For some residents in a neighborhood in Tampa Florida, the streets are very well kept and the trees are nature's pride: big trees of oak.
However, all these prettiness changed when one resident decided that enough is enough, he ripped his yard up and installed artificial grass.
Though there are those who think that having a synthetic artificial lawn grass is pathetic, there are those who think otherwise.
Believe it or not, this coming summer will be witness to a lot more people from the suburban areas that are to install yards upon yards of fake grass.
This is lawn faux grass that is somehow very lifelike and real that people could be fooled to think they are what they appear to be, and pets actually think it is real.
The fact of the matter is that spending on artificial grass is supposed to rise by a quarter this coming year at businesses as well as homes.
This basically translates to a revenue of two hundred and fifty million more. Compare this to a real lawn grass that need to be maintained, trimmed, sprinkled, etc. and an artificial grass that solely needs to be blow dried.
Though this prospect is tempting for some, it is unthinkable for a lot of other people. There are still those suburban residents that find this grass tacky and surreal.
Some residents still find a reason to complain on artificial grass. For them, artificial grass looks just too lushly fake in the cold, cold dead winter. This has even prompted some neighborhoods to ban the use of it altogether.
For the research director of the National Association of Gardening, having artificial grass is like having a toupee on your lawn.
But there are still positive perks from having this type of grass. For one, the artificial grass industry thinks that there are advantages of faux lawn grass.
One benefit is the decrease in the care of one's lawn. Thereby saving anyone and everyone money and energy.
It is also one way to decrease the use of fertilizers. It also helps neighborhood and households comply with the restrictions with regards to the use of water especially in areas that experience a lot of drought.
Take for example an area in New Mexico, particularly Albuquerque which actually offer five hundred dollars to those residents who have a part of their lawn converted to landscape and which need less water.
Same laws are also enforced in Arizona at Mesa as well as in Las Vegas. Simply put, for those who really want to see lush green grass, the use of the artificial version is a good alternative.
For those homeowners who prefer grass that is artificial, the reasons are simple. One user has found it helpful that his son no longer drags mud inside their house.
Though the fact of the matter is that he also had to pad some areas of the lawn in order for the child not to hurt himself - it cost three hundred dollars.
Another benefit is that it bring no bugs.
Also, like real lawn grass, it comes in varieties. There are those who are garden lush variety that has a recently-been-mowed look. This type of grass costs an average of thirty thousand dollars.
The plus is that it simply needs to be airblowered once after quite a long while.
How did fake grass become so hip?
It all started in the 1970's when football teams as well as baseball teams decided to install artificial grass in stadiums all over the country.
Though fans claimed it as an ugly alternative, as well as dangerous and totally unnatural, it was actually a low maintenance and low cost landscaping phenomenon.
Until there were athletes that tore their ligaments and broke their bones due to it.
All in all, the use of faux grass depends much on a person's preference, style, need and budget. What one could see as ugly could be beauty to another person's perspective.
The important thing is that all the benefits and disadvantages are properly weighed by the potential user of the artificial grass and from there decide which is best as according to his long term likes and dislikes.
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