There are a lot of new responsibilities for a groundsman who has just inherited an artificial turf pitch to care for, quite different tasks to the maintenance tasks that would have been required when the field comprised of natural grass. Not only will there be new artificial grass maintenance tasks to perform but there will [...]
There is no doubt that installing synthetic grass in place of natural grass greatly reduces the amount of gardening and maintenance that has to go into the backyard each weekend. It doesn’t, however, completely remove the workload completely. Synthetic grass requires some maintenance to keep it looking good and to help it to remain “healthy”.
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The maintenance of artificial turf is a big bonus for homeowners trying to decide whether it’s worth installing it. There are maintenance tasks to perform but they are required to be performed on a far less frequent basis than the work required for natural grass.
It stands to reason that synthetic grass is going to require [...]
One of the often repeated attributes of having synthetic grass installed in your yard, on your tennis court or as a playground surface is that it is a durable, hard wearing covering. But that’s not to suggest that it won’t begin to wear and develop bald spots with frequent traffic. It most certainly will.
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None of us like to admit that we are getting older and aren’t quite as capable of taking care of some of the chores around the house with the ease that we used to. Gardening chores in particular can become a burden and the bending, stretching and effort required to keep our gardens looking presentable [...]
The common types of synthetic grass surfaced tennis courts are known as sand-filled artificial grass tennis courts. These surfaces are designed to cope with high traffic situations such as you would expect on a sporting surface. The hard-wearing nature of the surface means that it will be coping with compaction, adverse weather conditions and the [...]
Environment and Synthetic Grass