If you sigh at the smell of freshly mown grass, love the sound of sprinklers chugging away, and delight at finding an elusive four-leaf clover in a fresh spring lawn, artificial turf isn’t for you.
If you’re rolling your eyes right now and thinking, “Dorks!” artificial turf might be exactly for you.
But there are other ways to tell if you should go with natural grass or artificial turf.
What are the differences between artificial grass and natural grass?
If you wanted a brown lawn, you would have installed dirt, right?
So when you see brown spots in your new sod, you start to panic.
New sod and sprinkler installation go hand in hand, right?
New sod needs lots of water. It makes perfect sense.
But do you install sprinklers or sod first?
Let’s take a look.
If you have a brand new sod lawn of St. Augustine grass, lucky you.
This popular sod is a top contender for the best sod in Orlando with its dark green color, course texture, and dense coverage.
When you get a beautiful new sod lawn, it kind of seems like magic, right? Especially if you’re not home during the installation.
It’s like some sod fairies showed up, waved a couple wands, and woo hoo — instant lawn!
Not exactly.
Sometimes being picky is a pain, like when your dinner guest will only eat tofu, bean sprouts, and imported water.
But sometimes being picky is a good thing, like when your landscaping company will only do business with the best, high-quality sod farms.
We admit it — we’re really picky about where we get our sod.
Need to choose some new sod? Time for a fun little quiz. (You might just learn something about yourself.)
All sod isn’t the same. Different types do well in different conditions, and different circumstances. If you choose the wrong type for your yard’s conditions, it won’t thrive.
Everybody loves a shortcut, right? Especially when it comes to dirty, back-breaking work like laying sod.
We can sense you pondering how to lay your new sod and be done in time to grab a steak dinner and fit in nine holes of golf.
The great thing about big box stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot is you can buy just about anything there.
Swing over on a Saturday morning for a couple pieces of plywood and some sandpaper and you can also grab a faucet seal, a spice rack, and a plant for the porch.
Hey, look, they have sod for sale!
Hmmmm, it looks pretty handy, all rolled up and ready to go. And the backyard does look kind of ratty…
Pause, please. Anytime you buy sod, from anywhere, you should ask a few key questions.
When you own a dog, having a great lawn can be ruff.
Urine causes yellow and brown spots. If you have a digger, look out for sudden holes. And if you think a lawn is meant to stand up to the frequent exuberant running of an energetic pooch, you’re barking up the wrong tree.
How to prevent your dog from ruining your lawn?
Fetch these tips: