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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. 
Sunset Magazine is an institution in American publication history. Established in 1898, the magazine’s intent was to offer a better version of the west coast experience and “chronicle the world of the West over which the dawn of future commercial and industrial importance is just beginning.”
Fast forward over a century, and Sunset Magazine is a little different than when introduced in 1898. Today’s Sunset features articles on indoor/outdoor living, cooking with regional ingredients, low water/low maintenance gardening, and Western-style home decor.
You’ve heard of a little company called Nike, right? How about a golfer named Tiger Woods? When these top tier, high quality entities united recently to film a commercial, we’re pleased to have been invited to the party.
We spoke to the production company that shot the commercial and asked what made them choose SYNLawn for the artificial grass. It was a trip to the SYNLawn store that sealed the deal.
All artificial grass yarn falls into the category of either slit film or monofilament. The obvious questions is which one is the best choice?
Slit film is made exactly as the name implies. It is extruded as a solid sheet and slit into smaller ribbons or tapes. Therefore, slit film does a good job of immulating wider blade grass when viewed from a distance. Slit film also has the advantage that it can be extruded at higher output rates than monofilament; therefore, a lower cost. The disadvantage is a slit film yarn will always be basically a flat yarn. Most real, wider-blade grass viewed up close has a spine that cannot be immulated with a slit film yarn. This spine also acts as a support and provides it with rigidity.
Monofilament is extruded where each individual fiber is extruded out of an individual hole. This allows the manufacturer to make a variety of cross sections or shapes. This may lead to higher cost due to lower output rates; however, it makes a yarn that is pound per pound superior to a slit film yarn. It also makes a yarn that can be made to very closely copy the look and feel of real grass.
The best example that people can relate to is a beam made of steel. A flat piece of steel does not have much rigidity or stiffness when compared to steel configured as an I beam. In our case the flat piece of steel would be a slit film yarn, and a monofilament could be extruded with a spine similar to the concept of an I beam.
In summary, as a purchaser of artificial grass consumers should be aware that using a monofilament yarn may be slightly higher in initial cost. However, the resulting product can use different monofilament cross sections to maximize the properties that are required for their end use.
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Thank you for visiting our website and educating yourself about SYNLawn. We’re certain that the majority of the information you seek and questions you have can either be found on our main website or addressed in one of the entries right here on our weblog.
You know that SYNLawn aids in the conservation of water, eradicates the use of harmful fertilizers and pesticides, saves you time and money spent in lawn care and is safe around your pets. Sometimes, however, people simply want a general overview and explore from there on their own. This is for those people.
SYNLawn has enjoyed being a part of the entertainment industry, and we get that love right back. Big Love actually.
The newest addition to SYNLawn’s acting resume is HBO’s Big Love. In Big Love, Bill Paxton plays a modern-day Utah polygamist who lives in suburban Salt Lake City with his three wives and seven children. Paxton’s character houses his family/families in three houses in a row on the street, with a communal backyard that is nothing more than a dirt patch. Everytime there’s a scene in that dusty backyard, strains of “Centerfield” by John Fogerty immediately enter our heads...”put me in coach, I’m ready to play...”
Washington, D.C. The nation’s capital since 1800. There are memorable images that come to mind when you think of Washington, D.C: The White House. The Lincoln Memorial. The Washington Monument. The National Mall. The Capitol Building.
Add SYNLawn artificial turf to the list of beautiful sights to see in the nation's capital.
The history of artificial grass changed when SYNLawn introduced SYNBlue. Unique in it’s look and design, SYNBlue revolutionized the artificial turf industry as the first synthetic grass that does not require infill.
Infill is a loose ground up material, usually comprised of rubber or sand, which is used during the installation of artificial turf. Before SYNBlue, infill was required to provide a more solid foundation and help the synthetic blades stand apart and erect. As a result, infill requires periodic maintenance and tends to migrate in areas that are sloped. Infill material can also be carried away by rain or wind, causing the need to be replenished - a need eliminated by SYNBlue - making it landscapers’ preferred choice for landscapes with rolling terrain.
The SYNLawn Turf Showroom and Design Center in Beaverton, Oregon is a feast for the eyes. In designing the center, the look had to accommodate SYNLawn synthetic turf’s various designs, while utilizing a few of the numerous application possibilities.
The care that went into designing the Beaverton store is the result of creating cooperative interaction with area businesses. Why else build a store with a comfortable conference room for landscapers and architects to meet with their clients?
Not only is the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry one of the nation's top science museums, it is also a world-class tourist attraction and educational resource. When it was time to construct one of their acclaimed exhibits, SYNLawn was a part of the plan.
In the exhibit called “Animal Secrets,” habitats were created to explore the secret lives of forest animals. To create a realistic look, the museum used the most natural looking artificial grass they could find — SYNFescue Premium.
A new feature is being added to a lot of playgrounds - the rubber floor. If you’ve ever stepped on a rubber floor, you’d know it. It’s like having a second bouncy sole attached to the sole of your shoe.
While the rubber-floored playground is an upgrade to wood chips, dirt, concrete and asphalt, there’s still no comparison to a play area with a lush lawn. And one that is not only lush, but one that is also maintenance-free and looks beautiful all year long. SYNLawn makes it a reality.
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!
We’re aware that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. That’s a great policy for people that have secrets - but we have no secrets in Las Vegas. Actually, we’re ecstatic about what’s going on in Las Vegas and we’re not keeping any of it under wraps.
It has been reported that Steve Wynn spent $2.7 billion building 
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.
Hollywood was looking for a strong, colorful supporting type and SYNLawn got the part. SYNLawn is really worthy of a lead role, but despite a commanding presence and amazing looks, the inability to speak limits SYNLawn’s ability to focus on the craft of acting. It’s enough that SYNLawn is the greatest synthetic grass on the planet, so acting is more of a hobby.
For a hobby, SYNLawn’s showbiz resume would put half the Los Angeles waiter’s resumes to shame.
You may already know about SYNLawn’s appearances on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition and VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club. The latest additions to the resume include NBC’s Medium and WB’s Gilmore Girls.
When England’s soccer (a.k.a., football) superstar David Beckham decided to appear on NBC’s TODAY Show, set designers searched for the perfect artificial grass surface — they found it with SYNLawn.
While visiting Las Vegas, one of the show’s prop coordinators discovered SYNLawn at Wynn Las Vegas Resort. On her hands and knees she felt it, picked at it, even pulled at the grass when she realized SYNLawn was ideal for The TODAY Show set. Ironically, by the time she returned home, her counterpart in New York Googling artificial turf, already made the purchase of 1,800 square feet of SYNBlue Premium.
Traditionally, the TODAY Show crew used natural sod for outdoor grass settings. Spending thousands a year on natural grass was just a waste. While most of the time they donated the sod, sometimes they had no choice but to throw it away when they were finished. Now, adding grass outside Studio 1A on the Rockefeller Center Plaza is as easy as rolling out the turf and brushing up the fibers. When done, they simply roll it up, store it and use it for another day.
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. 
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.
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 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.