When it comes to landscaping your front or back yard, there are so many decisions at hand. Will you go with live turf, go grassless, or choose artificial grass? These three options may swirl around in your head, but realistically, you’ll probably settle with live grass. Your parents probably had it when you were growing up, your next-door neighbors likely have it, your friend’s new home also probably has it; opting for live grass seems like the best and most relevant option – but it may not be for you.

What many don’t realize is the simplicity of caring for artificial turf that truly make it one of the most applicable lawn options for many people today. Still, the prospective maintenance of having an artificial lawn worries a lot of folks. Will it be harder than caring for real grass? Does it take a lot of time to get used to maintaining artificial turf once you get it installed?

Fortunately, our expert team can teach you the ropes about caring for your artificial lawn, and it’s not as hard as you might think.

Caring for Real Grass

Before jumping into the maintenance required for artificial turf, let’s remind ourselves what real grass requires care-wise. Regular watering and mowing are just the basics. Fertilizing, adding grass seed to the bald spots of your lawn, tending to any pests and/or diseases, controlling pesky weeds, and repairing broken sprinkles as they come about are other things involved in live turf maintenance, which can be both time-consuming and costly.

Due to the time and many tasks required to care for live grass, one might hire a lawn maintenance company to come out a few times a week to tend to their turf, but opting for such services, of course, only adds to the costs of upkeeping a well-maintained yard.

All in all, although many people admire having a beautiful, grassy lawn, the problem often comes down to the strict care and expenses surrounding it. However, many of these people still want a green, fluffy lawn, and that’s completely understandable. That’s when artificial grass comes to mind as a great and nearly maintenance-free alternative.

Caring for Artificial Grass

One of the biggest reasons people transition over to artificial turf is because the maintenance required is significantly reduced. Each blade of artificial grass is crafted to stay stronger for longer, remain green regardless of the weather, and of course, stay the same length throughout the year.

With the latter said, you will absolutely not need to mow or fertilize your synthetic lawn, treat diseases or deter grass-loving pests, fill in bald spots, tend to discolored sections of your turf, trim the edges of your lawn, or water your grass regularly. Surely you can save quite a bit of time and money in the long run by going artificial.

Although the maintenance of artificial turf is nothing like caring for a real lawn, it is still a good idea to mist your synthetic lawn on a hot, summer’s day if you plan on sitting or lying on your grass. Likewise, raking off leaves and other debris from your artificial turf can help your lawn stay flawless and in great condition for many years to come.

At Green Turf located in Southern California, our artificial turf experts proudly serve residents and commercial property owners in several California counties. Our goal is to provide only the top turf available. Think it’s time to install artificial grass? Call us today at (951) 656-4150.