Artificial grass - thoughts?

elsien

One of the few advantages to living in an older terrace. I have the backyard, an alley, then the "proper" garden. Dogs are banished from the garden bit (as I can't afford to have the fence dog proofed) and have to gaze longingly through the gate. Although it's a pain carrying everything back and fore when I'm doing a BBQ, my grass and flower beds stay intact.

shop-to-drop

Really bad for environment and wildlife, please consider this aspect too.

krlyr

shop-to-drop wrote: »

Really bad for environment and wildlife, please consider this aspect too.

Better drainage than patio, and can't imagine my threadbare garden provides much benefit to the wildlife! And if I'm having to clean my house (so use less cleaning products) less because the dogs are tracking less dirt into the house, well, that's a plus for the environment right?

Caroline_a

krlyr wrote: »

Better drainage than patio, and can't imagine my threadbare garden provides much benefit to the wildlife! And if I'm having to clean my house (so use less cleaning products) less because the dogs are tracking less dirt into the house, well, that's a plus for the environment right?

Ah now that's exactly what I was chatting to my friend about. I spend my life washing my kitchen floor, I have a variety of rugs and mats to try to protect the rest of the house from the mud, and of course ... the dust from the mud!!

I think for small gardens where there are dogs this might be the way to go. We all live busy lives and to be honest if this means that I can spend more time with my dogs in my garden then that's got to be all to the good.

Caroline_a

Update - have bitten the bullet after an exceeding wet and dirty Spinone thought it might be nice to sit on my knee.. well, that and other reasons! So grass is going to be laid in a couple of weeks - have to say I'm very excited! :T i'll update as we go on practicalities.

aliasojo

We need pictures.

Caroline_a

Pictures as soon as it's done!

lisawood78

Ohhhhhh, we want ours doing soon also!
2 Great danes and proper lawns do not mix.
We have a large corner plot and have already patio on part of it, extended the drive round the side of the house through some large gates and decked another large section of it, simply to get rid of the amount of grass!

The parts that are left will be astro turfed just as soon as we get round to it.

No more mowing :-)

Caroline_a

No, Great Danes and a lot of things don't mix. My old Dane could open the fridge freezer (it ended up in the dining room), and the oven (that stayed in the kitchen but had to watch her like a hawk when there was a joint of beef in there...), knocked over and broke a variety of appliances including kettles, microwaves, toasters....

Loved her to bits though :-)

rising_from_the_ashes

Caroline_a wrote: »

I spend my life washing my kitchen floor, I have a variety of rugs and mats to try to protect the rest of the house from the mud, and of course ... the dust from the mud!!

*casts eyes around the living room, taking in the 2 old duvet covers over the carpet to try to stop some of the muck coming in from outside*

So good to know I'm not the only one!

My neighbour & I were talking about this the other day - my back errr "lawn" is terrible now - huge bare patches that won't grow back, brown grass in other places and a mud-run down the side where she walks down every time she comes in *sigh*

She's also terrified of the lawn mower (I need to do it today but have been putting it off)....

Will be really interested to hear how it wears etc