12/02/2026
I believe that plastic grass shouldn't be used, maybe even illegal to install!
WHY? Well, to install this you need to remove the source of life from your garden, the soil, and this will most likely go in a skip. Then you need to put crushed stone down, this is Type 1 and quarried so it has a significant carbon footprint. And then you will cover the garden in plastic grass. All this cost to install plastic grass!
Most people install this thinking it is low maintenance, however you will still get weeds and moss growing up through it and you will need to do some maintenance every year to keep it looking.....well, like fake grass. In summer on sunny days this will get so hot you can't walk on it or have kids playing on it. You will also have to replace it approximately every 10 years and it goes into landfill, not recycled.
Once you realise you have made a terrible mistake, it's costly to remove this layer of plastic and reinstall the topsoil again. So maybe stick to what you have, a lawn or move to a flat.
Here at this garden in Falkirk we are about to remove the plastic grass, devoid of life and replace it with a garden full of life, flowers, greenery and have picked plants that will bring bees back into this barren space. Watch this space!
