Everyone loves -- so comfy." Fake turf has come a long way since it was introduced at the Houston Astrodome in the 1960’s. Today’s artificial grass is like a carpet for your front yard.

Artificial grass does not provide any food for living creatures and restricts access to the soil beneath for burrowing insects. It also reaches significantly higher temperatures than natural grass ...

The final, optional step when laying artificial grass on any soil type is to add a bit of sand on top. This will help cool the surface in hot weather and can reduce "turf burn" if someone falls.

Langford’s requirements to use fake grass on boulevards and some property frontages have been turfed. Five years after previous mayor Stew Young and his council made artificial turf an official ...