Hi all,
Has anyone had any experience or seen Synthetic lawn laid? Is it realistic looking? Saw it in Bunnings, but didnt look that authentic. My Local paper had several different companies advertising their products- photos looked good. Would give an advantage over other properties in the street when selling and a NO maintenance option for renters. Any thoughts?
MattHey MTM,
I have seen it used in sth east melbourne on new display homes by henley homes, from a distance looks incredible, up close looks great aswell, just a matter of getting your mind around the fact that it is fake!!.
I would be interested to see how it handles excessive traffic, like children or animals. My father is a landscaper in the ACT, he has also seen it and reckons it looks good and nice under foot.
Food for thoughtI've seen it at a daycare centre. At first I thought it was realiy lush grass. I think it's pretty good and if my husband had of let me have it at our house I would have used it for my backyard. Linda
Synthetic lawn would deter me from purchasing that property over another unless I had the time and money to rip it up and replace it with something natural. I've seen it in a house for sale and thought it looked really stupid. Especially at a time where global warming is such an issue, many people are becoming more green/eco/environmentally aware and may be put off by plastic lawn in lieu of oxygen producing plants.
My friend has it on his rooftop – top quality stuff, cost him six grand about 10 years ago. Suppose it's OK for that application except that he has parties up there so no one is allowed to smoke because you can't butt your cigs out on the synthetic without burning holes in it. Needless to say, theres always someone who'll smoke anyway and now the 'lawn' has quite a few cigarette burns in it and looks quite crappy.
There are a few waterwise lawn alternatives eg creeping thyme, dichondra, lippia, dymondia, corsican mint and creeping boobialla. They are also fairly maintenance free.
k.
Thanks for your replies,
I think i would have a tough time trying to get my head around the fake issue! It may not be that attractive to people that regulary see green lawn, but when in areas where the norm is brown or dirt it would be good to see some green! May not be good with the neighbours thinking that you are the only one not abiding by water restrictions…."There are a few waterwise lawn alternatives eg creeping thyme, dichondra, lippia, dymondia, corsican mint and creeping boobialla. They are also fairly maintenance free. "
K, thanks for the above suggestions – will look into it. We are in stage4 restrictions and only rely on tank or the heavens(which we have had a nice drop the last few days) first time in a long time.
Matt
Matt
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