Submitted 1 year ago by Mex@feddit.uk to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
I just installed one of these for my g/f in her back yard catio and I think it’s great. I play 7 a side on it twice a week.
Why would people want such a useful material ‘banned’? If you don’t like it, then don’t install it. If it doesn’t work out great, then you can always remove it.
In terms of waste, you can say that about literally everything we consume.
I stopped mowing my grass years ago and let nature take over.
Looks a bit messy for the first few years, but after a while it’s a haven for insects.
You’ve got to keep an eye so one thing doesn’t take over. Like I had to chop back and dig up the pampas grass plant, because I had no interest in being sliced to ribbons by a knife wielding triffid every day. Blackberry bushes are apparently a bitch and will take the lot so don’t have those.
I’m sure the neighbours hate it, but I don’t give a fuck what they think. My garden doesn’t need watering and was still green last year when everyone else’s garden was brown and dead in the 40 degree heat.
Three quarter of Brits opinions dont matter
That is not how statistics work my friend.
We have only a small space in our garden that’s quite sheltered and has poor drainage. We use that space for the dogs to do thier business and if it was real grass there it would just be a toxic shit swamp.
Also in the city near me they too up a lot of paving stones on a well travelled area and replaced it with Astonturf. Were it real grass it would be ground into a dirt track in a few days.
There are useful applications.
Yep we had a small 3m square patch of paving, we tried turf and it died due to overuse with kids playing and use using it for sitting out, picnics and BBQs. The choice is deck or fake grass and fake grass is cheaper.
We have wildflower border and fake grass currently.
The only arguments against fake grass are that it doesn’t look nice, and it isn’t made from sustainable materials. The arguments for fake grass include that it is low maintenance (negating some of the environmental impact), and that it is much better for people with accessibility needs.
Meanwhile, grass lawns require lots if maintenance (not good at all for the environment), aren’t good for people with accessibility needs, and look boring and unvaried. Meanwhile the upside for a grass lawn is it looks traditional. To that I say, screw tradition. Grow clover, wildflowers, moss, and edible plants in your yard. These NIMBY brit-karens fan fuck off
plymouth.ac.uk/…/why-are-artificial-lawns-bad-for…
Minimising the objections down to that and then writing them all off as NIMBYism is such an absurd strawman.
I agree that non traditional lawns are better, but that definitely does not include artificial pitch.
guriinii@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yes! It’s literally pollution.
For those that want but are unable to maintain a lawn due to disability or ill health then there should be a scheme by the local council to cut it for them. This could would really well if a local council leaves more public space wild also. Then the work load may reduce but not entirely.
coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Or grow (bee friendly) plants.
Biggest downside of fake grass are. The pollution from fabrication to microplastic waste. Biodiversity unfriendly and,… and! It burns your feet in a hot summer! Shit gets hot.
Artificial soccer fields really radiate heat during sunny days.
PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Rain gardens are very popular in the Seattle area, here’s an example of community driven programs. www.12000raingardens.org
DakRalter@thelemmy.club 1 year ago
That looks great! Thanks for sharing that. Now I have to see if the UK has these.