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Designer Driveways

Versatiliy is one of the biggest reasons to choose SYNLawn brand synthetic grass for replacing natural grass and for new construction. It is so versatile, in fact, it is used here as part of an architectural driveway feature. The architect chose to use SYNLawn as an elaborate driveway to set off the Mediterranean style house in a desert setting. Obviously, using natural grass for this design would be simply out of the question. Natural grass would not hold up under the stress of an automobile driving over or parking on the driveway. SYNLawn also gave the architect the freedom to get creative with the concrete design, allowing him to keep with the Mediterranean design style. Which was another reason SYNLawn was chosen for this application. Even if this feature wasn't a driveway, it would still be hard to maintain natural grass as a patio design. Natural grass would have presented a major maintenance problem in this setting. Keeping natural grass alive and healthy within the bounds of the concrete borders is a tough challenge, especially in the desert. And would most likely need re-sodding on a regular basis in order to maintain this look. The cost and time savings of continued maintenance and the water savings made this application a big success. Another unique application of SYNLawn.

Picture Perfect Grass

Just point and click. That's all it takes to photograph picture perfect grass when you are using SYNLawn. In fact, SYNLawn is being used all over the country in photography studios, art studios, trade shows and even in television production stage sets for that very reason. Nothing else compares to the natural appearance and flexibility of SYNLawn. It's the perfect model. It doesn't complain, works with any schedule, works in any climate or extreme setting, can take relentless pressure and can work forever without food and water. All this and still be beautiful picture after picture Natural sod, on the other hand, is extremely difficult to work with as a model for photography or videography. Its hard to move from place to place, its messy, can only hold up for a few hours of shooting and needs constant attention to look good. Talk about working with a diva!

Celebrities Get Fit on SYNLawn

One of the hottest shows on VH1 is featuring SYNLawn for it’s fitness stage. VH1's Celebrity Fit Club is based around a team of celebrities competing to see which team can lose the most weight. The eight overweight stars are divided into two teams and challenged weekly with getting into better shape by exercising and losing weight by eating right over a 14 week period. The producers of Celebrity Fit Club came to SYNLawn looking for a grass product that could be used for running, exercising and looked like natural grass. Our SYNGrass sports grass was chosen for the celebrity workout and team challenge surface. It was selected because it provided a soft and safe surface for the workouts, it had superior performance for traction and had the most realistic, natural appearance on camera compared to other artificial grass products.

Grass in New York City?

Want the urban lifestyle, but miss the feeling of having a yard? Believe it or not, you can have both. And SYNLawn is making it possible. Growing in popularity is the trend of grass covered roof tops, terrace gardens and balconies. All over New York and other urban communities grass is appearing in places never before thought possible. Before SYNLawn, having grass on a roof top or terrace was just out of the question. How would you mow it? How would you keep it watered? And how would you get it up there in the first place? Not to mention the added weight and stress it would add to the building.

SYNLawn Goes Extreme

SYNLawn has been featured in not one but two different episodes of the ABC show Extreme Makeover Home Edition. The first home makeover was for a family in San Bernardino, California last year. SYNLawn artificial lawn was installed over the entire backyard. The SYNGrass playfield product was also used in one of the children’s bedrooms as part of an NFL stadium theme. The room also included a custom illustration featuring two New England Patriot football players and the stadium. The producers wanted to install a SYNLawn artificial lawn in an effort to make the yard maintenance free while providing a place for the children to play. The show provides audiences a first look at the latest and most advanced products while assisting a deserving family in rebuilding their home.

SYNLawn Survives Three Hurricanes

The Park Maitland School in Maitland, Florida installed SYNLawn synthetic grass in two separate areas on their campus last year. Park Maitland School is a private school for students grades K-6th, chose our artificial grass for the recess area and the school courtyard. The artificial grass is used on a daily basis and put through the ringer with over 200 students walking, running, and playing on it. Since it was installed in 2004, the artificial turf hasn't just endured the tortures of daily recess, it also came through three hurricanes that devastated much of Florida this past fall. Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne blew through the area within a span of 6 weeks, leaving behind months of clean up and rebuilding for Central Florida. While many landscapes were destroyed, SYNLawn came through unscathed. The students love it, the parents love it, and most of all, the faculty loves it. When the children return from recess they are not tracking dirt through the building. With all of the rain Central Florida receives in a year, areas of the school that used to get saturated with water would become unusable for days. With SYNLawn, even after a hurricane, those same areas can be used immediately after the rain stops. The artificial turf was a great decision for Park Maitland, and after three hurricanes, it was a smart one as well.

 

Infill vs. Non-Infill Artificial Grass

This is a question that we are asked everyday. "Infill or non-infill, which one is better?" The answer primarily depends on the application. Are you installing in a heavy traffic area? Are you primarily interested in a "natural match"? Are you using artificial turf over hills or slopes? Once you learn the advantages and disadvantages to each, you will be better able to answer that question yourself. To understand this better, you must first understand the infill process. Infill is the process of filling an artificial grass product with either sand, rubber crumb or a combination of the two. This usually is done with a common drop spreader or cast spreader. Once the material is spread over the turf, it is then brushed into the fibers with a stiff bristle broom. It serves two purposes. First, infill provides a structure for the artificial grass fibers, helping the fibers to stand. The fibers of a polyethylene turf naturally lay “flat” without the infill material. The second purpose is to provide a “cushion” effect when stepping over the turf.  A non-infilled artificial turf is something new. And SYNLawn is the first manufacturer to create the only true non-infilled artificial grass. With our patent-pending technology, we have developed an artificial grass product that has a structure built-in by design and doesn't rely on infill for stability. Made from 100% nylon, these products can be installed in areas never before possible with other artificial grass products.

Greening up the Roadways

In a move that is being watched by cities across the country, Los Angeles began testing artificial grass in a test median along a busy Los Angeles street. The center median of one city block of Sherman Way was converted from colored concrete to SYNLawn artificial grass last summer. Now, after several months, the test has expanded to other parts of the city.

What about the dog?

The number one question we hear the most is, "can we use SYNLawn with our dog?" Or, "what happens when my dog ... you know ... has to go?" Our response, "not to worry, let him go." In fact, SYNLawn is ideal for dogs, cats, birds or just about any other pet even if they ... you know ... go on the lawn. We highly recommend SYNLawn to pet owners. There are numerous advantages to using SYNLawn over natural sod for your pets. According to Fred Goldsmith, owner and operator of Pet Paradise an exclusive day care facility for pets, it pays for itself. For him, the advantages include easy clean up, reduced health risks associated with common kennel diseases, no muddy animals even after heavy rains and an average cost savings of approximately $1000 per month.

Announcing the SYNLawn Weblog

In an effort to better serve our customers and our potential customers we are pleased to announce the new SYNLawn Weblog. We know the challenges people face when trying to learn about artificial grass and its uses. Our goal is to provide information to help you make informed buying decisions, help you to use our products in all sorts of situations, discuss installation and maintenance techniques and to share some example landscape projects using SYNLawn.