Artificial grass - Opinions

gingercordial

It is absolutely a personal opinion but I hate it. I don't like the look of it, but my primary dislike is because of the wildlife aspect. One of my greatest pleasures is watching the wildlife in my garden and gardening for that purpose; if I thought about buying a place with artificial turf I would not only be thinking about the cost and hassle of turning it back to natural plants but also that all the wildlife would have long since moved out and it might take months or even years to attract anything back.

I have seen plenty of examples round where I live and even the ones which are clearly expensive are unmistakable and very much not to my taste.

If a house was otherwise perfect and amazing in every other way I would still struggle and would be reducing my offer by quite a bit.

But if it's what you want in a garden you are going to live in and enjoy, do what works for you.

Nadeshkarine

I'm not a fan, but it wasn't a deal breaker for us. The house we're buying is half patio and half artificial lawn - so nothing 'alive', which disappoints me. But it is a lot less hassle for when we first move in and is just another thing on the 'to change to our tastes' list.

We were surprised at how many gardens we saw had no lawn or majority covered up: about 1/3 had fake grass, and another 1/3 all patio or gravel. These are all small urban gardens though, 5mx25m max. Definitely becoming more common as before this I'd never heard of it in residential gardens.

It makes me think of sports pitches from school tbh, but I'll admit that the quality is actually pretty good and it didn't look or feel that bad. Hence why I'm not planning on ripping it out straight away. I don't feel that it impacted what we were willing to offer (at least not on its own).

NicNicP

I’d love some nomow! My son had ruined our once lovely grassy gardens playing football. And to think I’d never have to mow the lawn again whilst suffering from hay fever.

Mnd

We've had it put front and back and we have no regrets at all.
Looks good
Didn't have cheap stuff though and we were having the whole garden done anyway

We have no intention of selling so we have not had to consider what other people think of it

seven-day-weekend

We have sowed our front lawn with wildflower seeds and will let it grow into a meadow. A haven for wildlife, especially caterpillars.

(We will mow it round the edge so that it doesn't look as though we just haven't bothered!).

nemesis0001

Definitely! Even if I did buy a house with fake grass I would expect a reduction in price so that I could have it taken up and replace with the real mcoy.

seven-day-weekend

I like the garden, but HATE the fake grass. I would rather have ornamental paving interspersed with gravel and lots of pots, planted with wildlife-friendly plants..

Like a previous poster, I too want a wildlife-friendly garden, and the fake grass does nothing for any type of wildlife.

It would not put me off buying a house if I liked it for other reasons, but it would be on my 'to do' list.

Davesnave

nemesis0001 wrote: »

Definitely! Even if I did buy a house with fake grass I would expect a reduction in price so that I could have it taken up and replace with the real mcoy.

Interesting.



So would you expect a reduction if there were, say, cabbages, rather than a lawn, or the 'wrong' shade of magnolia on the walls?

giraffe69

I'd be very happy with artificial grass provided it wasn't the cheap and nasty sort.

Alan2020

Are you sure the garden in the picture is 25m by 25m .
That would be an 82ft by 82ft garden, massive by uk standards

Most urban gardens are 10m by 10m, about 30ft

Very rare you don’t get some sun in an 80ft garden