For a lot of things in life, authenticity is important and usually preferred over faux alternatives. However, your lawn is one of those areas where replacing the real thing with something artificial can be incredibly beneficial in a lot of important ways.
Let’s take a quick look at the top 5 reasons synthetic grass is superior to real grass.
1. Sit back and relax
The best and most obvious benefit of artificial grass is that since it doesn’t grow or decay; it looks and performs perfectly all-year-round. This means you get to purchase the exact kind of lawn you want and can rest assured that it will stay looking the same for years to come.
This also means that you won’t have to waste any time and effort on the upkeep of the lawn. Weeding and mowing are physically intense activities that expose us to harmful sunlight while performing them + nobody really enjoys doing them.
Rather than worry about a big sweaty landscaping job every other weekend, it’s much simpler to just purchase a synthetic lawn that requires little to no maintenance.
2. Save on your water and energy bills
During summertime, especially in Australia, natural lawns can become yellow and straw-like when they begin to suffer from dehydration. The obvious solution is to water the grass so that it remains soft and healthy, but water is a precious commodity that isn’t always available in large quantities during periods of drought.
Installing an artificial lawn means that you eliminate the need to water it as it will look the same no matter what season it is.
Similarly, the upkeep of the lawn (mowing and hedging) demands an energy cost in the form of petrol or electricity. This means that with a real lawn you have a routine need to burn fuel or source energy from the main power grid, both activities that require you to spend money.
When you get synthetic grass you will no longer need to spend any money on resources like petrol or electricity to maintain your lawn.
3. Reduce your carbon footprint
Because you no longer need to use energy to keep your lawn looking great, artificial grass means you get to reduce your dependency on traditional fossil fuels. With your home no longer drawing power from the grid for the purposes of mowing, you effectively reduce the total demand for fossil fuels in a small but important way.
4. Safer for children and pets
A synthetic lawn is also much safer for children and pets to run around on. This is because the softness of the fake grass is consistent across the entire lawn rather than having uneven patches and slopes that the little ones can potentially hurt themselves on.
5. Adds to the value of your property
Another popular benefit of a faux lawn is that it adds to the resale value of your home. This is because new homebuyers find the aforementioned benefits of artificial grass appealing and would find it convenient to move into a home that already has it installed.
Another point to consider is that new homebuyers, especially younger families, are very conscious of the environment and would likely appreciate the environmental sustainability of fake grass. In this sense, synthetic turf is seen as a highly progressive home improvement that buyers will really love.
As you can see, there’s really no reason to stick with real grass when you consider all of the benefits of an artificial alternative. Between eliminating tiresome yard work, reducing your power bills and helping the environment, there simply no good reason not to go with high quality synthetic grass.
If you think artificial turf is right for you, check out our range of products or get in contact with us today to ask any questions you may have.