Have you ever considered installing artificial grass?

[svelte]

We have mulled it over but not seriously yet.

But I must warn you about the early poll returns, and I’m not sure if this is important to you…but artificial grass will not impress women – drought or no drought. Every time I mention that we may do it to a female I get a crinkled nose reaction followed by the utterance of the word “no”. Which is something I generally don’t like to hear from their lips.

Just a warning.

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try and xeriscape

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try and xeriscape

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try and xeriscape

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try and xeriscape

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try and xeriscape

[Coronita]

My friends and I considered it.

Some things to consider

1. Some of the fake grass has high lead content (not all)…Usually the cheaper stuff skimp on material…Yeah, I was surprised about this. But considering that lead is also found in some electrical cords used for the outdoors, I’m not surprised. So if you have kids that will actually play on this, you’ve been warned. (I was surprised some poway schools were considering putting in fake grass).

http://yubanet.com/california/Legal-Action-Launched-on-Lead-in-Artificial-Turf.php

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/28/mz1h28turf222417-fake-grass-hot-issue/

2. The fake grass tends to heat up and get really hot in direct sun, plus the reflection of it makes it look fake when used on a large section

3. Cleanup isn’t as easy as people lead it to be.

4. Expensive for ones that look more real. Not really cost effective.

[Coronita]

My friends and I considered it.

Some things to consider

1. Some of the fake grass has high lead content (not all)…Usually the cheaper stuff skimp on material…Yeah, I was surprised about this. But considering that lead is also found in some electrical cords used for the outdoors, I’m not surprised. So if you have kids that will actually play on this, you’ve been warned. (I was surprised some poway schools were considering putting in fake grass).

http://yubanet.com/california/Legal-Action-Launched-on-Lead-in-Artificial-Turf.php

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/28/mz1h28turf222417-fake-grass-hot-issue/

2. The fake grass tends to heat up and get really hot in direct sun, plus the reflection of it makes it look fake when used on a large section

3. Cleanup isn’t as easy as people lead it to be.

4. Expensive for ones that look more real. Not really cost effective.

[Coronita]

My friends and I considered it.

Some things to consider

1. Some of the fake grass has high lead content (not all)…Usually the cheaper stuff skimp on material…Yeah, I was surprised about this. But considering that lead is also found in some electrical cords used for the outdoors, I’m not surprised. So if you have kids that will actually play on this, you’ve been warned. (I was surprised some poway schools were considering putting in fake grass).

http://yubanet.com/california/Legal-Action-Launched-on-Lead-in-Artificial-Turf.php

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/28/mz1h28turf222417-fake-grass-hot-issue/

2. The fake grass tends to heat up and get really hot in direct sun, plus the reflection of it makes it look fake when used on a large section

3. Cleanup isn’t as easy as people lead it to be.

4. Expensive for ones that look more real. Not really cost effective.

[Coronita]

My friends and I considered it.

Some things to consider

1. Some of the fake grass has high lead content (not all)…Usually the cheaper stuff skimp on material…Yeah, I was surprised about this. But considering that lead is also found in some electrical cords used for the outdoors, I’m not surprised. So if you have kids that will actually play on this, you’ve been warned. (I was surprised some poway schools were considering putting in fake grass).

http://yubanet.com/california/Legal-Action-Launched-on-Lead-in-Artificial-Turf.php

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/28/mz1h28turf222417-fake-grass-hot-issue/

2. The fake grass tends to heat up and get really hot in direct sun, plus the reflection of it makes it look fake when used on a large section

3. Cleanup isn’t as easy as people lead it to be.

4. Expensive for ones that look more real. Not really cost effective.

[Coronita]

My friends and I considered it.

Some things to consider

1. Some of the fake grass has high lead content (not all)…Usually the cheaper stuff skimp on material…Yeah, I was surprised about this. But considering that lead is also found in some electrical cords used for the outdoors, I’m not surprised. So if you have kids that will actually play on this, you’ve been warned. (I was surprised some poway schools were considering putting in fake grass).

http://yubanet.com/california/Legal-Action-Launched-on-Lead-in-Artificial-Turf.php

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/28/mz1h28turf222417-fake-grass-hot-issue/

2. The fake grass tends to heat up and get really hot in direct sun, plus the reflection of it makes it look fake when used on a large section

3. Cleanup isn’t as easy as people lead it to be.

4. Expensive for ones that look more real. Not really cost effective.

[UCGal]

We’ve seriously looked at it. A few of our neighbors have done it… Observing theirs – some are more realistic than others.

Some are artifically turfs are made locally some are made further afield – which reduces the “environmentally friendly” factor when you look at the carbon footprint of shipping it to the US.

We’re looking at a combination with zeroscaping… where the fake grass is a small portion of the landscaping… I’ve noticed that it looks more realistic when you do that.

[UCGal]

We’ve seriously looked at it. A few of our neighbors have done it… Observing theirs – some are more realistic than others.

Some are artifically turfs are made locally some are made further afield – which reduces the “environmentally friendly” factor when you look at the carbon footprint of shipping it to the US.

We’re looking at a combination with zeroscaping… where the fake grass is a small portion of the landscaping… I’ve noticed that it looks more realistic when you do that.

[UCGal]

We’ve seriously looked at it. A few of our neighbors have done it… Observing theirs – some are more realistic than others.

Some are artifically turfs are made locally some are made further afield – which reduces the “environmentally friendly” factor when you look at the carbon footprint of shipping it to the US.

We’re looking at a combination with zeroscaping… where the fake grass is a small portion of the landscaping… I’ve noticed that it looks more realistic when you do that.

[UCGal]

We’ve seriously looked at it. A few of our neighbors have done it… Observing theirs – some are more realistic than others.

Some are artifically turfs are made locally some are made further afield – which reduces the “environmentally friendly” factor when you look at the carbon footprint of shipping it to the US.

We’re looking at a combination with zeroscaping… where the fake grass is a small portion of the landscaping… I’ve noticed that it looks more realistic when you do that.

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