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Small Backyard Putting Green Ideas: Making the Most of Limited Space

By Eric Fullerton | July 17, 2026

Building a compact backyard putting green lets you practice golf in a limited space. This guide explains how to optimize a small area, select suitable artificial turf, and follow practical installation steps. You will find design options, maintenance requirements, and realistic trade-offs to help you plan a functional and attractive green space that fits your…

How to Choose the Right Putting Green Turf: Pile Height, Ball Speed, and Roll Explained

By Eric Fullerton | July 16, 2026

Selecting the correct putting green turf requires a clear understanding of three core performance variables: pile height, ball speed, and roll. These variables determine how the ball interacts with the surface and, therefore, how useful the green is for practice or play. This guide breaks down those relationships, specifies recommended ranges, and outlines installation and…

Putting Green Drainage: Common Design Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

By Eric Fullerton | July 13, 2026

Effective water management of both surface and subsurface drainage is essential to preserve turf health and consistent play. Installations frequently suffer from design errors that reduce drainage performance. This article identifies those errors, explains how drainage systems operate, and recommends materials and installation practices to prevent failure. Addressing these issues extends the service life of…

Indoor Putting Greens: Bringing Short Game Practice Into Your Home

By Eric Fullerton | July 12, 2026

Indoor putting greens are an increasingly popular way for golfers to bring focused short-game practice into their homes. This guide walks through how to choose quality putting green turf, install it correctly, and maintain it so your practice time translates to lower scores. Many homeowners wrestle with material options and layout choices — with a…

Multi-Hole Putting Green Design: Planning a Backyard Green With 2, 3, or 4 Holes

By Eric Fullerton | July 11, 2026

This guide explains the technical and practical steps for planning and installing a multi-hole backyard putting green. It reviews layout options for two-, three-, and four-hole designs, clarifies material choices and installation methods, and outlines maintenance and performance considerations, helping homeowners make informed decisions and achieve consistent playability. Design Considerations: Designing a multi-hole green requires…

Synthetic Grass in Small Spaces: What you need to know

By Eric Fullerton | September 12, 2016

Synthetic Grass in Small Spaces: Creativity and practicality for urban environments Some people believe that the American dream is all about owning a big property with a large backyard and white picket fence. In the present day, this is becoming increasingly less desirable, because people are opting to live less extravagant lives by favoring smaller…

Insects and Artificial Turf: Get the most out of your backyard parties!

By Eric Fullerton | September 9, 2016

Insects and Artificial Turf: A Simple Solution Are you tired of ants, mosquitoes, flies ruining a backyard get together? Bugs make it tough to have fun at a summertime house party. People often spend countless dollars on mosquito nets, bug traps, and other things to ward off these pests. What do you need to know…

Leading Sport Science Researchers Evaluate the Performance of Artificial Turf

By Eric Fullerton | September 5, 2016

The Performance of Artificial Turf: Traction and Safety We all know that the performance of artificial turf and natural grass are very different. As far as performance and safety, they just aren’t the same. Be wary of people that tell you they’ve broken new ground in the world of artificial turf. As far as we’re concerned,…

The Actual Cost of Artificial Turf

By Eric Fullerton | September 2, 2016

The Actual Cost of Artificial Turf One of the questions that we’re frequently asked is, “What is the actual cost of artificial turf?” Unfortunately, that question isn’t always easy to answer. It’s important to consider many things when buying turf. The biggest consideration to affect the cost of artificial turf is whether you’re or not…

Synthetic Lawn Maintenance Tips

By Eric Fullerton | August 29, 2016

Synthetic Lawn Maintenance Tips The most important thing to realize about synthetic lawn maintenance is that taking care of an artificial lawn is much easier than a natural lawn. With an all-natural lawn, trimmings as well as edgings need to be consistently discarded. Synthetic grass does not create any type of grass waste. Aside from tree…

The Truth About Crumb Rubber

By Eric Fullerton | August 26, 2016

Synthetic Turf Council Releases a Video Discussing the Truth About Crumb Rubber Many artificial turf companies have received a backlash on their use of infill. This video talks the truth about crumb rubber, so that people learn more about it. At Artificial Turf Express, we sell many types of infill, including crumb rubber, silica sand, walnut shell,…

Astro Turf Bankruptcy: World’s Oldest Turf Company Loses Patent Lawsuit

By Eric Fullerton | August 23, 2016

What Happened with the Astro Turf Bankruptcy? Synthetic turf has been around for more than half a century. It has ended up being an essential for leisure parks, play areas, college sports areas, business property, and also landscape applications. Its capacity to conserve countless gallons of water has made it among one of the most financially…

What You Need to Know About Artificial Turf on Concrete

By Eric Fullerton | August 15, 2016

Placing Artificial Turf on Concrete Synthetic grass can be placed on nearly any type of surface area. Numerous health clubs and gyms are putting artificial turf on concrete rather than carpeting. This partially due to its appearance and also because it helps athletes in their training. Turf provides better traction than concrete, which can be hugely beneficial for an exercise…

Artificial Turf Playgrounds are all the Rage!

By Eric Fullerton | August 12, 2016

What you need to know about artificial turf playgrounds   There are many reasons why someone would be designing artificial turf playgrounds. You may be coordinating with part of a regional council, a college, daycare facility, or simply checking out alternatives for your house. Regardless of your purpose, creating artificial turf playgrounds requires many considerations, including the turf’s appearance, cost, lifespan,…

What is the environmental impact of artificial turf?

By Eric Fullerton | August 8, 2016

The Environmental Impact of Artificial Turf In California, watering natural lawns in homes and businesses amounts to about seven percent of the state’s water supply. In fact, about 51 percent of the state’s water usage from families is from home lawn upkeep. This is very taxing to the state’s total water usage. If residents switched from natural…

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