Keep your grass looking beautiful

Artificial Grass is a low-maintenance option and will make life easier. However, this doesn’t mean that it doesn’t require some maintenance. Look after your artificial grass, to help ensure the grass looks good and lasts long.

I can picture it now. You’re sitting there thinking about all the amazing family days on your artificial lawn. We love this, and that’s why we create high-quality spaces so you can enjoy your garden for years to come.

However, it’s not all fun and games. Using your artificial lawn over the summer may make it flat and need some loving. Don’t worry, you can give your lawn a lovely refresh if this happens. Keep it looking good through the summer and beyond. After all, you can now use the garden in the winter too.

Look below where we have pinpointed 10 ways to look after your artificial grass garden and keep it looking beautiful all year. We always recommend getting a maintenance or two every year to help keep your garden looking fresh.

How to look after your grass

1) This may sound crazy, but it happens more than you’d think – don’t ride cars, motorbikes or any other vehicles over your artificial grass.  However, wheelchairs and wheelbarrows are fine.

2) Be careful with chewing gum. It can cause problems if it gets on your artificial grass, like getting it stuck in your hair. The only way may be to cut it out. Unlike hair, artificial grass can’t grow back.

3) As with artificial lawns, clear away all sharp objects such as broken glass, which can tear into the grass and damage it. Many parts of artificial grass can be fixed when damaged, such as cuts. However, be aware that if a cut does have to be repaired, there is a good chance that you will probably be able to see where it has been cut.

4) Fire. This one may not be so obvious if your previous lawn was natural grass, but bonfires, cigarette ash, sparklers, and even fireworks – can damage the surface, so keep well away. We don’t need to tell you what fire does to plastic, but this can cause a mess to your artificial grass meaning the whole thing has to be replaced.

5) Likewise with BBQs… keep them safely on patio surfaces. Trust us, you don’t want to have to replace your whole artificial lawn for the sake of a BBQ. That would turn out to be a costly party.

6) If you get marks on your lawn, work quickly to remove them.  Use washing-up liquid dissolved into warm water to create a soapy mixture, to clean your artificial greaa. Mineral spirits might be used for more stubborn stains. If you have any offcuts from your installation, we always recommend testing any strong cleaning products to ensure no damage will be done to your fake grass.

7) You shouldn’t have issues with weeds in your artificial grass. Especially if it has been installed correctly with a windproof membrane, but persistent ones may poke through.  Therefore, you always keep your lawn free of weeds and surface debris. Fallen leaves, can mulch down and lead to the build-up of organic material within the lawn, affecting drainage. Rotten leaves can also assist weed growth, so ensure all weeds are removed with a water-based weed treatment.

A common question we get is “Can you clean artificial grass with washing-up liquid?”. The simple answer is yes. If you plan to use any harsher chemicals, we recommend using an offcut or sample to test the chemical before, or you may hurt your lawn.

We recommend Wet & Forget a product tried and tested by us and our customers many times and it can do AMAZING things to rejuvenate your artificial lawn and make it look like new again.

8) Many artificial grass owners have pets – it’s an ideal garden solution for them. However, ensure you always clear up after them. In some cases, this can stain the lawn. As stated before with washing up liquid, if your pet has a bad belly use this to give the area a clean and you will be fine.

9) Lightly brush the lawn, as you would your hair after a visit to the hairdresser… although in this case, with a medium soft bristle brush.  This should be done regularly in the first two months, as the lawn beds in and settles.  After that it should be brushed once a month, to ensure that the turf is lush and bouncy while encouraging it to stand upright.

10) Artificial grass is great for football and a plethora of other games. If the artificial surface is for sports use, regularly hose it down to stop the impact of sweat, skin or even blood, of those sports people playing on the surface.

With synthetic turf, it’s a case of little and often. Take these few simple steps and you will see the benefit of your care and maintenance, ensuring the lawn shines throughout the year! Looking after artificial grass is easy especially if you follow our steps

Are you based in the North-West of England? If so, be sure to check out our maintenance service. Having professional maintenance once per year will also greatly impact the longevity of your artificial grass. Making it look better for longer!