Is it real green grass, or NewGrass? Consider a synthetic lawn.

Several weeks ago, I was walking Magneson Loop (neighborhood street near my home), and the green grass of a charming little bungalow caught my eye. The lawn was perfectly groomed as if cut by artists with scissors.

After further close inspection, I determined that the lawn was actually synthetic grass! While GetWithGreen hears of these products often from manufacturers, this was my first real life experience with this type of eco-friendly product, and from a distance greater than two feet I could not tell the difference between this artificial sod and traditional sod.

According to the Association of Artificial & Synthetic Grass Installers, homeowners installing artificial lawns reap the following benefits:

• Goes where no natural lawn dares to and thrives under almost any condition
• Low maintenance just keep it clean with a blower
• No need for watering, No need for mowing
• Never trim, edge, aerate, seed, thatch, or feed the lawn again!
• Thrives in full sun or shade
• Won’t stain, fights fading & discoloration
• Can handle high traffic and heavy weight
• Great installed on practically any type of surface
• Safe and environmentally friendly
• Non-allergenic

So who makes synthetic grass? NewGrass, is one leading manufacturer. The company offers four varieties of artificial lawn; Premium Rye ($5.99sq/ft), Rye ($4.99sq/ft), Fescue ($3.99sq/ft), and Sport ($3.79sq/ft).

NewGrass claims their products are 100% recyclable, and if/when you decide to replace your lawn they will come out to your home, and remove it for recycling — free of charge (NewGrass carries a 10-year warranty). The company’s EnviroCel backing material replaces traditional petroleum-based polymers found on previous generations of artificial grass, with bio-based compounds derived from domestically-grown soybeans. In addition, for every square foot of NewGrass installed the company makes a donation to the Carbon Fund.

New grass is installed presently across the U.S, so weather is not an issue for these types of alternative grasses. Existing sod is removed, crushed aggregate serves as a foundation for NewGrass, the grass is then put down. (See an installation of NewGrass on Bob Villa)

How else can you save? It turns out that many communities across the U.S. offer rebates:

• Arizona – Flagstaff, Tempe, Glendale, Phoenix and Scottsdale
• California has several active and pending programs
• Colorado has several active and pending programs
• Oregon has programs under consideration
• Washington has programs under consideration
• Nevada has several active and proposed programs
• New Mexico has rebate programs

The NewGrass website offers a list of NewGrass installers and distributors.

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