Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2463393)

There would be a lot of advantages to plastic grass, which has improved in quality and looking real in recent years. One advantage would be less fertilizer RUNOFF into the lake, which would make the lakes cleaner with less plant scum on the surface. Also home owners would save money on no noisy professional grass cutters, which would reduce the speeding trucks with trailers racing around the neighborhoods. Air quality would be improved. People could concentrate on putting nice looking flowers and shrubs in their yard. Instead of spending excess money on boring and often ugly grass. And did I mention less pollution from noisy lawnmowers. Both plastic grass and stone yards are beautiful to me because I also see the environmental improvement factors.

Originally Posted by idlewild (Post 2462683)

I hate our St Augustine "lawn" and am strongly considering replacing it with Zoysia turf which our friends up in CDD 10 have. We're only 8 months into this new lawn and already fighting invasive Bermuda and torpedo grass (I can address). But both our dogs and guests have refused to walk on it - how embarrassing - since it's really not a grass IMHO.

Has anyone done this successfully?

I understand how it's not recommended as both St. Augustine and, to a lesser extent, Zoysia can penetrate into neighboring yards but we're on a corner lot Veranda with a wall (solid bottom) behind us. And our lawn's only direct contact with our neighbor's lawn is under the mock fence for which we are likely landscaping with metal and 2' of rock to create a barrier between the yards. I also mow and treat my own yard so no issues with contractors equipment spreading seeds/weeds.

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2463455)

I understand, but had I seen any artificial turf when I was looking to buy in TV I would have bought somewhere else. We are getting away from plastic bags, to be replaced by plastic grass?

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 2463455)

I understand, but had I seen any artificial turf when I was looking to buy in TV I would have bought somewhere else. We are getting away from plastic bags, to be replaced by plastic grass?

Originally Posted by kkingston57 (Post 2462891)

2-3 years ago we were looking at homes in Harbor Hills and noticed that they were now using St. Augustine. Were told that this was now the preferred grass. Zoysia was not doing well.