Reply to: Artificial Grass

[vetran]

I am considering some fake grass under the wendy house, it sees so many little feet in the summer Knotweed would have trouble surviving.

and its done 2*£5 from Lidl

we have carpet in the wendy house.

[Bee]

Artificial grass has no way of breaking down bird poo, urine and animal faeces, since there are no natural bacteria and microbes.

One of my neighbours replaced their 25m² lawn and had to rehome their kids' dog, since the smell was so bad that they couldn't open their living room windows for the stench.

That's it.

There is a type of strong grass with low maintanance perfect for kids.

[vetran]

I am considering some fake grass under the wendy house, it sees so many little feet in the summer Knotweed would have trouble surviving.

[MrMarkyMark]

[quackhandle]

My new house has 200m2 of lawn. I hadn't a clue how to look after it until I went here and watched their videos:

Lawnsmith

Since I have two young kids and a dog I've bought Ferrous Sulphate (kill the moss) , Fertilizer and grass seed (a hard wearing one for kids, familes, swingball, etc)

Also bought a B&D lawn raker, just need to choose the lawn mower now.

qh

[BlasterBates]

Forget seeded lawns they don't work. My parents bought turf and had it laid. Very thick and durable, you ride bikes, play football, and cricket and it always looked good, always recovered. All the neighbours who tried to grow their own all had sickly looking lawns that you weren't allowed to walk on.

My advice buy some really durable good quality real turf, it lasts lifetime, sure it gets weeds and so on, but it will always look thick and green.

[SueEllen]

If you are a grounds person for a stately home/palace or sports field it's your job to keep the lawn green regardless of the season. If it's your home garden it's a waste of money in a hot summer to water your lawn.

[Hobosapien]

A friend and his wife went down the artificial grass for a back garden route a few year ago.

They have 2 young kids but no pets. Not been round to theirs for over a year but it was holding up well. The garden (not that big and fenced in all round) was for the kids to play on and they have a big patio for the BBQs and those rare times it's sunny enough (they're up north) to sit out in.

Last I heard his wife was seriously on about getting her eyebrows removed and tattooed on instead ( ), so they are more concerned about appearances than any long term issues.

[Scruff]

Artificial grass has no way of breaking down bird poo, urine and animal faeces, since there are no natural bacteria and microbes.

One of my neighbours replaced their 25m² lawn and had to rehome their kids' dog, since the smell was so bad that they couldn't open their living room windows for the stench.

[WTFH]

Have you thought about condoms???

I thought not!

FTFY.


No kids = real grass = petrol lawnmower.


I love the smell of cut grass first thing in the morning, followed by sitting admiring it with a beer (Hogs Back Gardeners Tipple).


...although the Wife (tm) recently hosed down the patio while the chickens were out, the chickens then decided to look for worms in the wet grass. Now have a few mud patches on the top lawn.

[MrMarkyMark]

I prefer the real stuff

HTH

[PurpleGorilla]

Grass isn't suppose to be green if there is a hot summer so don't worry about it.

Kids only ruin grass for a few years then grow out of it. At that point you get them to mow the lawn for some pocket money, but you need to start now by getting them to "tend" a very small patch of the garden.

[AtW]

Have you thought about neighbour cats???

I thought not!

[SueEllen]

Or with artificial grass I can sit there with a beer , watch the kids run riot and still have a lovely green lawn.

Grass isn't suppose to be green if there is a hot summer so don't worry about it.

Kids only ruin grass for a few years then grow out of it. At that point you get them to mow the lawn for some pocket money, but you need to start now by getting them to "tend" a very small patch of the garden.

[Gumbo Robot]

I cant face a summer of grass seeds & mowing & sprinklers. And then kids ruining the lawn.

Has anyone put artificial grass in their garden? Any tips?

Sacrilege!


There is something very satisfying about mowing the lawn.

There is something even more satisfying about enjoying a drink with the smell of freshly cut grass once the job is done.

And, as ever - artificial grass gives you cancer