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SYNLawn and the artificial grass industry

Get the latest information regarding SYNLawn, the artificial turf industry, landscaping trends and tips using synthetic grass.

Saving Money

Wynn Las Vegas SYNLawn aritificial turf installationSYNLawn understands that money doesn’t grow on trees. SYNLawn doesn’t grow either (people still ask). If you’re dealing with a budget in any capacity, whether it’s for a household, a government or a business, installing artificial turf in place of your existing natural grass or dirt field will save you money over time.

Use of SYNLawn Artificial Grass is Still Growing

New artificial grasses, designed for homeowner needs, have spread across water-starved deserts across the American Southwest. But they're rarely used in landscapes here, local professionals say. Local owners of artificial turf companies, however, have begun spreading synthetic grass across Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 2005, Finley Stadium's Gordon Davenport field was covered with artificial turf by Universal Textile Technologies Inc. based in Dalton, Georgia.

The British Are Coming...For SYNLawn

When our friend Brian D. in England sent us a picture of his holiday house near Canterbury, we had to hear the tales behind what we saw. We saw how good his SYNLawn artificial grass application looked, but we had to know what else was going on in that backyard. Talking to Brian, you immediately learn he takes great pride and care in his design. His decision to use SYNLawn came after carefully researching his synthetic grass options. Once he got his hands on the SYNLawn sample book, he found our turf to be “far superior” and his choice was made.

Summer of SYNLawn

Summer’s here! SYNLawn wants to help you maximize your summertime enjoyment. Barbecues, picnics and swimming are all within your reach. But before you can enjoy the rites of passage into the summer season, you have to walk a couple miles - in the sun - pushing or riding on a machine that consumes costly gas and emits pollutants. If you have allergies, we hope that face mask is keeping you from sneezing one of those runs of continuous and unstoppable sneezes that makes you wonder if you’ll ever be able to stop sneezing.

SYNBlue and SYNBlue Premium

While perusing synlawn.com you’ve seen the many varieties of artificial grasses we offer. It may be tough to come to a definitive conclusion about which turf will best suit your personal needs by simply reading our words - no matter how finely crafted they may be. Honestly, the best way to get a feel for the turf yourself is to visit one of our showrooms or obtain a sample so you can see and feel the different options that are available for you. Of course we’ll continue to provide you with descriptive and functional words to assist in your decision making process. Here’s a little additional information about SYNBlue and SYNBlue Premium.

UV, Warranties & A Suggestion

Todd F. had a couple questions about our superior synthetic turf. We were going to email him as we occasionally do, but we concluded that sharing is caring, so here’s the answers (and some other shared advice) that may help you - our customers and friends. Here are Todd’s questions:

Get Creative with Endless Possibility

We like to impress upon you the importance of stretching your imagination and expanding your existing thoughts of ways to see natural grass when it comes to using SYNLawn’s synthetic turf for your specific design. Do you have a child that loves the outdoors? Take the idea of decorating a sports loving child’s room to look like a playing field (as done with SYNLawn turf on ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition), and apply that concept for your nature lover. SYNLawn’s artificial grass on the floor and pitch a tent for the illusion of a long-term camping trip.

SYNLawn Dogma

SYNLawn takes careful concern to consider the safety of your household pets. Every artificial turf product we offer is not only safe for your kids to play on, but safe for your pets as well. We’ve installed our quality synthetic grass on dog runs and at canine training facilities to rave reviews. As long as you remember to scoop and spray, your SYNLawn application will maintain it’s crisp, green look. There are numerous reasons to utilize SYNLawn turf if you want to provide your pet with a safe alternative to natural grass, while maintaining a good looking yard.

Turf and Your Trees

One of the benefits of applying SYNLawn artificial grass to your landscape project is that you can put the turf just about anywhere, anyway you want. We’ve been receiving feedback from satisfied homeowners and landscape architects that the convenience of SYNLawn’s synthetic grasses is greatly appreciated.

Great Green Under the Golden Arches

Fast food restaurants are everywhere. Franchise owners look for the best locations to provide convenient refreshments for the masses. A growing trend among franchise owners is taking the care to ensure their restaurants have interesting architecture and unique visual appeal.

