Your guide to choosing the ideal artificial grass for your Phoenix business or home.

WHY CHANGE?

There are lots of reasons home and business owners choose artificial lawns. For starters, it can be hard work and costly to keep up large areas of natural grass. Especially if you want your event space, residence, or business to stand out. Getting grass full and green takes time and money to reseed, water, and fertilize. And even after all the work, unexpected weather conditions can mess up a well-maintained lawn. This is exactly why many individuals and businesses alike have switched to artificial grass as the answer to the effort, high water bills, equipment cost, and the stress that comes from keeping up gorgeous lawns. Even though installing artificial grass for your landscaping project requires a more expensive up-front cost, it will save you a ton in the long term.

When you think about artificial turf, the first thought that may come to mind might be golf courses or backyard putting greens. However, while artificial putting turf requires short, dense blades that keep a golf ball on its path, the monochromatic, flat putting turf does not have all of the attributes required to replace an organic grass lawn.

Real grass is flowy, lush, and multi-colored, and putting turf is not going to work large areas. Suppose you want to dress your property to impress. In that case, there are many other options to look at that can provide a proper looking replacement for organic grass.

HOW WILL SYNTHETIC GRASS HELP?

A lower water bill and the money saved by no longer needing fertilizers and sprays make a good case for using synthetic grass, even more so for large properties. Lastly, one of the most frustrating parts of maintaining a natural grass lawn is damage caused by heavy foot traffic and weather.

“Keep off the grass” signs are so cliché and aren’t as effective as we want them to be anyway. Sadly, it just takes a few rebels can cause swaths of flattened grass that’ll make a perfect lawn look awful.

The benefits of artificial grass for residential and commercial spaces include:

• Almost no maintenance necessary
• Durable and resists getting flattened in high-traffic areas
• Environmentally friendly from less water usage
• Always lush and green all year-round and in all weather conditions
• No need for potentially harmful fertilizers and pesticides
• Lower cost for care and/or save time

CAN ARTIFICIAL TURF LOOK AS NATURAL AS REAL GRASS?

If you visit your local mega-mart and grab some artificial turf, you will see that it looks artificially shiny. This shininess is because much of the synthetic grass on the market today is manufactured using fibers that are just shaped like grass in single, straight blades. While this design keeps true to the shape of individual blades of grass, often (especially when cheaper materials are used), this design can be too reflective and result in a plastic-like shimmer.

Selecting an answer to this issue by choosing a product that addresses light reflection is a good start to ensuring the correct artificial grass product for your project. Our Bolt artificial turf product line handles this challenge with blades shaped like lightning bolts that brilliantly reflect light in a way that replicates the luster of natural grass which avoids that plasticky look entirely.

Color is another challenge that you may encounter with cheap artificial turf. Genuine grass is never just “green.” There are a spectrum of colors and tones that make natural grass look so, well, real. Choosing a brand of artificial grass that will provide you with the correct colors to simulate the shade of green grass that grows in Phoenix is crucial when deciding what to buy.

The justification in switching to artificial grass is to save you time and money while owning the most beautiful lawn in Phoenix. It's critical to be sure that your lawn's color doesn't make it the oddball. Finding a supplier that gives you options is very important, and Southwest Greens of the Valley has many you can choose from.

SOUTHWEST GREENS CHOICES

Out of all the collections we have available, we highly suggest looking into our Bolt products if you want the best look for your. Their lightning bolt-shaped angles reflect light giving you a lower luster and more organic-looking lawn—all while maintaining a long-lasting solution with far less maintenance.

Bolt Natural

Bolt Natural uses a patented method of sewing three strands through a single needle, giving you over 30% more visible ends and more contrast in the color. The lush, vibrant, robust fibers give a natural look that is incomparable elsewhere. See the Bolt  Natural turf options here.

Bolt Landscape

Bolt technology, to put it simply, means you have the industry’s best looks and durability. Bolt’s performance-grade fibers are made with better spring-back and reduced sheen for natural-looking lawn turf. Even better, wear testing has shown Bolt is twice as resilient as a regular yarn—providing the most durable fibers on the market is a breakthrough in the market. Explore our Bolt Landscape turf options.

WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

While Bolt Landscape provides more available colors, Bolt Natural has the patented triple-fiber design that gives a Bolt Natural lawn more variance in color and an exceptionally natural appearance that can be rare in the synthetic grass market. Regardless of what kind of style you’re seeking for your property, you will find the perfect match for your grass with Bolt if you're thinking of artificial turf.

Contact us now for a free consultation to get the best artificial grass in the industry.

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in December 2020 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.