When you are landscaping your house, what should you choose; natural lawn or synthetic lawn? There is a good side and a bad side to both. Natural grass requires a lot of maintenance to ensure that it stays looking nice such as mowing, watering, fertilising and more which all takes time. With improvements being made to Synthetic grass all the time, it is fast becoming the choice for many households and sporting facilities.

In regards to general maintenance on natural lawn, it requires weekly grooming and is affected easily by so many elements, whether it's children playing on it, dogs digging it up, grass beetles eating etc, it requires you to constantly maintain it. Synthetic lawn is designed to free your time up and not spend time and money looking after it every week. All that is required is a blower to get rid of excess debris that has fallen from trees. Also Synthetic grass has been designed with a special UV coating to ensure its colour and quality will not diminish.

The environment is another big reason as to why people are changing to Synthetic grass. Natural grass requires a lot of watering particularly in the summer months and when water restrictions are being imposed, it is hard to maintain the look you are after. With Synthetic grass, no watering is required.

With many children now becoming allergic to so many things and with warnings being issued about using fertilisers and the health risks associated with using them, it makes it very clear as to why Synthetic grass is a good choice, it is low allergenic and requires no fertilisers, making it safe for everyone.

Synthetic grass has come a long way since it was introduced; its look and feel is now just like natural grass. Synthetic grass comes in a number of styles and colours to choose from, so it is up to you whether you want the just mowed look or the few weeks growth look. The other great thing about Synthetic grass is that it remains green all year round.

The initial setup of Synthetic grass can be on the expensive side compared to natural grass, however it's the long term aspect you need to consider. Overtime you will save on water, fertilisers, mowers and most importantly your time, making Synthetic grass a great alternative option to natural grass.