Is synthetic grass warmer than my natural lawn?

Yes, all synthetic grass is hotter than natural grass. There’s always a trade-off for the benefits of synthetic grass such as no mowing, no watering, no weeding, no chemical applications, easier dog clean up, no mud, etc. The only real trade-off is that the surface of synthetic grass will be hotter than natural grass. But, we have never had a complaint that it was so hot that it burned a person or pet.

The darker green colored fiber absorbs more sun than our lighter shades of green. Scorching temperatures over 33 Celsius you might want to wear footwear but more often normal temps. 25-30 degrees Celsius going barefoot is completely doable. Also, you can spray the artificial grass with water right before you walk or play on your synthetic grass on a really sweltering day. But, even if these precautions are not exercised, hot weather has not kept people or pets off synthetic grass.

PG artificial grass has thousands of installations worldwide, including the Arizona desert. Complaints about surface temperature are extremely rare, but we understand people have different sensitivity levels. We just want our customers to be aware that there is a slight sacrifice to overcome the increased surface temperature, but it shouldn’t stop you from enjoying your lawn for years to come…even on hot days!

What about pets? What happens to dog urine and waste?

Dogs love our grass, better than real grass! In fact, if you only did ½ the lawn with artificial grass dogs would never go on the half of real grass. Unlike our competitors products, urine is not a problem as it flushes through 400% quicker of our fully permeable backing! When the synthetic grass is sprayed down with a hose, or when it rains, the water simply drains into the crushed rock base below. Solid waste is cleaned in the same manner as natural grass, only it’s less messy. PG Synthetic Grass™ will not stain.