of three things:

    1. crushed miscellaneous base – CMB,
    2. class II road base, or
    3. decomposed granite.

    Decomposed granite is considered the best of the three due to its superior drainage and ability to render a consistently flat surface. Certain types of installations, like putting greens, need decomposed granite sub-base more in order to perform and last. The problem with decomposed granite is it’s expensive. 

    Is there a workaround?

    In most cases, you can get good performance and longevity out of artificial grass with the use of only a small amount of decomposed granite. In fact, only the top few inches of sub-base need to be decomposed granite in order to get good drainage and overall performance. This means you can fill most of your excavated area with inexpensive class II or CMB, then just spread a few inches of decomposed granite on the surface. This will bring down the cost considerably and produce fair results.

    That being said, there are some installations for which we never recommend skimping on decomposed granite subbase. If you receive lots of rainfall, or already have drainage issues in your yard, this strategy isn’t likely to work out. Be sure to discuss your project’s particulars with our turf experts for more guidance.