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Faking It: Artificial Turf (Orange County Register, January 14, 2006
Faking It: Artificial Turf
Local water districts will test artificial turf to try to save resources and money
By Sonya Smith
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
IRVINE - "Artificial turf is plastic and shiny an evenly colored green - and it may be coming to a community park near you.
Fake grass is taking root in Orange County as a way to have the beauty of a green Kentucky lawn while conserving natural resources.
The Irvine Ranch Water District with the Municipal Water District of Orange County has installed and will install synthetic turf at their headquarters and in parts of community parks in Irvine, Newport Beach, Tustin and Lake Forest as an initial test.
Also, Irvine has installed three different types of synthetic turf on a median on Alton Parkway to compare them.
Steve Bourke, Irvine's landscape-maintenance superintendent, said the turf may provide an effective alternative to hardscapes such as concrete that do not allow water to drain into the soil and to grass that requires watering.
He said the fake turf has a uniform color and sheen, a price tag of about $6 to $9 per square foot and a five-to-eight year warranty.
"The turf actually may be too perfect - it may need to look more uneven to look natural," Bourke said. "But, when you wanl on it and fell it, it has a very natural feeling to it."
The turf, along with drought-resistant landscaping, is a trend in Southern California cities, says Joe Berg, water-efficiency programs manager for the Municiapal Water District of Orange County.
Synthetic turf is something that has been around since the 1960s with AstroTurf. Several cities in Orange County have been using synthetic turf for sports fields - allowing players to play year-round, without stopping for rainy days or for the grass to be watered, trimmed or maintained.
The cities of Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel joined to subsidize the cost of synthetic or living drought-resistant landscaping used by homeowners and businesses.
Berg said cities and the public are becoming more receptive to synthetic turf. "Synthetic turf has changed radically, and from those changes it's much more acceptable," Berg said. "I also think there is a greater understanding that we live in a desert."
Contact YourTurf today to learn how YourTurf participated in the programs noted above in this OC Register article from 2006. Also contact YourTurf to understand how YourTurf's synthetic grass has changed over the last several years and revolutionized the industry with its even more "natural" look. And, if you don't know already, since this article above was written, all of the water districts in southern California, including those in Orange County, now offer rebates to customers who install a YourTurf synthetic lawn.
Call 1(800) 613-TURF (8873) or fill out the form below to receive more information. Thank you for visiting our website!
Local water districts will test artificial turf to try to save resources and money
By Sonya Smith
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
IRVINE - "Artificial turf is plastic and shiny an evenly colored green - and it may be coming to a community park near you.
Fake grass is taking root in Orange County as a way to have the beauty of a green Kentucky lawn while conserving natural resources.
The Irvine Ranch Water District with the Municipal Water District of Orange County has installed and will install synthetic turf at their headquarters and in parts of community parks in Irvine, Newport Beach, Tustin and Lake Forest as an initial test.
Also, Irvine has installed three different types of synthetic turf on a median on Alton Parkway to compare them.
Steve Bourke, Irvine's landscape-maintenance superintendent, said the turf may provide an effective alternative to hardscapes such as concrete that do not allow water to drain into the soil and to grass that requires watering.
He said the fake turf has a uniform color and sheen, a price tag of about $6 to $9 per square foot and a five-to-eight year warranty.
"The turf actually may be too perfect - it may need to look more uneven to look natural," Bourke said. "But, when you wanl on it and fell it, it has a very natural feeling to it."
The turf, along with drought-resistant landscaping, is a trend in Southern California cities, says Joe Berg, water-efficiency programs manager for the Municiapal Water District of Orange County.
Synthetic turf is something that has been around since the 1960s with AstroTurf. Several cities in Orange County have been using synthetic turf for sports fields - allowing players to play year-round, without stopping for rainy days or for the grass to be watered, trimmed or maintained.
The cities of Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel joined to subsidize the cost of synthetic or living drought-resistant landscaping used by homeowners and businesses.
Berg said cities and the public are becoming more receptive to synthetic turf. "Synthetic turf has changed radically, and from those changes it's much more acceptable," Berg said. "I also think there is a greater understanding that we live in a desert."
Contact YourTurf today to learn how YourTurf participated in the programs noted above in this OC Register article from 2006. Also contact YourTurf to understand how YourTurf's synthetic grass has changed over the last several years and revolutionized the industry with its even more "natural" look. And, if you don't know already, since this article above was written, all of the water districts in southern California, including those in Orange County, now offer rebates to customers who install a YourTurf synthetic lawn.
Call 1(800) 613-TURF (8873) or fill out the form below to receive more information. Thank you for visiting our website!