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Artificial Grass Perfect for Residential, Commercial Applications

jim olson

2008-05-05

		Title: Artificial Grass Perfect for Residential, Commercial Applications

From putting greens in warmer weather to indoor putting greens during the winter months, golf aficionados in the area have experienced the pristine quality of synthetic turf and artificial grass. Once used exclusively for golf greens, that very same artificial grass is branching out and becoming the surface of choice for a variety of residential and commercial applications. Whether you’re seeking a perfectly manicured lawn year-round or grass for common areas on college campuses, in parks, office complexes, and more, it’s a big world out there beyond the golf greens and Southwest Greens of Virginia is prepared to green it up a bit.

Indoor Putting GreensMany golf fans in the area have taken the step of adding backyard putting greens to their homes, but now we’re taking on the entire backyard. A lawn made from artificial grass offers a flawless look year-round. Imagine your yard at a level of perfection 365 days a year. Now imagine not having to lift a finger to make it so. Artificial grass requires no maintenance whatsoever, meaning those long weekend days spent in the yard will soon be a thing of the past. Use your weekend time instead for something fun and relaxing, knowing all the while that when you get home your yard will be as breathtaking as when you left.

Can your commercial entity benefit from a landscaping design that incorporates artificial grass? Absolutely! Think of the pristine look of a neighborhood park or an office complex you frequent. Now imagine being in charging of their upkeep, and knowing there was a way to do so with no maintenance at all. With artificial grass the need for mowing or costly lawn maintenance instantly fades away. And whether your application is residential or commercial, the fact that it needn’t be watered means you’ll be making money in the form of lower water bills. From a typical backyard to the larger areas of a commercial complex or park, synthetic grass makes sense for so many reasons. Beyond the fact that you’ll eliminate the need for maintenance while saving money on water bills is the biggest reason of all to go artificial; namely a yard that is in immaculate condition every day of the year. Sometimes it doesn’t pay to keep it real. Check in with Southwest Greens of Virginia and see what going artificial can do for you.

Bring Your Short Game Home With a Backyard Putting Green

jim olson

2008-05-05

		Title: Bring Your Short Game Home With a Backyard Putting Green

No matter how much time you've spent on golf greens or indoor putting greens, you can never spend too much time working on your short game. A good short game is the key to a good all-around game, but often times it’s hard to find the time to practice on a regular basis. But what if the practice green was as close as your own backyard? Southwest Greens of Virginia invites you to commit to convenience and practice any time you like with one of our custom backyard putting greens.

indoor putting greensMade from a state of the art artificial grass found on many golf greens, our backyard putting greens bring the game directly to you. No more packing up your gear and navigating through traffic just to get a few puts and chips in on the local putting green. Imagine practicing any time you want to and being on the practice green in a matter of seconds. The gift of convenience is one certain to manifest itself in the form of a lower handicap. Of course the excuses will be gone, but you weren’t looking for those anyway! Begin the process of perfecting your short game as countless others have before you, and become the envy of your other golf buddies for whom a backyard is still just a yard.

This brings up another good point, which is what a wonderful way a putting green is to make your backyard unique and aesthetically pleasing. Not only will you finally have the tool with which to improve your game, but you’ll also improve the value of your home in the process. Enjoy your new toy with those closest to you, and make your backyard a desired destination of family and friends. Best of all, synthetic greens don’t require any maintenance. All they require of you in fact is the ability to enjoy them at your leisure.

What could be better than working on the game you love at a moment’s notice? Doing so in your own backyard, that’s what. Invest in your game and in your home simultaneously with a backyard putting green from Southwest Greens of Virginia. It’s a move certain to make your backyard the center of attention, and your putting and chipping skills the cornerstone of your game.

Backyard putting greens help to elevate short game

Demetro Carbone

2008-05-05

		Title: Backyard putting greens help to elevate short game

When the golf gods conspired long ago to make up the sport, they decided that the difference between a good all-around golf game and one that drives players consistently mad would be the status of their short game. Countless hours spent on your favorite New Jersey putting greens or New York indoor putting greens may have put a dent in your handicap, but Southwest Greens New York invites you to invoke a commitment to convenience that will pay dividends in the form of diminishing strokes with one of our New York backyard putting greens.

