Monday, October 26, 2009

The Benefits Synthetic Grass For Your Lawn

By Kent Grader

Everybody wants to save on a lot of things, be it time or money. Today, many homeowners are actually considering getting synthetic grass for their lawns. While it can be argued that real grass is better than artificial ones, synthetic grass nowadays look and feel like the real thing.

But obviously, there are some slight differences between the two. For one, you'll never have those brown patches in your lawn. And two, you'll feel a significant decrease in lawn maintenance cost as well as eliminated maintenance work.

Real grass requires tender loving care from you. With genuine grass, you have to mow the lawn, water the grass, and do some scheduled weed control. However, all these are eliminated when you have synthetic grass glorifying your lawns. Aside from less work, you will also save hundreds of gallons of water you need for the upkeep of your lawn as well as hundreds of dollars for fuel costs for the lawnmower. Synthetic grass is a practical choice, no doubt.

For most lawn traditionalists, real grass is the best deal. But modern artificial grass really imitates the real greens that no one can really differentiate the two. And the best thing about it, apart from the fact that synthetic grass requires less to no maintenance, is that your lawns will always be green every day of the year, a feature not offered in real grass.

While the issue on environmental safety is still debatable, the fact remains that synthetic grass does not need the use of chemicals for weed control. That alone makes synthetic grass environment-friendly. Basically you will have no weed control chemicals that can poison the flora and fauna in your area.

Synthetic grass are made of UV protected polyethylene, a strong material that can withstand extreme temperatures and harsh weather conditions. That said, synthetic grass are not hard to touch. In fact, they are engineered so as to imitate the texture as well as the look of various grass types such as bluegrass and other fescue varieties.

Of course, nothing beats the real thing. But in these times where you need to apply some economics, getting synthetic grass for your lawn is not such a bad move. You save some than just money; you get to save time and effort and spend them on things that really matters to you.

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