Artificial grass.

Anybody got some? I'm thinking of laying a square of this on my patio to stop it getting SO slippery every winter from really bad algae. Best brand? SO many to choose from.

 

Hi Val

I cannot tell you what to get as I changed my mind when I saw what was involved.

Did you know that you had to lay sand under most of the brands, then brush sand on top regular so the grass stays upright. I thought it was roll it out like carpet job and stick a pot each corner.

My local garden centre had various ones of different, length of grass, softness etc. so it might be worth going and having a feel. Some are designed to be hard wearing.

I see you like snails I wish you could have mine. They are very cheeky they climb up my front door, and even got up to the upstairs window half way up! It was only short of pulling tongues and waggling fingers in the air especially as I could not reach that one! It even escaped my hungry frogs.

It is obviously an escape artist

I get my husband to power wash my path a couple of times a year which makes it less slippery.
I also tried those squares that they have for kids play grounds recycled tyres they moved although they may work if it could be boxed in.

I decided that was too risky for me because I cannot judge how far I pick my feet up because of the MS. I fall enough without obstacles lol.

Hope someone has some better idea of artificial grass for you to get than I did.

 

@marie131963 This is what I was hoping!!! It doesn't have to look like a bowling green or anything, I have 2 dogs which will be running around on it, just that the patio gets so slippery I am almost scared to walk on it At least it wouldn't need cutting!!

 

It would be butted up to where my border edges are and also have pots standing on it, surely that should be sufficient? unless of course you have to glue it down or something, what about masonry nails!!!!

 

@marie131963 They don't all need sand infill, this one with a curly finish doesn't.
I want some!!!!!!!

http://www.grass247.co.uk/artificial-grass/ryder-pro-artificial-grass.html

 

Hi Val

That curly one looks good it has been a few years since I looked at it so I don't think that was available when I was looking. Good luck hope it works out for you.

 

we have two small sections of false grass! they're only about 3ft square but come in very handy in the garden, at the moment one section is on the decking just outside the backdoor to help stop the dogs (and me) walked mud into the house but during the summer that same bit lives under the swing seat at the bottom of the garden as its much nicer underfoot than gravel the second piece is at this moment under the guinea pigs run it stays nice and dry even when the soil below is soggy and its super easy to clean it really is great stuff, i wouldn't hesitate getting it myself, infact we might get it yet for the concrete area at the side of the house! lol

 

@honeybunny Thank you so much for this info, it's good to read positive reports from somebody that is actually 'living' with it. Can you remember who you purchased from and what quality you have, there are just soooo many to choose from. Thanks again.

 

well...eh...we didn't actually buy it about 4 four yrs ago whilst out walking the dogs one evening we (my mam and I) came across a little camp/den some children had made in the woods, there inside were the two sections of false grass and...well....we liberated them lol best "find" we ever made

 

@honeybunny Could you nip back and see if they have made a bigger den!!

 

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The people opposite to my house in my small close have ripped up their front lawn and replaced it with synthetic grass.
To be fair, the grass patch was a total disaster, dead patches and full of weeds. But the fake grass is.......fake. Doesn't look natural.

My neighbour did tell me the cost. I can't remember the exact figure but it seemed very expensive for what it was.

 

@Sirius I have a small strip of grass at the front of my cottage and I definitely wouldn't replace that with artificial grass, I mow it and try to keep it looking nice, but there is no paving there which I have to clean as it verges onto the footpath. As you can see from my pic. my patio at the back is a nightmare, the main problem being the slipperiness
http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/i-have-a-little-algae-growing-on-my-patio.91645/

I agree it doesn't look that real, but it is hardwearing and will solve my problem, hardly anyone
can see it anyway as I am fenced in.

 

Personally i dont really see it as a grass "substitute" tbh, just another hard landscaping option like decking, slabs, gravel ect