{"id":421,"date":"2013-05-29T23:43:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoveryhomes.com\/blog\/astro-turf-no-synthetic-grass-yes\/"},"modified":"2018-06-20T19:58:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T19:58:51","slug":"astro-turf-no-synthetic-grass-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoveryhomes.com\/blog\/astro-turf-no-synthetic-grass-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Astro Turf? NO!  Synthetic Grass, YES!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahhh, astro turf.\u00a0 It reminds me of pink plastic flamingos and old sports fields.<\/p>\n<p>But technology moves quickly and it&rsquo;s 2013!\u00a0 Enter:\u00a0 synthetic grass.\u00a0 Synthetic grass has evolved rapidly over the last few years.\u00a0 Not only does it\u00a0offer a much more realistic look and feel, but also a ton of benefits &#8211; making it one of the latest and greatest features\u00a0in homes today.\u00a0 Check out this quick rundown of benefits you can expect with the use of synthetic grass, over real grass.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/10d8fd7a57f1203976a7adff36ec0b7a\/tumblr_inline_mnl2ttmSi21r5o2jl.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ECONOMIC BENEFITS:<br \/><em>Does not require water, therefore reducing your water usage and bill.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>PET BENEFITS:<br \/><em>Your pets and a lush looking lawn can finally co-exist!\u00a0 You never have to worry about dead spots.\u00a0 Urine drains and the grass will not stain or smell.\u00a0 Your pets will always have a full, lush lawn to play on.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>DRAINAGE BENEFITS:<br \/><em>Synthetic turf is designed to drain better than natural, sod grass.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/11ee79d8ba152f68df5b7f0fa8d957b2\/tumblr_inline_mnl2utqEqk1r5o2jl.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS:<br \/><em>Synthetic grass conserves fresh water resources and won&rsquo;t require any fertilizer or pesticides that are sometimes used in maintaining grass.\u00a0 Additionally, not having to mow the lawn prevents extra air pollution.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ENJOYMENT BENEFITS:<br \/><em>It will always look good, year round!\u00a0 Very durable for many years of usage and enjoyment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/65.media.tumblr.com\/6098426bb63836bbb58ad1ec2a4f5af0\/tumblr_inline_mnl2vc1fmW1r5o2jl.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MAINTENANCE BENEFITS:<br \/><em>Elminate the extra work of mowing, weeding, aerating, fertilizing, etc.\u00a0 Just enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on pinterest to see more samples of beautiful synthetic grass home installations! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/discoveryhomes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Follow Me on Pinterest\" height=\"28\" src=\"http:\/\/s-passets-ec.pinimg.com\/images\/about\/buttons\/follow-me-on-pinterest-button.png\" width=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahhh, astro turf.\u00a0 It reminds me of pink plastic flamingos&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[58,150,153,158,209],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-discovery-homes","tag-new-construction","tag-new-homes","tag-new-products","tag-seeno-homes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Astro Turf? 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