| Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
| Fake grass business is growing greener |
 I might have dismissed this Marketplace.org story: Fake grass business is growing greener a couple of weeks ago as something those crazy West Coast folks are doing - but I actually know someone who is putting one of these in! However, I had no idea it was so expensive.But out-greening the Joneses is not cheap. Duane Ruth of SynLawn, the country's largest maker of artificial grass, installed the Maynards' lawn.
Duane Ruth: For the front and back lawn with a putting green, it was about $30-35,000.
That's $7-12 a square foot for a standard polyethylene and nylon blend that from 10 feet away looks like the real thing. It costs about four times as much as planting natural grass. Despite the price tag, Ruth says business is booming.
Ruth: Three years ago, we were probably installing two jobs a day. Now we're probably installing 10 jobs a day and sometimes more.
Why? First, there's the feel-good aspect of not having to use precious water on your lawn, especially in drought-stricken parts of the country. Then there's the convenience factor -- no mowing. The person I know who is installing this is doing it because real grass will not grow in her backyard. Supposedly, once it is done, you just need to hose it down every-so-often to remove dust and dirt. Otherwise, it requires no other maintenance. |
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For that kind of money, people could hire a landscape architect to design a low-maintenance yard using native, drought resistant plants. Going artifical seems to be a really sad solution.
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If it is like the fake grass on the football and baseball fields rain might even be enough.
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Your friend may want to check with her water agency for any rebates.
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For that kind of money, people could hire a landscape architect to design a low-maintenance yard using native, drought resistant plants. Going artifical seems to be a really sad solution.