Synthetic grass can be installed virtually anywhere that real grass can grow, and a good many places where it cannot.
- Major sports applications. This includes American baseball and football, Canadian football, international football (soccer), La Cross, rugby, field hockey, tennis, and golf.
- Tennis courts (indoor and outdoor).
- Track and field areas.
- Residential applications, including front and backyards and patios.
- Children’s play areas.
- Dog parks.
- Areas for outdoor events, like weddings, concerts, or company or employee events.
- Miniature golf courses, putting greens, and golf driving ranges.
- Commercial or residential patios, including roofs or other viewing areas.
Other popular applications include landscaping, especially in the south and the western United States, or other high heat and humidity and low rainfall climates. Airports are another location where the fake grass is taking root, with fiber optic lights embedded in the artificial turf for lighting and advertising.
The utility and versatility of synthetic grass are one of its major selling points, along with low maintenance. It is growing in popularity, even in residential applications where natural lawns have always been highly desired.
Yes, There Is Some Maintenance Involved
But compared to the expense and effort it takes to maintain real grass, upkeep of synthetic turf is pretty minimal – a big advantage for many consumers and decision makers. Fertilizing, watering, mowing, aerating – all maintenance steps of the distant past.
Like any other investment, you want to make sure you get your money’s worth from synthetic turf and can enjoy it year-round. How often you take maintenance steps depends on your own set of circumstances.
If you have installed artificial grass as a children’s play area in your backyard, for instance, it may be subject to the same challenges you would face with real grass. Constant use by children, incursion from pets or other curious visitors, and leaves or other natural debris. In a case such as this, you may have to clean your fake grass as needed, same as a regular lawn.
Synthetic grass installed in an area that kicks up a lot of dust, such as an employee gathering area outside a manufacturing plant, may need to be brushed or hosed off. Accidental spills from oils or chemicals would also need to be cleaned up.
Taken together, each of these factors adds up to some level of care each week or month. On a weekly basis, artificial turf can be brushed or hosed down with water, or even
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