The drought this summer in Texas and surrounding States has been record breaking. With this relentless heat, synthetic grass is one of the fastest growing solutions for natural lawns that have died. Artificial turf is not limited to just these drought areas, but is a popular low-maintenance solution for landscapes nationwide. Other solutions for your yard are to replace it with sod, but this sod can die easily from the heat this year and even next year, or you can replace your grass with decorative rock, but this solution gets very hot and is unattractive and uncomfortable when walking on it.
Synthetic lawns will help you keep a beautiful, green lawn and help prevent the heat from killing your yard. Whether you have pets or kids, a synthetic turf solution is perfect, and everyone will be happy to play on it instead of rocks or pea gravel.
The most important part of an artificial turf lawn is it pays for itself. Typically, synthetic grass will have a lifespan of 15+ years. This means that a 500 square foot yard can cost as low as $17.00 per month. If you compare that to what you spend nowadays on your natural sod lawn, then this solution clearly make sense. I strongly advise anyone that is considering a lawn project to look into the return on investment and choose a synthetic turf lawn instead of throwing your money away with sod and water.
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The backside of our property has always been a low swampy pit. When I contacted Artificial Turf Supply about a synthetic turf putting green I was not even thinking to put the putting green in that area. But when I heard that the base material needed for fake grass is drainage rock, I was able to put some ideas together with their sales associate for building up my trouble area and making it usable with artificial grass. I used a ¾ inch road base for about 8 inches to raise it higher than the surrounding area and topped this off with an inch or two of compacted stone dust. It felt like a road when I was finished and all the water drained away from the area. Ever since I completed the artificial putting green I have been thinking about replacing my sod with an artificial lawn because of drainage issues, water bills and also the upkeep involved with a real lawn.
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During your cleaning times, removing all foreign objects, like tree leaves and twigs, from your artificial grass is crucial. Foreign objects, regardless of their size, can create a polluted infill and even harm your lawn’s fibers. Things to watch out for are gum, discarded athlete’s tape pieces, random paper, and other natural products from the environment.
After all foreign objects have been taken out, your next course of action is to adequately brush all your synthetic grass areas. Proper brushing will not only keep your synthetic grass looking lovely, it will also prevent the occurrence of leaning blades. No one wants these, and the best way to avoid the problematic leaning is to brush with a purpose. It’s not an especially hard thing to do, it just means brushing through your grass in alternating directions. The extra effort and thoughtfulness will really pay off because pile leaning prevents the lawn from giving its all. When turf blades lean, the turf surface loses the ability to provide an optimal environment for sports activities. So as you can surmise, it’s rather critical to defend against leaning. Also, keep in mind that sweeping and brushing are not exactly the same.
Another thing to watch out for during lawn upkeep sessions is the status of lawn segment seams. By inspecting these regularly you’ll be sure to notice the first instance of a seam rip and repair it accordingly. Prevention and a quick respond to seam tears will ensure that a minor situation does not evolve into a major issue with your lawn.
If you happen to live a place with multiple seasons, and get to experience what a White Christmas is like, you certainly must have reason to count yourself among the lucky of the world. And if you own a synthetic turf lawn, you should know that the best way to deal with winter’s powder is to let it melt away on its own.
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Billed as ‘Edge of your seat telly’ the new ITV show Red or Black starts this weekend giving ordinary folk of the UK a chance to win £1 millon! To win, the player just needs to select the correct outcome, Red or Black? Guess wrong and you lose. Simple really.
Hosted by the nations favourite twosome Ant & Dec, the show has all the ingredients to become a prime time smash hit and it has already filmed at many prestigious locations around the country with celebrities and leading sportsman including golfers Lee Westwood and Rory Mcllroy, who took part in the activities in which contestants must correctly choose the outcome Red or Black.
During the location shoots, Evergreens UK made a number of red and black artificial grass logo mats on which the contestants stood when they were asked which colour to choose. The large mats were really effective and matched the shows theme perfectly.
The lucky few to have guessed correctly at the location shows will now get the chance to compete in the live studio show which runs for seven nights from Saturday at 7pm on itv 1, where once again they will be asked Red or Black for their chance to win a million!
Leicester City new pitch with 10% artificial grass. Photo by Neil Plumb Photography (c) 2011.
Artificial grass will soon be making a sporting debut at Walkers Stadium, as Leicester City swaps its tired natural grass pitch for a 10 per cent artificial grass weaving.
Work began this week to bring artificial grass to Leicester City, with diggers removing the club’s natural pitch so it can be swiftly replaced with a new playing field which will be strengthened by synthetic grass fibres.
The pitch refurbishment project will see natural grass cultivated within an artificial grass weave, over a nine week period.
The move will see The Foxes become proud owners of a pitch that’s fit for purpose and can rival the artificial pitches used by Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.
Leicester City fans also hope a newly refurbished pitch will become a “platform for promotion” next year, as the club’s players may well perform even better after training and playing on an improved surface.
