One green fingered blogger has said artificial lawns are set to replace the drudgery of up-keeping withered natural lawns
Britain’s lush green lawns are said to be under threat this summer, as increasing temperatures mean the twin prospects of lawn-withering droughts and hosepipe bans are becoming more and more of a reality.
And, according to one green fingered blogger, there’s never been a better time to switch to artificial grass lawns and roof gardens to ensure your garden stays green regardless of the weather.
Guardian journalist, Joe Moran, agrees that natural lawns are losing out to artificial grass for a number of reasons, not least of all the hassle maintaining a natural lawn causes
“Like a lot of things in life in which we invest our physical and emotional labour, keeping a lawn tidy is ultimately pointless…the grass carries on growing, and the lawnmower eventually packs up,” he said.
Moran also blogged that the environmental reasons for keeping real grass alive are very much null and void, as water-saving artificial grass can be eco-friendly too.
In fact, he said the environmental case for keeping natural lawns instead of artificial lawns is ultimately worthless, since maintaining real grass involves “using up copious amounts of water and chemicals for the benefit of a few species of grass”.
Whereas artificial grass is water-saving and is manufactured from recycled plastic waste products, meaning it’s an eco-friendly choice for green-minded gardeners.
What’s more, artificial grass will look green all year round, meaning summer gardeners don’t need to worry about rising mercury and drought planting, just when to hold their next barbeque.