You may remember a while ago I did a post about what I dreamt of owning the most, mine was a lovely garden.
Well, we’ve finally got started!
We made the decision at the start of the year to go about getting the lower section of our garden covered with artificial grass in time for the summer. Our neighbours had used No-Mow in 2010 to have a section of their garden grassed so they were one of the first we called out, along with another 2 companies to get a quote from them.
In the end, we decided to go for No-Mow, simply because we had seen their work in our neighbours garden plus they were the most professional with the whole quotation process. No pressure was placed on us to buy from them or to buy a set grass. We were left to make the decision ourselves as to which grass we would like installed, Kayleigh was voting for the bluegrass!
So the deposit was paid (50%) and we had our garden booked in. Prior to No-Mow attending, we made a few minor alterations to the fences and gates ready for the new grass to be laid. This has helped to finish off the lower section of the garden.
Our No-Mow fitting
The day of the fitting finally arrived!
Due to the fact we needed some concreting done, we were booked in for 2 days of work. On the first day, they unloaded the material they needed and set to work with the concreting. The weather was awful but the work was completed promptly ready for the next day.
On day 2 they returned ready to lay the grass. I had a few concerns from what I was expecting to what was currently going on so they straight away rang head office & within 10 minutes they called back to talk me through it. All was resolved but I have to say this is top customer service, as with the whole way through the process, I couldn’t fault them. They started to get ready to lay the grass at about 10.30 and by 3pm the garden was completed. That included preparing the sand under the grass and laying/glueing the grass down!
I’m going to show you some before, during and after pictures. Just so you can really understand the difference this has made.
Before
During
After
Although this is not the cheapest of options for getting our garden child friendly, it is by far the best. We have a safe play area now for the children, they can run until their hearts are content but also with 2 dogs there won’t bring any mud in the house & it will look great all year round.
One thing also I forgot to mention is there is actually a man-hole down the side of the house too, this is covered by the grass as a little cover so it’s still accessible but it blends in with the garden.
If you were looking into this but are unsure I would most defiantly say go for it! The best decision we ever made. Only one regret, that we never got it done sooner!
Wow, I’m thinking of having artificial grass. Does the sand come through at all, like astroturf?
Nope we’ve not had any come through yet. Even with the downpour we’ve had this week. I think even though the grass allows water to drain through i don’t think the sand will come back up.
Wow! That looks fab and so neat. Hubby is always threatening to get artificial grass installed since he hates mowing but we have rabbits so couldn’t have whole garden done. Might be a daft question but does it need hoovering or anything???
Not a daft question at all. It doesn’t need hoovering however if something is on it you can wash it down with a broom and some washing up liquid (we had a bird poop on it the day it was installed! ) You can just brush it down to get things off it 🙂
That looks really good. My husband’s been talking about getting some artificial grass simply because he hates mowing. I suspect your post will push him even more in that direction. Thanks for sharing photos
It really is worth the money, also in this weather it still looks amazing!
We are so thrilled you like your grass! Just stumbled across this by chance, but a great read!
Best Wishes!
Nomow
That artificial grass is brilliant, must be a wonderfully low maintenance alternative with the kids and dogs rushing around! How is it fairing after a year of use?
We’ve only just discovered your blog but we’re really enjoying it!
Thanks for your comment.
The grass is still amazing even after the weather, 2 toddlers and 2 dogs pounding up and down it!
Just hoping we can finish the rest of the garden of eventually!
We were having a look at some of your other posts and we really like your ideas for it, extremely varied and making the most of the space. The tiered structure of the garden is a great opportunity to do something different! Have you gotten any further with your plans at all? We’d love to see your progress!
Nope no further I’m afraid, still waiting to free up some finances for it 🙁
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