Imagine no longer having to journey to New Jersey golf greens near and far whenever you feel like working on your game. Now imagine putting and chipping the moment you step into your backyard. Work on your short game on a surface constructed with New York artificial grass that is perfect not only for greens but also the entire backyard. You’ll soon see you’re in possession of the one sure fire asset certain to cut strokes off your handicap… convenience. Practice when the mood strikes you without having to pack up your gear and hit the road to the nearest practice green. It’s just one of the great benefits of a gift that will not only up your game but make your backyard a gathering point for fun with family and friends.

Adding a putting surface to your backyard is a wonderful way to make your backyard unique and aesthetically pleasing. Make your yard a gathering point for backyard get-togethers and add value to your home in the process. A putting green is also a great way to introduce children and other family members to the game of golf in the comfort of their own home, and without the expense of a round of golf, equipment, etc. Best of all, our synthetic greens aren’t only low maintenance, they’re NO maintenance. No watering, no mowing, no fertilizing, no worries. And because you don’t have to water, you’ll be saving money in the process.

A great looking backyard and an even better looking short game are the results those who have come before you have experienced by adding a backyard putting green. It’s a move certain to make your backyard the center of attention, and your putting and chipping skills the cornerstone of your game.

Synthetic lawns promise pristine looks and no maintenance

tyler Troppmann

2008-05-05

		Title: Synthetic lawns promise pristine looks and no maintenance

Warmer weather is upon us, and with it comes the promise of another great golf season. Unfortunately, the warmer weather is also a reminder that its time to break out the lawnmower, weed eater, and fertilizer once again. So while you could be spending your weekends on some of your favorite Charlotte putting greens or Charlotte indoor putting greens, you’ll be knee deep in yard work instead. Unless, that is, you set yourself free with an incredible lawn of Charlotte artificial grass from Southwest Greens Charlotte.

charlotte indoor putting greensIf you’ve spent any amount of time cultivating your game on some of the finest Lake Norman golf greens, you know how inviting a pristine artificial grass surface can be. So inviting in fact that many of your peers in the area have taken the step of adding Charlotte backyard putting greens to their homes. Now we’re taking on the entire backyard, and providing a flawless canvas of a yard that requires nothing of you but your enjoyment of it. Imagine your yard in perfect condition, and imagine it that way 365 days a year. Donate the lawnmower and find the weed eater a new home, because with synthetic grass you won’t be using them anytime soon. With absolutely no maintenance involved, your weekends can finally transition into what they were supposed to be for in the first place, namely fun and family time.

Putting the idea of yard work to bed is reason enough to make the jump to artificial grass. Making money on the deal is something else entirely. Artificial grass requires no watering, ever, and that means the traditional summer bump you experience in your water bill won’t be coming this year. In fact, expect your water bills to go down year-round, and enjoy the savings that come from your pristine artificial lawn. Calculated over time, you’ll soon see it as an investment with a very lucrative return.

We don’t wait all year for warmer weather so we can return to the yard and get to work. Spend your summer days and weekends on the course or relaxing with family and friends. With artificial grass from Southwest Greens Charlotte, you’ll have ample time to do both.

Singing the praises of synthetic grass

Richard Shepler

2008-04-30

		Title: Singing the praises of synthetic grass

One of the most wonderful aspects of a day of golf is enjoying a walk through perfectly manicured fairways and Oklahoma putting greens. Once upon a time golfers dreamed of having lawns as perfect as those greens. Now all they have to do is call Southwest Greens Oklahoma. Our synthetic turf and artificial grass is the finest synthetic product on the market. It's so low maintenance that it's actually no maintenance. And it will give your yard the same pristine look as synthetic Oklahoma golf greens and a beautiful venue for family fun and recreation.

There’s a reason synthetic grass is growing in popularity for both residential and commercial applications. As the weather gets warmer, the prospect of weekend days spent in the yard mowing, weeding, watering, and fertilizing looms. Why work hard all week only to work harder in the yard on weekends? With synthetic grass, your weekends will soon have one less “do” on your “to-do” list. Synthetic grass requires none of the maintenance a regular yard does. That means the lawn mower and weed eater can ease into retirement, and your sprinkler system can do the same. Best of all it means the only time you’ll have to engage your yard is when you’re admiring its beauty. No matter what the climate, no matter what the time of year, your yard will be perfect and you won’t have lifted a finger.

Have we mentioned your water bill yet? No maintenance means no watering, and no watering means the traditional bump in your summer water bill will, much like your yard work, be a thing of the past. Extrapolate the savings over time and we’re talking about a yard that not only looks, perfect, but one that puts money back in your pocket in the process. It’s a win-win situation, and a no-brainer in terms of both aesthetics and economics.

