Case study #1

wWith most of South Africa in the grip of a severe drought, sprawling lawns have become a headache for many households – you need a lot of water and patience to keep your grass green.

If you’re set on the lush look of a rolling green lawn, and the soft springiness it provides underfoot, consider installing artificial grass. No longer just for golf courses and soccer pitches, and with an increasing variety of realistic looking artificial grass on the market, more and more residential homeowners are making the change.

We checked in with two homeowners and a few experts to give you the best advice… In this garden in Val De Vie in Paarl, artificial grass was installed as soon as the house was built in November last year. It wasn’t the first time the homeowners had opted for artificial lawn and once again they approached Herve Truniger of Easigrass to assist.

“In their previous home, artificial grass was used to replace a section of lawn that was always muddy in winter and patchy in summer because it was in the shade. The children loved to play on the artificial lawn and from a maintenance point of view it was a real pleasure,” Herve explains.

In their new home, the family wanted to create a waterwise garden while maintaining the aesthetic of rolling green lawns. “Now the garden still looks lush and green despite them not being able to water it.”

With two children under the age of four as well as two dogs and cats, the artificial lawn is a winner. Because it has been laid on a hard compacted bed of crusher dust, it provides a stable surface on which the kids can play, happily and safely.

The homeowners say the grass drains very well and they’ve never had pools of water accumulating on it. “And you don’t get itchy if you lie on it!”