SYNRye Installation: One Year Later

We spoke to Bob A. in Littleton, Colorado and we figured we’d pass along some of his thoughts (the thoughts of another satisfied SYNLawn customer) with you. Bob had a little over 1,200 square feet of SYNRye installed in his backyard a year ago and we spoke about how he feels about his SYNLawn artificial grass’ performance, and his experiences with the turf, months later.

Our Canadian Acceptance

The Canadian reaction to SYNLawn has been beautiful. Expected, but beautiful. Upon SYNLawn’s Canadian introduction, the approach of the team was sharing SYNLawn’s appeal with potential customers for commercial and residential landscape solutions. Once those potential customers became actual customers, the Canadian team learned that trying to define customer perspective was futile and the Canadian clients understood the potential of SYNLawn’s unique application possibilities.

Some Trees Can Be A Real Pine

Certain types of pine needles are known to deposit acid into the ground underneath pine trees. As reported in Canada, Jackaster Pine needles’ acid has been eradicating the natural grass and causing areas beneath the trees to become barren for years, but Jackaster Pines have met their match in SYNLawn’s artificial grass. Landscape sticklers that don’t want the unsightly combination of dirt and needles under their pine trees have been installing SYNLawn synthetic turf to give their lawns the look they want.

Still Looking for Answers?

We get a lot of questions in the comments section about applying SYNLawn’s artificial grass on decks, terraces and rooftops. When the questions arise, the inquiries range from concerns about pet interaction on the new surface, to the weight of the turf when it becomes wet. Continue reading to learn the answers to these questions... Q: Is it safe to put SYNLawn on a deck for use with my dog? A: If you would like to cover your deck with synthetic grass so your dog can have a place to roam close to the house, have no worries - SYNLawn is safe for your pets. Among the advantages of SYNLawn synthetic grass, with regard to your pets: easy waste cleanup, no bacteria, not a flea & tick friendly environment, no mud mess and no digging.

Staking Techniques

We like to share installation techniques from time to time. This time around, we’ll share some suggestions regarding proper staking techniques. The recommended stakes for installation are 5.5" galvanized roofing nails. They should be galvanized to prevent rust. The head of the nail is approximately 1/4" in diameter.

Another Satisfied Customer

Nancy M. cares about the appearance of her lawn. She wanted to obtain a good looking yard without taxing Las Vegas’ limited water supply. Nancy tried xeriscaping, but she wasn’t thrilled with the idea of a dirt farm for a front yard, especially with her fondness for green grass. She tried sod, but when one sodded area needed to be patched, and the patching was done with a lesser species of grass, the lesser grass began to take over the nicer grass, leaving Nancy less than thrilled. Around the same time, Nancy’s neighbor was having an unfavorable experience with an inferior artificial residential turf. Intrigued with the idea of artificial grass (just not the same one that was causing her neighbor grief), Nancy began her own investigation into an artificial, residential lawn grass that would provide a beautiful lawn, but without the substandard presentation experienced by her neighbor.

Meet Desert Classic Landscaping

Desert Classic Landscaping is a landscaping company that prides themselves “on being prompt and courteous, and providing high quality services and products” to their clients in the Phoenix metropolitan area and surrounding communities. In their business of providing landscape excellence, they concluded the only artificial grass they could offer that would match the level of service and craftsmanship they deliver, was SYNLawn. Utilizing SYNLawn’s synthetic grasses in their artificial turf installations is an appreciated seal of approval from a reputable landscape company with over twenty years of experience under their belts.

Las Vegas is SYNLawn Country

Let’s say you’re gambling, and you’re winning. You want to make sure you do everything you can to keep winning, right? Las Vegas is a town that understands about picking winners and once they understood that applying SYNLawn’s artificial turf was a winning situation, they decided to let it ride. When Steve Wynn installed almost 5 acres of SYNBlue Premium at his luxury Las Vegas resort, the results strengthened the beautiful relationship we have, and continue to grow, with the greater Las Vegas community. Wynn Las Vegas did not end their business with SYNLawn once the initial installation was complete - they were on a roll.

Going the Distance: Fescue is Here!

