Your guide to picking the right artificial grass for your Albuquerque business or home.

WHY SHOULD YOU CHANGE?

There are quite a few reasons to choose artificial lawns. First, it is hard work and expensive to care for large spaces of natural grass. Even more so if you want your residence, business, or event space to stand out. Getting grass luscious and green requires time and money to reseed, water, and fertilize. Additionally, even after everything, unexpected weather conditions can destroy a perfectly manicured lawn. This is exactly why many businesses and homeowners alike have decided on artificial grass to end the work, expensive water bills, equipment cost, and the angst that comes from maintaining gorgeous lawns. While purchasing artificial grass for your landscaping project requires a more expensive up-front cost, it can save you a lot over the long haul.

When thinking about artificial turf, your first thought that pops into your head might be golf courses or personal putting greens. However, while artificial putting turf requires short, dense blades to keep a golf ball rolling true, the flat, monochromatic putting turf doesn’t have all of the attributes necessary to replace a natural grass lawn.

Traditional grass is flowing, lush, and multi-colored, and putting turf just won’t cut it for large spaces. If you want to dress your property to impress, there are plenty of additional options to look at that can give you a better looking replacement for organic grass.

HOW WILL SYNTHETIC GRASS HELP?

A lower water bill and the money saved by no longer needing fertilizers and sprays are a strong case for installing synthetic grass, even more so for large properties. Still, one of the most frustrating factors in keeping up a natural grass lawn is damage caused by heavy foot traffic and weather.

“Keep off the grass” signs are so cliché and are not as worthwhile as we wish they were anyway. Unfortunately, even just a few rule-breakers can cause patches of trampled grass that will make a perfectly manicured lawn look unprofessional.

The benefits of artificial grass for residential and commercial spaces include:

• Virtually no maintenance needed
• Durable and stands up to flattening in high-traffic areas
• Environmentally friendly by cutting water usage
• Always lush and green all year-round and in all weather conditions
• No need for potentially harmful fertilizers and pesticides
• Lower cost for care and/or save time

CAN ARTIFICIAL TURF LOOK AS NATURAL AS REAL GRASS?

If you go to your local mega-mart and grab some artificial turf, you’ll notice that it looks artificial and shiny. This shininess is because a good deal of the synthetic grass out there today is manufactured using fibers that are just shaped like natural grass in single, straight blades. Though this design is true to the look of individual blades of grass, often (especially when cheaper materials are used), this design might be too reflective and you’ll get a plastic-like shimmer.

Finding a solution to this problem by purchasing a product that addresses light reflection is an excellent start to ensuring the perfect artificial grass product for your project. Our Bolt artificial turf product line handles this problem with blades shaped like lightning bolts that brilliantly reflect light in a way replicating the luster of natural grass which avoids that plasticky look altogether.

Another challenge that you may run into with cheap artificial turf is its color. Genuine grass is never just “green.” There are a spectrum of colors and tones that make natural grass look so, well, real. Finding a brand of artificial grass that can deliver the right colors to simulate the shade of green grass growing in Albuquerque is critical when choosing what to get.

The idea of switching to artificial grass is so you can save time and money and owning the most attractive lawn in Albuquerque. It's critical to ensure that the color of your lawn doesn't make it look out of place. Selecting a supplier that gives you options is very important, and Southwest Greens of New Mexico has many options for you.

SOUTHWEST GREENS CHOICES

Out of all the products we have available, we definitely suggest looking at our Bolt line if you want the most realistic looking lawn. Bolt’s lightning bolt-shaped angles reflect light giving you a lower luster and more organic-looking lawn—while giving you a long-lasting solution with way less maintenance.

Bolt Natural

Bolt Natural uses our patented method of sewing three strands through one needle, providing the consumer with over 30% more ends visible and more color contrast. The lush, vibrant, heavy fibers give a natural look that is hard to find in the synthetic landscape market. Look at our Bolt  Natural turf options here.

Bolt Landscape

Bolt technology simply means you have the best in durability and looks. Performance-grade fibers are made with reduced sheen and better spring-back for natural-looking lawn turf. Even better, wear testing has demonstrated twice as resilient as a typical yarn—offering the most durable fibers on the market is a true revolution in the market. Check out Bolt Landscape turf options.

WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

While Bolt Landscape gives you more color options, Bolt Natural uses a patented triple-fiber design that gives a Bolt Natural lawn more color variation and a remarkably natural appearance that’s very rare in the synthetic grass market. Whatever kind of look you’re seeking for your property, if you’re thinking artificial turf, you will find the perfect match for your grass with Bolt.

Contact us now for a free consultation and get the best artificial grass in the industry.

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in December 2020 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.