The golf season is in full swing, and the more putting greens you find yourself on the more you’ll be reminded of the pristine look and feel that could be the centerpiece if your front and back yards. Go synthetic on your lawn, and make the combination of yard work and high water bills an increasingly distant memory.

Aesthetically Pleasing Home Greens

brad rein

2008-04-03

		Title: Aesthetically Pleasing Home Greens

In the illustrious "Valley of the Sun," it's only natural to be drawn to the year-round golfing lifestyle found on the prestigious Lake Havasu Golf Courses of Arizona. Accordingly, Southwest Greens Lake Havasu whole-heartedly encourages your desire for outdoor entertainment by offering quality, low-maintenance Lake Havasu Putting Greens for your outdoor activities.

When deciding to create your own backyard oasis, Southwest Greens stands ready to install an aesthetically pleasing putting green that will become the talk of the neighborhood. And, the installation process only takes a mere week until you can enjoy the serene Lake Havasu Putting GreensLake Havasu Vacation environment to your home or Lake Havasu Retirement Community. The resilient surfaces of our putting greens are made of high quality artificial turf designed for maximum durability. This delivers the true ball roll that's essential for every golf lover's game. Endorsed by some of the best athletes and celebrities around, these PGA pro-endorsed golf greens make for the superior Lake Havasu Golf Package. The creation of your own personal Lake Havasu Golf Resort is sure to entertain your friends and family for hours at a time in the convenience of your own backyard.

The beauty and elegance of our golf landscaping designs is just one of the benefits of having a Lake Havasu Putting Green. While there's a plethora of synthetic styles to choose from, customers find it reassuring to know that they'll be able to enjoy the look in any season, hot or cold. After installation, it is appealing for families to know that they will no longer have to pay the excessively high water bills required to keep a lawn looking great in the summertime. Certainly, the addition of our longer-bladed golf greens in your yard will require almost no maintenance. This convenience can give you extra peace of mind as you practice your crucial putting game or chip shot in your landscape's all new golf zone.

Lake Havasu Putting Greens specializes in making professional additions to your home by focusing on the company's experience, integrity and respect for customers. With more than 35 years in business, we possess the expertise in landscape design and installation procedures. This, coupled with our honest business practices, enhances the value of our products and services. Plus, no matter the circumstance, our staff has the knowledge to ease customer concerns and the flexibility to accommodate varying schedules and design preferences. Southwest Greens Lake Havasu is ready to create your aesthetically pleasing home greens today!

Tee-Off in Your Own Backyard

Keith Lutz

2008-02-04

		Title: Tee-Off in Your Own Backyard

If you keep it small, surprisingly, it's not that big of a job, but maintaining it takes a certain amount of commitment and discipline. Here are the steps for creating your very own putting green.

1. Decide if you will be doing the work or getting a contractor. It's more expensive to go with the latter, but someone else is doing the work, you'll get a quality result, and a warranty.

2. Choose between one of the synthetic grasses out there versus using natural grass. The climate, amount of sun or shade, and precipitation in your area will all factor in when deciding what type of grass to go with. Remember it needs to be mowed, fertilized, and maintained. Although synthetic materials have their own pros and cons, they are a lot less work.

3. Decide where the green will go, making sure you choose higher elevations that won't collect as much water. Avoid areas near buildings, bodies of water or trees. Also avoid close proximity to common pathways or play areas. Measure the space you've allotted for the green and obtain square foot measurements to get quotes from contractors or price out material if you plan on tackling the job yourself.

4. After enlisting help from your friends rent a bobcat or start digging with shovels. You need to dig out the entire area you've selected, removing any debris, rocks, weeds, etc. Get a soil sample while you're at it.

5. Plan your irrigation channels so that the water will run down hill and away from your green. Learn about the area, where the dry spots are, the shadows, where the low spots are, and where the sun shines on it. This knowledge will help you understand how to care for your putting green.

6. Research the type of grass that is best for your soil and conditions. It is vital when applying topsoil to elevate the green above the surrounding soil, and use a sandy loam topsoil for the root zone and a slope of about 1 percent for surface drainage.

7. Maintain and fertilize your green on a regular basis. You're working with a delicate balance and extremes in water, drought, fertilizing, or even excessive cutting can damage your lawn. Also, do not use the same types of fertilizer used on professional golf courses, they are highly toxic and may kill your neighbor's cat.

