Why Artificial Grass is gaining popularity?

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Why Artificial Grass is gaining popularity?
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Since "Artificial Grass" was created back in 1960
by a team headed by David W. Chaney of the
Research Triangle Park, its popularity and demand
in the market has seen a continuous rise. Real
Grass has always been a natural choice for many
since a long time. But due to various reasons
like the cost and time of maintenance, people
have turned towards Fake Grass in the last
two-three decades.
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Although the initial installation cost of laying
Artificial Grass can be quite high as compared to
Natural Grass, if you calculate the long term
benefits, you will notice that fake grass emerges
as a clear winner. Let us take an example to
demonstrate this.
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Say, you would like to lay natural grass in 1000
sq ft area. Average cost of Natural Grass is
0.4 per sq ft Hence, in this case, total cost to
lay natural grass is 1000 X 0.4 400 Now,
average cost of Artificial Grass is 12 per sq
ft Hence, in this case, total cost to lay fake
grass is 1000 X 12 12,000 This cost may
look very high as an initial investment. So, now
let us derive at a rationale as to how can
artificial turf be cheaper in the long run.
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To start off, let us consider the annual costs
that we would need to incur for upkeep and
maintenance of both types of grass.
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For Natural Grass, 1. Watering/Irrigation Cost
30 per month (consider 6 months a year), hence
yearly 180 2. Fertilization Cost 0.3 per sq
ft yearly, hence yearly 300 3. Gardener Cost
200 per month (consider 6 months a year), hence
yearly 1200 Hence, total maintenance cost for a
natural grass lawn is 1680 per year
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For Artificial Grass, Yearly Maintenance Cost
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becomes free in just over 7 years if we consider
only the savings in yearly maintenance cost.
After 7 years, your yearly maintenance cost
becomes your saving till the time you replace
your artificial grass lawn, which would be no
earlier than at least 15 years.
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This financial perspective is only one of the
many reasons for artificial turf gaining
popularity. Some other key benefits are 1. It
saves water. On an average, a home owner can
save up to 55 gallons of water per year per sq
foot if artificial grass is installed. 2. It is
easy to maintain. You just need to hose it down
to clean it. 3. It is environment friendly. You
do not need to fertilize artificial lawn, so no
harmful chemicals are thrown back to the
environment.
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So, with all these considerations, it is quite
clear why the popularity of Artificial Grass has
been continuously increasing and the market is
growing by 15-20 annually in the US. If you
would like to know more about high quality fake
grass and various ways you can use it, please
visit our website - www.garden-mark.com.