In today's hectic life, it is very difficult for the people to maintain their natural lawn grass. So the Artificial Lawn is the very good option for them. It is very beneficiary as you don't have to maintain it like natural grown grass. 

1. Why Artificial Grass is
gaining popularity?

2. Since "Artificial Grass" was created back in 1960
by a team headed by David W. Chaney of the
Research Triangle Park, its popularity and
demand in the market has seen a continuous
rise. Real Grass has always been a natural
choice for many since a long time. But due to
various reasons like the cost and time of
maintenance, people have turned towards Fake
Grass in the last two-three decades.

4. Although the initial installation cost of laying
Artificial Grass can be quite high as
compared to Natural Grass, if you calculate
the long term benefits, you will notice that
fake grass emerges as a clear winner. Let
us take an example to demonstrate this.

5. Say, you would like to lay natural grass in 1000 sq ft area.
Average cost of Natural Grass is : $ 0.4 per sq ft
Hence, in this case, total cost to lay natural grass is : 1000 X 0.4 =
$400
Now, average cost of Artificial Grass is : $ 12 per sq ft
Hence, in this case, total cost to lay fake grass is : 1000 X 12 = $
12,000
This cost may look very high as an initial investment. So, now let
us derive at a rationale as to how can artificial turf be cheaper in
the long run.

6. To start off, let us consider the annual
costs that we would need to incur for
upkeep and maintenance of both types
of grass.

7. For Natural Grass,
1. Watering/Irrigation Cost : $ 30 per month (consider 6
months a year), hence yearly $180
2. Fertilization Cost : $ 0.3 per sq ft yearly, hence yearly
$ 300
3. Gardener Cost : $ 200 per month (consider 6 months
a year), hence yearly $ 1200
Hence, total maintenance cost for a natural grass lawn is
: $1680 per year

8. For Artificial Grass,
Yearly Maintenance Cost = $ 0
So, in effect if you install fake grass, it becomes free in
just over 7 years if we consider only the savings in
yearly maintenance cost. After 7 years, your yearly
maintenance cost becomes your saving till the time
you replace your artificial grass lawn, which would be
no earlier than at least 15 years.

9. This financial perspective is only one of the many
reasons for artificial turf gaining popularity. Some
other key benefits are :
1. It saves water. On an average, a home owner can
save up to 55 gallons of water per year per sq foot if
artificial grass is installed.
2. It is easy to maintain. You just need to hose it down
to clean it.
3. It is environment friendly. You do not need to fertilize
artificial lawn, so no harmful chemicals are thrown
back to the environment.

11. So, with all these considerations, it is quite clear why the
popularity of Artificial Grass has been continuously
increasing and the market is growing by 15-20%
annually in the US.
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