Have fun and don't forget to have a tee-off celebration with your friends when the job is done.

This article was submitted by the writing team at Golden Realty, serving the Charlotte real estate area. View these listings as well as those of the surrounding Charlotte area including Weddington NC real estate.

Read Greens Like The Pros

2007-09-21

		Title: Read Greens Like The Pros

Putting is a combination of the mind, reading and execution. I have maintained my 12 handicap over the last twenty years simply by increasing my prowess on the green, while age has negatively impacted most of the other parts of my game. This article deals with the second aspect of the putting triad, reading greens.

A golf green is like a book, not a sentence. If you are on a strange course and didn’t take a couple minutes on the practice green, it is like you are opening up a mystery novel at chapter 14 instead of the first page. That’s fine if you want to learn the "plot" during the next few chapters/greens, but your score and countenance will reflect your early confusion.

Let us assume that you took a little time on the practice green before assaulting the course. Do not try to fix flaws in your putting technique during your few minutes practicing. Instead, determine two things:

1) The speed of the green (stimp)
2) How much the ball breaks at that green speed.

So instead of concentrating on draining putts, get a solid feel for the speed. Try various distances along with uphill, downhill and side hill. Remember how much your ball breaks on your regular course. The amount of break for the same grade on a different course is linear with the difference in speed.

Example: If you have to putt 20% softer on this different course, your ball will break 20% more for a given length of putt. Why? Gravity has that much more time to pull your ball downhill because you had to hit it slower. A ten-inch break on your home course will now break twelve inches.

Ok, we are on the course and you have hit the green with your approach shot. As you walk toward the green, take in the whole scene. Greens are built to shed water, not to hold it and have water pool every time the green is watered or when it rains. There is a scheme to remove water from all greens. Look over the whole green to see where to water will run off. This can be more than one place. Hint: On hilly or mountainous courses, 95% of the time water will flow away from the hill.

If there is a pond, stream, etc. near the green, the water run-off scheme will almost always be designed to allow water to eventually drain to it. Ever hear the phrase, "Breaks toward the water"?

Greens are also generally built to make us feel good, so most will have a slant toward the tee box in order to better hold approach shots. Beware of the slope of the green near greenside bunkers. There will normally be some slope away from the bunker for a distance.

Now you are on the green and "reading". I always walk all the way up the line, read from behind the hole, then walk down the other side of the line and read from behind the ball towards the hole. Your feet and balance during this trek will tell you more than any other thing. If I have any questions remaining, I have no problem trampling right up my line to get a better feel. Let us be honest. When is that last time a footprint deflected your ball?

Hopefully one or more of the other players in your group will have to putt before you. Caution: All putting strokes are different. Some players cut the ball, some hook, some bounce or backspin, some decelerate. But watching all these putts will help you. It doesn’t matter if they are on your line or not. The most value you get will be watching what happens to their balls around the hole. Example: If someone putts well off your line and the ball slows quickly, his putt was uphill and yours will have to break toward him at the hole.

Other terrific clues to help you determine the slant of the green along your line are background structures and terrain. Look for houses, lakes, ocean, and horizon. All of these are true to the world.

Early in the day, you may still have dew on the greens for several holes, even after they were mowed. The marks left in the dew by previous putts will help to some extent. You will not be able to tell if these putts were blown by the hole in many cases, so just get the trend from the marks.

We need to address grain of the grass. My opinion of grain: Most announcers love to talk about it on TV because it is a nuance that most amateurs don’t think about, care about or know much about. The announcers talk about it like newscasters hype hot stories. The problem is, the more attention you pay to grain, the less attention you pay to factors that actually mean something. When you begin to get helped by dealing with the grain, join the Hooters Tour.

Should you play the wind? Unless it is howling, wind is a very minor factor influencing your ball on the green. Put your hand down next to the green to prove to yourself how much the wind on your face gets knocked down all the way down to the ground. I think you will find the effect will always be less than one inch along a twenty-foot putt.

All of these factors are going to work on your subconscious and you will generally develop a “gut feel”. As I talked about in a preceding article, you must not discount this feeling. You can read the green. Begin your focus immediately following your approach shot to the green. Use all the clues and believe in your skill. You CAN read greens!

