Perhaps they should make it from recycled plant pots then @wild edges I have certainly contributed more than my fair share of plastic over the years in pots, compost bags, netting, fleece and landscape membrane!
Fencing vs hedging is a moot point as very few fences are plastic.
Not sure about the UK but where I live (in France), plastic (or composite) fences are getting the advantage over wooden ones. When I wanted to purchase another specimen of wooden treillis from the shop where I am a regular customer, they told me they no longer stock the wooden ones, because their customers now go for plastic.
Yet again we have the superior attitude of grass lovers! There are many people, me being one that have artificial grass, for me it's an eye on the future as I am not getting any younger and prefer to expend energy on plants rather than a small lawn wrecked by my dogs wee. Rant over ... as to your grass you say it's laid onnsharp sand but did you brush any sand into the lawn itself? Mine looks great from the house but you know it's fake as soon as you step on it as it does crunch a bit.
Yep it's a gardeners site but not everything in the garden is growing
I hate artificial grass and flowers, but I don't see why people should be jumped on when they ask questions about it on here. I also hate decking and fairy gardens but there are lots of posters on here who talk about them. Live and let live.
Get a grip guys. I wasn't jumping or being superior. Plastic grass is not what gardening folk and plant lovers do. It's DIY. There are very good plant of shingle or paved or other solutions which are more environmentally friendly and probably easier to keep clea, or have none of you read the posts from people asking how to clean their plastic grass which is now clogged with silt, soil, animal poo?
As for fencing, my preference is for metal mesh fencing with a hedge in front of it on my side. It keeps my dogs in the garden and the mixed hedges are a haven for wildlife. Having had wooden trellis in my Belgian garden and had to spend a fortune rpelacing panles rotted by the wet or broken by the gales I now go for rusty metal builders' mesh which is cheap, light, easy to cut to size, can be bent round paths if I want and is indestructible and visually discreet.
I, for one, am moving away from plastic pots, and re-use the ones I have as long as possile. Plastic compost bags also get re-used for holding fallen leaves till they rot or for lining planters. As soon as I find a good local supplier I'll buy my compost loose and have it delivered with no plastic.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I agree with @Obelixx. She merely pointed out that this might not be the best place for answers. The OP also thanked her. There are a few members here who have experience of fake grass, but they may not be here to offer advice. I'd also agree that it's best to contact the manufacturer, especially if it's not being laid by a recognised installer of the product. To the best of my knowledge, it's usually a coarse sand that's used for the base.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Plastic grass is not what gardening folk and plant lovers do. It's DIY.
A lot (or all) of gardening is DIY surely? Arches,trellis,compost bins,walls,fencing,patios,decking,paths,ponds,barbecues,seating areas,gates,greenhouses,poly-tunnels,fruit cages,raised beds etc etc.......
DIY just means Do It Yourself which is really what all of us do in our gardens. You could argue that a garden and gardening for looks rather than survival is itself un-natural in that we decide what goes where and put plants from many different parts of the world together in a fashion that is aesthetically pleasing to us. Everyone has a different idea of what they want to achieve for various reasons based on accessibility,garden size,plant preferences and cost. A garden is a very personal thing
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As for fencing, my preference is for metal mesh fencing with a hedge in front of it on my side. It keeps my dogs in the garden and the mixed hedges are a haven for wildlife. Having had wooden trellis in my Belgian garden and had to spend a fortune rpelacing panles rotted by the wet or broken by the gales I now go for rusty metal builders' mesh which is cheap, light, easy to cut to size, can be bent round paths if I want and is indestructible and visually discreet.
I, for one, am moving away from plastic pots, and re-use the ones I have as long as possile. Plastic compost bags also get re-used for holding fallen leaves till they rot or for lining planters. As soon as I find a good local supplier I'll buy my compost loose and have it delivered with no plastic.
There are a few members here who have experience of fake grass, but they may not be here to offer advice. I'd also agree that it's best to contact the manufacturer, especially if it's not being laid by a recognised installer of the product.
To the best of my knowledge, it's usually a coarse sand that's used for the base.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Arches,trellis,compost bins,walls,fencing,patios,decking,paths,ponds,barbecues,seating areas,gates,greenhouses,poly-tunnels,fruit cages,raised beds etc etc.......
DIY just means Do It Yourself which is really what all of us do in our gardens.
You could argue that a garden and gardening for looks rather than survival is itself un-natural in that we decide what goes where and put plants from many different parts of the world together in a fashion that is aesthetically pleasing to us.
Everyone has a different idea of what they want to achieve for various reasons based on accessibility,garden size,plant preferences and cost.
A garden is a very personal thing