SYNFescueSYNLawn is pleased to announce the newest additions to our arsenal of exclusively designed turf products are now available. Named SYNFescue and SYNFescue Premium, these surfaces have been field tested and exceed SYNLawn's existing required quality standards. What makes SYNFescue and SYNFescue Premium different? First, the look. Think of your lawn in that short window before you recognize that it needs to be mowed and you wish it would stop growing because it’s just the right length: that’s the design. SYNFescue and SYNFescue Premium look like a full lawn that is just about due to be cut.

One Minute with Kyle Lau: SYNLawn Customer

Kyle Lau in Las Vegas, NV recently installed SYNLawn in his backyard. What does he think so far? When we spoke, it had been about six months since Kyle Lau had SYNLawn installed in his backyard: How did you came across SYNLawn: I stopped by a store that was near the house. Once I went in, I liked that the store allowed me to see and feel the grass. Best compliment you’ve received: That it looks and feels real. The most pleasing aspect of having the lawn: The kids and the dog love it. Would you recommend SYNLawn: I already have!

Southwest: SYNLawn vs Sod

Did you know that when a new home is built in the southwest, the builder only grows grass in the front of the house because it costs too much to grow the grass in the front AND the back? When you look out the kitchen window that first day, would you prefer to be surrounded by dirt or would you like to see a lush, green lawn? Water is definitely a factor when considering a natural lawn. How much will you drink to re-hydrate while out mowing in the hot southwestern sun? Now think about how much the lawn will need everyday. With SYNLawn, you can have the lawn you want without the maintenance, without the work and without wasting water. The average New Mexico backyard is 300-500 square feet. SYNLawn’s approximate varying cost, including installation, is $6-8 per square foot. The average SYNLawn yard life expectancy is 12 to 15 years. At $8 per square foot, for a 300 square foot yard, that makes SYNLawn’s approximate cost $2400.

Include SYNLawn Artificial Grass in Your Xeriscape

Do you think you can't have green grass in your xeriscape? Think again. With SYNLawn artficial grass products you can bring the grass back to your front yard. Xeriscaping is the practice of ripping out natural sod in favor of rock, gravel, arid-adapted plants or just about anything that uses little to no water. This method of landscaping creates a more water and energy efficient landscape and is growing in popularity all across the southwestern United States. With appoximately 60-70 percent of household water consumed by outdoor use, we all could use less water on our landscapes. However, you can't help but ask a few questions. Like where do the kids play? Where does the dog play? Does that gravel come in green? This is where SYNLawn comes in. SYNLawn has all the benefits of other xeriscaping techniques while providing a healthy looking green lawn for your kids and pets, plus, it just plain looks better than gravel. The objective for xeriscaping is to reduce the amount of water needed for landscaping. SYNLawn eliminates the need for water. Other xeriscaping benefits include a reducing the number of insects living in your landscape, reducing mold, no fertilizing and low maintenance. SYNLawn has you covered there as well.

Wynn Las Vegas Places Safe Bet on SYNLawn

Betting to keep green, healthy looking grass in the desert all year long, Steve Wynn, Las Vegas real estate developer extraordinaire, likes his odds. After over a year and a half of research and testing Wynn Resorts chose SYNBlue Premium for the exclusive Wynn Las Vegas resort and casino. Originally named Le Rêve, french for "the dream", Wynn Las Vegas is dream come true for Steve Wynn. With 2,700 rooms, 18 restaurants, exclusive golf course and a 110,000 square foot casino, the Wynn Las Vegas dream becomes a reality on April 28, 2005. The new resort and casino is located on what some call the best location on the Las Vegas Strip. Built on the land that was originally used for the legendary Desert Inn, across the street from the World famous Las Vegas Fashion Mall and next door to the popular Venetian hotel and casino you can't help but notice the spectacular presence of Wynn Las Vegas. SYNLawn has been involved in the planning and development of the landscape surrounding the resort from the beginning. Just under 5 acres of SYNLawn was used throughout the resort grounds. SYNBlue Premium can be seen everywhere on the grounds including several blocks along Las Vegas Blvd. and the penthouse villas. Why SYNLawn? The primary reason Steve Wynn decided to use SYNLawn for his "dream" resort was for its natural appearance. He wanted the appearance of healthy grass without the maintenance headaches and costs associated with natural grass in the desert. After all the research and testing, it was obvious to him that no other artificial lawn product could match the overall quality, durability and, of course, realistic appearance of SYNBlue Premium. A wager he is sure to win.

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.

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.

 

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.