Although we do not offer the sales or installation of artificial or synthetic grass, we thought this was a great topic seeing that we offer all sorts of products to improve your outdoor living experience, including patio covers, sail awnings, and retractable screen doors.

Now you might be one who says that there is no substitution for a nice cool lawn. However, if you want the look of such a lawn without all the work and cost, then artificial grass might be a great solution for you.

Here is an infographic by Heavenly Greens that shows all the amazing benefits to artificial grass.

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Top Benefits of Artificial Grass

Durability

Artificial Grass Accommodates:

• Harsh Climates
• Rough Terrain
• Pets
• Children

It amounts to 8-12 times the annual use of natural grass with a life expectancy of 15-25 years. It can be utilized 3,000 hours of use per year – 3x natural grass.

Cost and Maintenance

• Artificial Grass grows all year. There’s no mud, weeds, discolored spots, or bald spots. Additionally there’s no fertilizer, pesticides, mowing, gardeners, or watering needed.

• There is a high ROI due to reduced water bills and maintenance. Artificial grass minimizes additional expensive costs and pays for itself in 4-7 years.

• An artificial lawn of 1,800 square feet will save an average of 99,000 gallons of water every year.

Eco-Friendly

• Over 35 million square feet of artificial grass for landscape and recreation use was installed in 2013.

• 6 billion gallons of water were conserved through the use of artificial grass in 2013.

• 55 gallons of water is saved per year for every square foot of grass replaced with artificial grass systems.

• Artificial grass eliminates the need for nearly 1 billion pounds of pesticides, fertilizers, fungicides, and herbicides annually, which are used to maintain natural grass.

• Artificial grass keeps more than 105,000,000 used tires out of landfills.

Natural Grass Environmental Disadvantages

• According to water experts, 60% of all water used in the summer months goes to irrigation.

• A lawn mower emits as much pollution in 1 hour as 11 cars.

• Over 17 million gallons of gas and oil are spilled each year from refueling lawn equipment. That is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.

• Grass clippings are the 3rd largest component of residential waste.

• Runoff of toxic pesticides and  fertilizers is a major cause of water pollution.