| Our impact on the environment is an issue that is | | | | week as the grass takes off and grows like at no |
| commanding growing attention and for good | | | | other time. Cutting the grass every week is yet |
| reason. Many of our activities and choices have an | | | | another source of carbon being added to the |
| adverse effect on our surroundings but there are | | | | atmosphere, it doesn't matter whether you own |
| many decisions that can be made that will have a | | | | a petrol powered lawnmower or an electric |
| beneficial impact on our environment. Our carbon | | | | lawnmower. |
| emissions output can be lowered in lots of ways | | | | A consideration to the elderly is also a factor. As |
| because almost every single choice we make in | | | | you age your ability to maintain the lawn will |
| our daily life has some kind of impact on our | | | | diminish so too might your access to money to |
| carbon footprint. | | | | pay for the upkeep. Replacing the grass with |
| Synthetic grass is not what you would call an | | | | synthetic grass may well be the answer. |
| orthodox way of helping the environment. I'd be | | | | If you live in areas where drought has been a big |
| willing to bet that, when it comes to thinking | | | | issue, water restrictions are a regular occurrence. |
| about how to improve the environment, an option | | | | The first thing to suffer during such critical times |
| that you haven't given any thought to is the kind | | | | is the lawn which quickly dies off and goes brown. |
| of lawn you maintain. If you're like the majority of | | | | In extreme circumstances the soil is compacted, |
| homeowners, your lawn will be made of some | | | | the grass disappears forever and you're left with |
| kind of living grass which, believe it or not, is not | | | | a yard that has turned into a dust bowl. |
| nearly as environmentally friendly as synthetic | | | | Changing from natural grass to synthetic grass will |
| grass. | | | | make a large difference to your carbon footprint |
| Just consider these factors that most people take | | | | and will be helping to do your bit for saving the |
| for granted about maintaining a lush, green lawn: | | | | environment. Artificial grass will benefit the |
| (i) Grass requires herbicides, fertilizers and | | | | environment at an increasing rate over time, too, |
| pesticides to be constantly applied to it; (ii) You | | | | with every second the lawnmower hasn't had to |
| can't keep your grass looking lovely and fresh | | | | run, every drop of water saved and every atom |
| without regular watering; (iii) When you water | | | | of chemical that hasn't been used. The result puts |
| your lawn it grows which then means it has to be | | | | the environment in an even better position than it |
| cut with the lawnmower; (iv) All of the above | | | | otherwise would be. |
| costs money, not to mention the time and effort | | | | So our quick summary tells us that we have |
| involved. | | | | identified a number of strong positives for using |
| Replacing your costly lawn with a synthetic grass | | | | synthetic grass such as the low maintenance |
| equivalent will address each of the environmental | | | | aspect, the need for watering is obviated, wear |
| matters and will afford you some other benefits | | | | and tear no longer becomes an issue, it looks |
| to boot. The chemicals that go into your lawn | | | | good all year round and it's better for the |
| don't stop there, they wash away and eventually | | | | environment because it takes away the need for |
| leech into our water systems. At a time when | | | | chemical application and a lawnmower. |
| water is unavailable in many places, using it to | | | | The monetary savings are the bonus that will |
| water our grass is essentially a luxury we can't | | | | convince people that synthetic grass is a |
| afford. The growth rate of grass in summer is so | | | | worthwhile alternative. |
| great that your lawn will need trimming once a | | | | |