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Too busy to garden? Use artificial grass

Too busy to garden? Use artificial grass
16 February 2021
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Gardening can be unbearable for busy folks. Busy people have tight schedules, making it difficult for them to maintain a home garden. There are special ways one can apply to maintain home gardening with a low maintenance cost. With the current growth of a busy lifestyle, people have opted for options that require low maintenance such as artificial grass.

Time is the critical tool required for gardening; one is required to dedicate themselves to maintain their garden. Tasks such as watering, weeding, pruning or mowing the lawn are some of the requirements to maintain a garden. Besides lacking the time to accomplish such tasks, some gardeners can lack the physique and are therefore incapable of maintaining the garden. The lack of physical strength can be caused by disability issues or old age.  

Despite all the mentioned reasons, every individual wants a garden that looks neat and one they can spend their time by relaxing. Artificial grass is one of the most common techniques of gardening used, not only in home gardening but also preferred commercially like in stadiums. Artificial grass has popularly grown with an astonishing rate over the past years.

The realism used in manufacturing artificial grass has greatly improved with the help of technologies, providing a better performing garden. Besides the grass being artificial, it does not mean that zero maintenance is required, there is still a degree of care required, although less than the real grass. Artificial grass can be used in a wide variety of places like residential gardens, rooftops and balconies and even in exhibitions.

Most of the artificial grass consists of silicon or rubber that is granulated known as crumb rubber. The granulated rubber is processed from car tires that have been recycled and may contain heavy metals convenient for leaching into the water table.          

Benefits for using artificial grass in gardening:

Artificial grass cannot be affected by weather, because it is aesthetically made. Therefore, the grass remains green and tidy. Second, artificial grass requires minimal maintenance, thus less time is used in maintaining a garden. The simple maintenance of artificial grass is convenient for the elderly and disabled users unable to engage in physical tasks. Artificial grass does not require water, therefore there’s no loss of water. The turf is pet friendly since it is easy to clean.

Finally, artificial grass is convenient for busy people since it requires low maintenance, it is durable, pet friendly and cost effective. The turf is flexible, providing a vibrant green space. 

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