Yardstick Landscape Service is a boutique design & construction company in Adelaide. Seeing place making as an art, they design beautiful spaces predominantly for the residential market. We talked to Peter Adley, director of the company, to find out about the trends in landscaping and the role of artificial grass in the designs he creates.
In Adelaide we see that bigger houses are built on smaller blocks leaving less space for gardens. We do a lot of courtyard designs where we see a trend towards more modern looking gardens. People look for convenient solutions nowadays; they want to spend less time gardening to leave more time for other leisure activities.
How does artificial grass fit in these trends?
“Every product has its place in the market and so does artificial grass. I recommend artificial grass for areas where it is too shady to grow natural grass or where there is a lot of traffic. In front gardens artificial grass can work very well too, especially if it is used solely to be admired from the street. Artificial grass has very low maintenance requirements and it is still giving that green look-and-feel which you don’t get with paving, gravel or concrete.”
Artificial grass, is it all the same?
There is a lot of competition in the artificial grass business and the cheap suppliers are giving it a bad name. I really like Royal Grass®, and I don’t tell this just because of this interview. I guess it is because it doesn’t look that fake for a fake grass. It is a good quality product. It is more lush and looks much more natural. The quality of the Royal Grass® product gives me confidence to recommend it, and the fact that it is backed by a 12-year warranty gives my clients confidence in the recommendation. We have had multiple repeat clients for Royal Grass® artificial grass. They are all satisfied. It’s not that I try to convince everyone to choose artificial grass, but if it fits in the design and suits my clients’ needs, I know what brand to choose.