Artificial Turf Landscape

Remove Debris and Leaves
Removing the leaves, dust, and dirt from the artificial turf landscape on a regular basis is vital. Especially when there have been thunderstorms and high winds, it becomes all the more important. It helps in protecting the grass from potential damage. To remove the leaves and debris, you can use brooms, stiff brushes, or leaf blowers. Plastic rakes can also be helpful. Besides regular cleaning of the leaves and debris, you can consider trimming the overhanging trees and hedges. It will make your cleaning task easy and limit the leaves falling on the artificial grass turf.

Remove Spills and Stains
As artificial turf landscapes are designed to sit and relax, spilling of drinks and stains are common. The good news is that cleaning the spills like tea, coffee, or other simple substances is pretty simple. All you need to do is act promptly and clean the spill before it turns into a stubborn stain. Blot the liquid using a towel and then rinse the area with mild detergent and water. However, if the stain is more stubborn, like grease, cooking oil, or motor oil, mild detergents may not work. You need to apply mineral spirits to get rid of the stains.

Clean Pet Wastes
You have to clean the pet waste regularly as a part of artificial grass maintenance. Allow the solid waste to get dry, and then remove it using a pooper scooper. For cleaning the urine of your pets, leverage a hose and spray down on the area at least once a week.

Avoid Heat Sources
Placing barbeques and similar heat sources can be damaging to the artificial turf landscape. The intense heat can burn down the grass. Therefore, make sure to avoid such practices.

Clear the Ground
Grass, weeds, or any other plant growth is bad for your turf. It can grow through the layers and damage everything. It also looks terrible to have natural growth in the middle of turf. To prevent this, the first step in prepping the ground is clearing it of plant life.
For plants that you like, you can try to transplant them to a different spot that won't interfere with the turf. For anything else, ground-clear herbicides will make everything easier. You're not planning to ever grow plants where the turf goes, so you can use the strong stuff. Kill the plants and completely uproot them. This is the vital first step.

Prepare Drainage
The second thing you want to do is manage drainage. This is a very important factor in preparing the ground before laying down artificial grass.
If water pools on the turf, it can cause a lot of problems, so you want to make sure that isn't an issue. A lot of this depends on location. If the turf is going on a relatively high spot where pooling isn't a concern, the next step is going to handle a lot of drainage issues, so there's little work to do here.
If the turf area does pool, you want to dig and install adequate drainage to resolve the issue. You can use a ton of different drainage options. As long as pooling is no longer an issue before the turf is installed, you're good on this front.

Compact the Soil
After leveling, it's important to compact the soil to create a solid base for the artificial grass. This can be done using a hand tamper for small areas or a plate compactor for larger areas. Compacting the soil helps prevent it from settling unevenly later on, which could cause the artificial grass to look bumpy.

Lay the Base
This is the crux of what most people consider turf preparation. The ground is clear, and drainage is resolved. Now you're going to move some earth.
The essence of this step is to create a level pad for turf installation. To do that, you're going to remove about three inches of topsoil from the installation area.
Once the ground is removed, it is replaced with crushed rock, sand, or gravel. This filler constitutes the turf base. After three inches of base is added, it is packed. Additional base filler is added again to get back up to the ground level. It's packed again, and the process is repeated until there is a firm base that is even with the ground.
The end result should be a firm, level base. This base can handle a fair amount of water absorption, and it helps prevent weed growth (although more intervention is necessary). It also ensures that the turf will be comfortable underfoot and won't shift over time.

Stop Weeds
You're almost ready for the turf itself. The last preparation step is weed prevention.
The weeds are gone. The base makes it harder for weed seeds to germinate, but it's still not impossible. You want a quality weed barrier to go over the base. This creates multiple layers of weed protection, and together, they make it nigh impossible for weeds to get through everything.
Your base already puts a few inches of infertile rock between seeds and the soil they need to grow. That's a great start. The weed barrier then prevents sunlight from reaching the base. This stops germination before it can occur.
It also adds a layer that keeps seeds from getting to the soil. The turf that goes on top of the weed barrier will be the third level of defense, and those three levels are almost always enough.

Install the Turf
Preparation is done. It's time for the turf to be installed. When we install turf, including fake grass rental options, we go through several layers and a multistep process. Rather than take you through all of that, we can simplify. We'll install every level of turf, and that process will largely depend on the type of turf, such as fake grass rental, you select. When the installation is complete, you will have a lush green lawn that is level, pleasant underfoot, protected from weeds, safe from flooding, and beautiful all year long.

Secure and Finish
Finally, secure the edges of the artificial grass with landscaping nails or adhesive. Brush the grass fibers upright if necessary, and add infill material to help keep the blades standing up and to add weight to the grass, keeping it in place.