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A Beautiful Year-Round Lawn — By Diana Carlson —


ransform your landscape to a maintenance- free alternative. Eliminate mowing, fertilizing, edging, blowing, sweeping,


 be perfect for community associations and residential applications.


 popular alternative to natural grass. You’ll see it in sports  parks (K9 grass), residential properties, and in community associations. Droughts, water restrictions, labor costs, and the need for convenience and low maintenance have   more natural-looking, meeting the sophisticated demands of professional and DIY landscapers.


 playgrounds, practice and putting greens, dog parks (K9 grass), residential properties, and in community associations.


Faux Grass—Then and Now


  to no drainage; there being no home for insects or birds; having a phony look with straight-up perfectly uniform


30 Community Associations Journal | April 2022


 


  contender to natural grass. It looks natural with variation in blades and color, drainage is perfected, a new cooling system eliminates the heat effect, and the state-of-the-art ceramic 


Synthetic turf provides a gorgeous lawn year-round. The recent improvements have made it so that there is little concern about fading, drainage, heat tolerance, or child and pet safety. The industry has improved its technology over time so that  inception in the 1970s. If you are hoping to improve the ongoing attractiveness of your lawn, the pros outweigh the cons of 


What You Might Miss


A list of natural grass qualities that you might miss if you decide   Looks great with regular maintenance  Provides good air quality  Creates its own natural fertilizer  Helps prevent erosion  Fresh-cut lawn smells so good


What You Probably Won’t Miss


Some of the foibles and hurdles of natural lawns we are betting you won’t miss at all:  High maintenance  On-going irrigation system maintenance and repair costs


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