{"id":2218,"date":"2019-08-06T10:02:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T17:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purchasegreen.com\/blog\/artificial-grass-playground-basics\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T13:18:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T20:18:17","slug":"artificial-grass-playground-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purchasegreen.com\/blog\/artificial-grass-playground-basics","title":{"rendered":"Artificial Grass Playground Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a playground grass? Well, the answer is&#8230;nothing. When it comes to artificial grass playgrounds, we&#8217;re talking about a system consisting of three key components &#8211; the artificial grass, something called a shock pad and infill.<\/span><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/oz8c5tlnnx.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_oz8c5tlnnx videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purchasegreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/swatch\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s start with the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.purchasegreen.com\/artificial-lawn-grass.html\"><strong>grass<\/strong><\/a>. You can choose any grass you want for your <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.purchasegreen.com\/playground-turf.html\"><strong>playground<\/strong><\/a>. But if you want it to perform well and last a long time, you want to look for a grass with durability, density and resistance to matting. Grasses with shorter, denser fibers will prove most resistant to matting. You can choose a taller grass if you wish but keep in mind you&#8217;ll need to use more infill as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your playground should also include <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.purchasegreen.com\/playground-turf\/16mm-proplay-shock-pad-synthetic-sports-turf.html\"><strong>shock pad<\/strong><\/a>. A shock pad is an underlayment for artificial grass that improves impact attenuation. We carry several shock pads, each with a different critical fall height rating. Critical fall height is a combined measurement of vertical distance and the height from which a fall would not be expected to cause a life threatening head injury.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, you need to choose an <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.purchasegreen.com\/artificial-grass-accessories\/artificial-grass-infill-pg-herofill-1220.html\"><strong>infill<\/strong><\/a>. The right infill is the one that fits within your budget and offers the features and benefits desired. If you choose a taller, less dense grass, then you&#8217;ll want more infill in order to maximize performance. A shorter, denser grass will require less infill.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s a playground system. If you&#8217;re interested in building one of your own, call, click or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purchasegreen.com\/locations\/\"><strong>visit<\/strong><\/a>. 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