Four Layouts For Artificial Turf

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If you’ve read some of the past blog posts, you probably became convinced that artificial turf is the way to go in the age of water scarcity and ecological peril.

Or you just decided that you didn’t want to mow your grass anymore, because it takes too much time and it’s too stressful! That’s a big reason to go the artificial turf route – and this option becomes really valuable to people who just don’t have the bandwidth to push a mower around. 

Either way, here are some cool layouts that you can choose from in order to install artificial turf on your property.

The Patio

One of the simplest layouts that you can choose is to craft a single piece of round or rectangular turf, and set your table and chairs in the middle. It’s simple, but it’s effective and often looks neat in a courtyard or other exterior space. The patio is one of the more conventional ways to install – but that’s not your only choice!

Runners and Paths

You can also outfit decks and other conveying areas with artificial turf runners, long thin pieces that stretch out to direct people around the property. That’s a way to decorate a property in a functional manner, and a way to protect underlying materials, too. 

Versaille Gardens Design

This is a cool one, and it goes by many names. Some people call it an “Elizabethan” design – and some just draw it up and call it modernist. 

Essentially, what you’re doing is taking a larger space and outfitting it with multiple modular turf designs.

The simplest way to think of it is with rectangular turf split up into carefully parceled areas that are delineated by concrete or stone or some other impervious material.

However, you can use round shapes, too. The sky’s the limit when it comes to putting in “turf gardens” that, unlike natural gardens, will stay neat and manicured for a long time!

Golf Course Design

If you’re already putting artificial turf on your property’s exterior, it’s easy to create your own backyard or deck golf area.

If you’re handy with the clubs, you’ll enjoy whacking balls around on your own property.

Just add your hole for the ball, and the flag, and you’re done.

Think about these attractive layout options for innovative artificial turf that can lower the maintenance burden on your property. We can help to provide these innovative solutions for a “lawn 2.0” or other outdoor space. 

 

When The Water Dries Up

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We heard something interesting from a friend of ours the other day, as we were talking about the news and current events, from a real estate and property management perspective. 

She was talking about people’s incentive to do things to their properties, and how they make important decisions. 

“Too often, “she said, “you don’t do something until a problem is staring you directly in the face. You might want things to be different, but when you finally face up to the issue, it’s time for a quick solution! You’ve already waited, really, too long. It’s just human nature, really…”

One of the things she was talking about is the drying up of American communities. For instance, low land in Colorado has been facing issues with the Colorado River drying up, and the main water supply disappearing. This has created quite a bit of consternation, although other communities in other places may not be paying attention as much as they should. 

So if you’re in a situation like this, what do you do?

 

Lawns and Exterior Spaces

Disappearing water is a problem for homeowners with lush, green lawns.

We’ve seen in communities like the greater Denver area, and Phoenix, Arizona, where less available public water makes it hard to maintain green grass.

We’ve even seen where people put in sod, and it dies pretty much directly primarily as a matter of not having sufficient water.

If you’ve never done this before, it might seem like a small problem – except that people often put a lot of time and money into the sod, (or the grass seed, in fact) – and if the project doesn’t work out, they have to start again. It can be really dispiriting and a major problem with maintaining a property and achieving good presentation.

That’s another area where artificial turf can shine – in showing off the best side of your property for years and years at a time, instead of presenting the homeowner with a perennial problem that leaves them scratching their heads each season.

What’s the solution? We think there is an easy solution in the form of artificial turf.

You buy the stuff by the square foot. It’s easy to clean, and easy to install. It’s safer for children and pets. And it doesn’t require enormous amounts of water on a regular basis!

Take a look at our FAQ and other resources, and think about taking advantage of modern technology to make your old labor-intensive lawn a thing of the past.