Home owners could save four days a year by ‘turfing out' their natural grass in favour of an articial lawn, according to research from the UK’s biggest supplier of artificial grass.
A survey commissioned by LazyLawn has revealed that individuals with a garden spend an average of 1.89 hours per week – adding up to a total of four days every year – maintaining their lawn, which the artificial turf specialist believes could be better spent enjoying time in the garden.
In fact, of the 2,044 British adults questioned in the survey, 44% admitted they would spend more leisure time in the garden with the time they would save if they didn’t have to maintain their lawn.
“We’re on a mission to help people cut down the amount of time they spend on garden maintenance so they can spend time on the activities they do enjoy, such as spending more time in the garden,” said Andy Driver, marketing director at LazyLawn,
“We’re surprised people are spending so much time maintaining their lawns when they could be enjoying all the benefits of a LazyLawn, which is mess- and mud-free, quick drying and low maintenance.
“With UK adults working the third longest hours in Europe, we want to help home owners reclaim some leisure time and we’re starting by helping them reclaim four days a year.”
British adults work an average of 42.7 hours a week compared to the EU average of 37.4 hours according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
LazyLawn’s garden survey, carried out by ComRes, found that 74% of people would save nearly two hours every week if they did not have to maintain their lawn, while 22% would recoup between two and five hours and 4% would free up between five and 10 hours.
Of those questioned, 1% admitted they dedicate at least 10 hours per week to looking after their lawn through mowing and weeding – that’s three weeks every year that could be spent relaxing in the garden.
When asked what they would do with the time saved, if they did not have to maintain their lawn, 44% said they would spend more leisure time in the garden.
Thirty-two per cent would spend time with friends and family, 29% would read, 27% would watch television, 25% would spend time on the internet, 24% would do housework, 18% would go shopping, 8% would play sport and 7% would take part in other activities.
Choosing to spend more leisure time in the garden was the most popular answer in all but one age group, with 58% of over 65s, 46% of 55 to 64-year-olds, 41% of 45 to 54-year-olds, 42% of 35 to 44-year-olds and 39% of 25 to 34-year-olds opting to spend more time outdoors.
Just 22% of 18 to 24-year-olds said they would spend more time in the garden, with the majority (34%) choosing to spend time with friends and family.
LazyLawn has a number of famous fans, including Amanda Holden and Alan Titchmarsh, and is the preferred artificial grass brand of Selfridges, JD Wetherspoon, Haven and Center Parcs.
