Anyone Tried Astroturf

adonis

I am thinking of replacing a worn out lawn that i have tried to renovate lots of times, with astroturf.
Has anyone used it in their garden?

Cypher

Funnily enough a lad a work mentioned this the other day. He managed to get hold of some from the local five a side football pitches (Premier Fives) they were having the pitches relaid and he got some of the old stuff.

He did part of his garden with it, mainly a play area for the kids and he said it was ok.

He's about to move house, so I asked him if he would use it again, he said probably not. He also mentioned that it did look like fake grass and didn't really look right in a garden.

Lord_Gardener

adonis wrote:

I am thinking of replacing a worn out lawn that i have tried to renovate lots of times, with astroturf.
Has anyone used it in their garden?

No! What have you tried to renovate your worn out lawn? Why does it wear out?

s-j-cooper_2

Remebr not to slide tackle on it, otherwise you will get very sore. Also, balls bouce very high on it.

vansboy

If you lay it, instead of grass, you now get DOUBLE the incentives per yard, as cash payment from your local water authority, to save water!!

Saw this on a TV ad a couple of weeks back....in Las Vegas!!

Guess it'won't help here though!!

VB

adonis

Thanks for your replies, i have tried returfing the existing lawn and before that over seeding following all rhs book instructions but as it is not a large area and has childrens toys constantly on it i have decided to pave over it until i saw an advert for artificial grass in a garden centre and thought that might be a better idea.

Bluemello

adonis wrote: »

Thanks for your replies, i have tried returfing the existing lawn and before that over seeding following all rhs book instructions but as it is not a large area and has childrens toys constantly on it i have decided to pave over it until i saw an advert for artificial grass in a garden centre and thought that might be a better idea.

Did you do this in the end?

We're looking to do the same and would appreciate any recommendations or comments.

Thanks

rabbitwarren

I work in a school in London and we have just had No mow layed to replace our small piece of worn out grass, you would never know until you touch it,the kids love it as they can play on it all year round. Not sure of prices but if you put No mow fake grass in google I think you get some links.

adonis

We have decided to stick with real grass for the moment and i am growing grass in the greenhouse in plug trays to fill in the bare patches.
It does look like a dodgy hair transplant when you do it but it establishes quick.