Since the summers are hotter and drier, the number of people who replace the grass in the garden with artificial grass is increasing. Salesperson Ronald Ruisendaal also sees this, who has seen sales increase by a quarter in the past two years. “Only the natural smell of real grass is missed, but I am convinced that artificial grass is made with that smell.”
People are tired of seeing a yellow lawn when they come home from vacation, says gardener and artificial grass specialist Ronald Ruisendaal from ‘s Graveland. According to him, that is usually the moment when people decide to switch to artificial grass. He says that artificial grass has been greatly improved in recent years and that it is almost indistinguishable from real grass for a layman.
Rens Muller is one of those garden owners who has replaced his lawn. “I was fed up with the fiddling. I had to get used to it in the beginning, but the biggest change is that I no longer have to fertilize and spray,” says the artificial grass owner, who started using the artificial grass for the first time about ten years ago. fake lawn started.
Pros and cons
Opponents object to the large amount of plastic used. Although a start has been made with the recycling of artificial grass, many discarded artificial mats still end up in the waste.
On the other hand, the environment benefits from the fact that no manure is used and that the artificial grass does not have to be sprayed. This is a frequently heard argument, especially in these times of water scarcity. Moreover, artificial grass mats last a relatively long time. Depending on use, about twelve years.
smell grass
Ronald Ruisendaal of Gooisch Artificial Grass still lays ‘normal’ grass pitches in addition to artificial grass. When asked what he would rather see lying in a garden, he immediately admits: “Real grass of course, that’s obvious.”
It is mainly the smell of the natural product that he lacks. “But”, he says, “I am convinced that an artificial grass variant is being worked on that also has the smell of real grass, it is only a matter of time.”