Artificial turf

Person_one

Andrew_Ryan_89 wrote: »

Hey guys,

I always wanted a garden and now that I got one, I can't be bothered to keep it tidy. Main reason is that I suffer from a bad back and even just using a lawnmower aggravates it. I was thinking of getting artificial turf and just wanted to know the pros and cons and whether, from a aesthetic point of view, can it replace real grass?

Yep, me too. Turns out I just wanted to be able to sit out in a nice garden in the sunshine, didn't really want to have to mow, weed, prune etc.

I've just emailed a gardener, is that an option?

Andrew_Ryan_89

Thanks for the replies guys, most have put me off to be honest. Plus, just go a quote and the cheapest is £2k+.

Kiran

Andrew_Ryan_89 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies guys, most have put me off to be honest. Plus, just go a quote and the cheapest is £2k+.

Think how many grass cutting jobs you could get done for that? Especially if you know of an enterprising child, lol

dominoman

Artificial grass = £2000 and looks as fake as it is
Robot mower = £700 and is a cool gadget to watch
Child labour = £10 and is character building for the kid

Go for options 2 or 3

Grenage

Buy a goat, then eat the goat.

glasgowdan

A fortnightly cut at £15 will cost £230 odd a year. That's 9 years worth of grass cuts, by which time the fake grass would need to have been replaced at least once. And factor in time sweeping it and weeding the edges anyway

teddysmum

My husband knows someone whose friend borrows sheep.


You get grass cut, sheep get a change of surroundings/grass variety,owner gets his sheep fed free.

dominoman

teddysmum wrote: »

My husband knows someone whose friend borrows sheep.

You get grass cut, sheep get a change of surroundings/grass variety,owner gets his sheep fed free.

Great idea. And you get an organic lamb roast out of it. They'll never miss one (and if they do just say the neighbour's dog is to blame)