GARDEN DESIGN
SUSTAINABILITY , BIODIVERSITY AND ARTIFICIAL GRASS
Sam Baylis , surveyor and sales professional for Artificial Lawn Company
There is something about artificial lawns that inspires strong and negatively biased opinions . Apocalyptic images of large swathes of land being covered in plastic , melting in the heat , and choking the local wildlife , give a false impression of what is actually a highly versatile and durable product . Despite its reputation , artificial grass is a viable alternative ground-covering option for outside spaces or on private or commercial landscaping projects .
Helped or hindered ( we haven ’ t decided yet ) by the influencer Mrs Hinch and nightly images of the fake grassed Love Island and Big Brother gardens filling our screens , artificial grass has probably garnered more interest than it probably deserves .
Last spring , Welsh climate change minister , Julie James proposed banning the use of artificial lawns completely in public places in Wales ( except sports facilities , I understand ). The minister is likening it to single-use plastics and is using this argument as a premise for an outright ban , despite the fact that it
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