Maintaining and Caring For Your Artificial Grass
People love artificial grass for the evergreen colour and reduced maintenance, however artificial grass still needs to be cared for to ensure longevity so that your garden always looks and smells its best!
Our best recommendation is to sign up for an Essential Care Collection bundle and take the stress out of artificial grass maintenance!
As the UK’s only specialist artificial grass cleaning product manufacturer and supplier our team have produced a handy hints page for each of our products. These will provide you, our much valued customers, with invaluable experience driven tips on how to treat your garden:
Spring & Summer
Spring and summer will see your grass being used the most. The better weather will enable you to use your outdoor space. Flattening of the fibres is one of the most common faults with people not maintaining their lawn regularly. Some people use a domestic hoover! whilst this will clear up any debris or odd thread weeds on top of the grass it isn’t going to get to the root of the problem (pardon the pun!) and its not good for the hoover either. Some customers have even taken a jet washer and applied this directly to the grass blades which has then displaced the sub base and made the surface uneven and in some cases caused lifting of the artificial grass itself.
Food particles from a BBQ or party, fizzy drinks, alcohol when dropped or spilt will all sit in the blades and backing of your grass causing a number of issues. This will attract flies and other garden bugs without treatment. Pollen and plant seeds are also air born and will occasionally knit deep into the fibres of your artificial grass promoting and causing weed growth. These will only be removed with the correct, professional products and tools for the job at hand.
Autumn & Winter
In autumn, leaves and plant debris will blow on to the grass which can create perfect conditions for moss and algae to grow so removal of these algae and moss spores is very important especially in winter with damp weather as this is the time your grass will come under the most harsh conditions. Your grass could go a dark brown / black colour in places and become crusty.
Use a professional power brush to de-compact and brush up the fibres and artificial grass blades as well as the correct, professional grade cleaners and sanitisers where required.
General Maintainance Tips
For all you DIY’ers out there that want to keep your garden in pristine condition, smelling as good as it looks, then please see below some general maintenance tips for all artificial grass owners
Remove Debris Regularly
One of the easiest ways to keep your artificial grass in top shape is to regularly remove pieces of debris from its surface.
This includes objects such as pet hair, leaves, twigs, or other miscellaneous objects. These items can be picked up by hand in just a matter of minutes, making it one of the easiest artificial grass maintenance methods. If left for long periods, this debris could cause your grass blades to become matted or clog your drainage, reducing your grasses lifespan.
Remove Pet Waste Often
For best results, let solid waste dry before removal to prevent a bigger mess. For liquid, most artificial grass will drain well, but may have a lingering smell depending on constant spot use.
In order for your artificial grass to remain in the best condition we also recommend washing away the pet waste with a hose or watering can to dilute the uric acids.
Get yourself some GreenBlade products
If you want a foolproof DIY solution that will keep your artificial grass looking and smelling fresh year-round, we recommend you use our bespoke line of products. The specifically designed formula has been formulated to remove pet odour more effectively than other brands, the products break down the ammonia and proteins in pet urine to eliminate the smell all together rather than just covering it up.
Cross-Brush Your Grass Blades
Although some artificial grass products are more durable than others, even the best artificial grass will become matted over time as it’s used and walked on. Cross-brushing your grass every few weeks will help counteract this matting and prevent any long term damage to the blades.
There are specialist combs on the market to effectively re-brush grass blades and remove debris without damaging artificial grass blades. However, when cross-brushing always use a brush or broom with synthetic bristles and avoid metal prongs at all costs.
