Labradoodle & Goldendoodle Forum
Does anyone here have synthetic grass? I am looking at loads of large bare mud patches and thinking it is time to do some drastic landscaping in our yard. I want something very easily maintained so am looking at decking, patio and some grass. The boys run hard up and down the yard which is about 100 foot long and 25 foot wide. In my previous lives I have had two gardens one tiny one and one huge one. Both of them designed and planted by me and both of them labors of love. This time round I want the easy life. I am thinking some large patio containers, lots of wall coverage and perhaps some fruit trees but very low maintenance and something that will look good all year round. Of course we have to do all of this on the lowest budget and we won't be ready to start until the end of the Summer. I don't know whether to design it and get individual people in to do each job or get a landscaper in to do the lot. I'm just at the early stages of thinking about the whole thing but I am determined not to go through another winter with muddy dogs and a muddy depressing garden.
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I thought a remembered an old discussion on this. Long time ago but info should still be good.
http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/synthetic-grass-lawn-prosc...
Many thanks.
I know F, my Mom would be turning in her grave as she was a terrific gardener and cook and hated anything 'fake'. The grass was great before the boys but as it is quite a small yard they have worn all the grass away. We do keep reseeding it but it's just not lasting. Maybe I will re-think and have a small grass area in a place the boys don't run...? I just love the idea of easy :)
I say go for it. I am so tired of the mess our grass - now weeds and dirt. It is not in my budget but if it were, I would go synthetic in a heartbeat. We use a doggy door so I have no control over the dirt and leaves coming in. Our floors are a constant mess - something that wasn't so bad when we had grass of some sort.
I have Easy Turf in the large dog area of the yard and I wouldn't trade it for anything. It has been in 5 years and is still trouble free. The remainder of my yard is pool, concrete and easy maintenance flower beds that are mulched twice a year because of our hot dry climate. The mulch (bark chips - not cocoa bark which is toxic to dogs) also protects the roots of the plants not just from sun but from running, sliding dog paws and keeps the dog paws dirt free.
Thanks Maryann, I think you've sold it to me:)
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