Luxury homes embrace synthetic putting greens

Arnold Hakers

2007-02-13

		Title: Luxury homes embrace synthetic putting greens

Synthetic putting greens, which require no water or maintenance and play like a real world-class putting surface, are becoming a popular entertainment alternative for the luxury home.
Andrew Travers, owner of his three level Dover Heights property, has installed a 140 square metres of Pro-tech putting green and lawn on the roof above the top floor. The green commands views extending from North Bondi to Maroubra and the Sydney city skyline.
“I installed the putting green because previously it was just a flat concrete roof, and it seemed like a great idea to be able to chip and putt a couple of balls on the roof, with a glass of wine, and such a fantastic view as the backdrop,” said Travers.
“The entire area is 140 square metres, complete with a putting green including four holes and purpose-designed contours and breaks, as well as a synthetic fringe and chipping areas. A synthetic lawn has also been used for the project.
“I always used to bring guests up to the roof, and now it has a focal point, which it never had before, and we’ve also got a fridge to store drinks, with a deck planned to top it all off,” said Travers.
Bill Rorke, Managing Director of Pro-tech, the company that installs these putting greens and lawns, says they are a great entertainment and landscape alternative, as well as providing great practice for the keen golfer.
“They are also an excellent investment for a luxury home – we’ve installed putting greens in some amazing homes in places like Dover Heights, Balmoral, Taren Point, Wahroonga, and Roseville in Sydney, Casuarina Beach, Bardon, and Burleigh Heads in Queensland, and Mornington, Brighton, and Cape Schanck in Melbourne,” said Rorke.
“Even Australian champion Peter O’Malley has one in the front yard of his Sydney home.
“This particular project at Dover Heights was unique because normally we would use road base underneath the surface, but this is obviously too heavy to put above a normal house structure.
“To compensate, we used a high density polyurethane foam base, which was engineered according to the specifications of the design of the putting green, upon which the synthetic surface was laid. This is the first time anything like this has been done in Australia,” said Rorke.
Pro-tech Corp is Australia’s leading supplier of professional synthetic putting greens and synthetic lawns, with distribution throughout the country.
Arnold Hakers writes for <a href="http://www.luxhomies.net http://www.luxhomies.net">http://www.luxhomies.net</a> where you can find out more about <a href="luxury">http://www.luxhomies.net">luxury homes and other topics</a>.

Tee-off in your Own Backyard

Keith Lutz

2008-02-01

		Title: Tee-off in your Own Backyard

Charlotte has no shortage of golf courses; in fact an avid golfer could probably play a different course everyday for months. Sometimes it's nice just to work on your putting technique without having to go anywhere. I know I practice on the living room carpet, others pull out those portable putting greens. Wouldn't it be great to have a private putting green, right in your own backyard?

If you keep it small, surprisingly, it's not that big of a job, but maintaining it takes a certain amount of commitment and discipline. Here are the steps for creating your very own putting green.

1. Decide if you will be doing the work or getting a contractor. It's more expensive to go with the latter, but someone else is doing the work, you'll get a quality result, and a warranty.

2. Choose between one of the synthetic grasses out there versus using natural grass. The climate, amount of sun or shade, and precipitation in your area will all factor in when deciding what type of grass to go with. Remember it needs to be mowed, fertilized, and maintained. Although synthetic materials have their own pros and cons, they are a lot less work.

3. Decide where the green will go, making sure you choose higher elevations that won't collect as much water. Avoid areas near buildings, bodies of water or trees. Also avoid close proximity to common pathways or play areas. Measure the space you've allotted for the green and obtain square foot measurements to get quotes from contractors or price out material if you plan on tackling the job yourself.

4. After enlisting help from your friends rent a bobcat or start digging with shovels. You need to dig out the entire area you've selected, removing any debris, rocks, weeds, etc. Get a soil sample while you're at it.

5. Plan your irrigation channels so that the water will run down hill and away from your green. Learn about the area, where the dry spots are, the shadows, where the low spots are, and where the sun shines on it. This knowledge will help you understand how to care for your putting green.

6. Research the type of grass that is best for your soil and conditions. It is vital when applying topsoil to elevate the green above the surrounding soil, and use a sandy loam topsoil for the root zone and a slope of about 1 percent for surface drainage.

7. Maintain and fertilize your green on a regular basis. You're working with a delicate balance and extremes in water, drought, fertilizing, or even excessive cutting can damage your lawn. Also, do not use the same types of fertilizer used on professional golf courses, they are highly toxic and may kill your neighbor's cat.

Have fun and don't forget to have a tee-off celebration with your friends when the job is done.

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