Professional Landscape Design

Artificial Turf is not what you think it is… There are way to many draw backs to it… The biggest one is the warranty… If the company you bought your turf from is less then a year old like most are how can you trust a 8 year warranty… There are not many company’s that have been around as long as there warranty… That makes it scary… Plus if you live in the Las Vegas area it is hot… Lets say it is 110 out and you have fake grass…. Well it is made out of little rubber balls that are going to heat up to 120… Now not only can you not walk or play on it but it will smell like burning rubber… So it is defiantly not kid friendly… And it is not made for animals at all… It is very hard to clean… There are a couple jobs that i have seen that look okay but for most of the jobs around town they look fake… You can see seams and it fades….

If you want grass then get grass… It will cost you about $0.50 a sq. ft. to get it going… For fake grass you are looking at $8.00 a sq. ft… A good replacement is a plant called myoporum… It is a ground cover that looks like grass and is very hardy… Plant it on 3′ centers and it will cover the area with a green ground cover…. So now not only are you saving on your water bill but your new grass will flower about 5 times a year…

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