Artificial grass isn’t just great for those actually treading the pitch though. Football clubs and their brand partners rely on Evergreens for promotional football pitches and logo mats too.
Until golf courses get shorter or more affordable, golfers can enjoy getting into the swing of things will artificial grass putting lawns, golf tee mats and more
From the putting green to manicured club-house lawns, there’s long been a tradition of extending the green for keen golfers.
But now there’s news that new, amateur and casual golfers are less keen to spend time on the green than their seasoned counterparts and would prefer to play on a reduced course of just 12 holes.
According to Golf Online, Ken Hambleton said that new golfers may be put off by the idea of spending four or five hours on the course – especially before they’ve perfected their swing.
“Every sport can be played in two, maybe three hours, except a round of golf,” Hambleton said. “Cutting the round to 12 holes would make it more palatable for golfers who don’t want to make it a day-long process.”
Hambleton also said that reducing golf to 12 holes could make the game more accessible to new players who can’t afford to play a full course.
And Hambleton’s not alone – as Jack Nicklaus has agreed, saying more professional golfers are leaving the game as they struggle to work family and professional commitments around long games.
Until golf courses become a little shorter or golf becomes more affordable, new golfers can practice their putting, potting and swings using handy artificial grass golfing products such as artificial putting greens and golf tee mats that are ideal for recreating a course at home.
FIRST DIVISION STVV IN BELGIAN FOOTBALL PLAYS ON DOMO ARTIFICIAL GRASS IN THEIR HOME STADIUM
Posted by Mofazri at 10:54 AMYou are here : Home » FIRST DIVISION STVV IN BELGIAN FOOTBALL PLAYS ON DOMO ARTIFICIAL GRASS IN THEIR HOME STADIUM Friday, 29 July, 2011 Artificial grass, Artificial grass for soccer, Artificial sports grass
First-division STVV is coming up with a first in Belgian football: the club has installed an artificial grass pitch in its main stadium. The pitch is now ready for competition with FIFA 2 STAR certification. So, as from today STVV will be playing their home matches on Domo VarioSlide S PRO artificial grass.
“Laying an artificial grass surface offers numerous advantages. First of all a FIFA 2STAR approved artificial grass surface has the same technical playing properties as an ideal natural grass pitch”, says STVV chairman Benoit Morenne. “You can also play the whole year through on an artificial grass surface. Football days can be organised on artificial grass, with in the afternoons women or young people playing and the first-division team in the evening. That isn’t possible on a natural grass pitch: it would just be played to ruin. Finally, an artificial grass pitch can be played on in all weather conditions. There are no water logging problems with artificial grass. The water is drained away perfectly so the pitch can always be played on.”
A FIFA 2STAR pitch must meet the strict technical standards imposed by FIFA. The test values are set based on values measured on an ideal natural grass pitch. The new STVV artificial grass surface is tested by the European Research Centre for Artificial Turf (ERCAT).
The Domo VarioSlide S PRO artificial pitch is a natural-looking grass mat for which the new Heliflex technology is used. After years of research, Domo Sports Grass has succeeded in applying a controllable spiral form to the monofilament yarns of the grass mat. This gives the pitch excellent resilience. In the erect state the spiral yarns are nicely at rest. As soon as lateral or downward pressure is exerted, the yarn is subjected to tension and wants to spring back upright as soon as possible. Thanks to the Heliflex technology, a sports pitch is achieved on which the grass yarns are always perfectly erect. This means that the ball always rolls or lies on the tips of the artificial grass blades, so the most important playing properties in football, the roll of the ball and getting one’s foot under the ball, are guaranteed. The players have the feeling they are playing on ideal natural grass more than ever.
You are here : Home » KORFBALL DOMO ARTIFICIAL GRASS FIT FOR INTERNATIONAL MEETS Friday, 17 June, 2011 Artificial grass, Artificial sports grass
The “De Knipe” Korfball club from the Netherlands have for a little while already been playing their matches on a Domo® Champion Ascari artificial grass mat installed by Grontmij. Nothing particularly new in the Korfball world these days perhaps, but quite a step forward for this refurbished sports park. De Knipe’s non-filled artificial grass pitch is the cutting edge in multifunctional artificial grass mats.
It took the “Knypsters” six years to install this completely new accommodation. Now, in addition to korfball players benefitting from it, the Read Swart footballers, volleyball players, tennis players and survival skills trainers do too, as the new pitch is multi-functional. It is primarily suited to korfball and football. The new artificial grass mat with its 32-mm grass fibres is filled in with 10 mm of sand, leaving a free pile height of 22 mm. The pitch has no rubber infill like traditional football pitches, so displaced rubber, rubber smells and pitch warming are all things of the past. It is still only in the pilot stage for Korfball, but the “De Knipe” club says that the biggest advantage over any “normal” artificial grass pitch is that it gives fewer “burns” when players slide.