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Friday 30 May 2008

Apartments and holiday homes with Royal Grass

This is one of my favourite shots from the recent photo shoot that 360 Mike did for our new web site. I love the colours and the abstract look it has. Our new site should be online early next week and includes 360 virtual tours and more - dont miss it!!

Wednesday 28 May 2008

Garden Solutions helping in the fight against global warming



350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth.

We’re planning an international campaign to unite the world around the number 350, and we need your help. We need to make sure that the solutions the world proposes to climate change are to scale with the level of crisis that this number represents. Everyone on earth, from the smallest village to the cushiest corner office, needs to know what 350 means. The movement to spread that number needs to be beautiful, creative, and unstoppable.



Brighter Planet's 350 Challenge is inspired by Bill McKibben’s awareness campaign about the importance of the number 350, the parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere that we must aim for if we want to keep the planet relatively safe.

Garden Solutions Costa del Sol is proud to display the 350 badge on our new blog and help the 350 Challenge in our own little way. To learn more visit the 350 challenge web site or if you have a blog and would like to display the 350 badge have a look here.

Professional Decking by Tech Wood - decking with a 25 year guarentee


Tech-Wood is an environmental friendly alternative for decking that last longer is made from only recycled or sustainable forest wood and it has a 25 year guarantee. Tech-Wood looks as good as teak or wooden decking without all the hassles and maintenance.

We like to think that our artificial lawns and Tech-Wood decking compliment each other and the environment whilst allowing you time to actually enjoy your outdoors spaces without hours of constant maintenance.

Visit our web site for more information on Tech-Wood professional decking and Royal Grass.

A lush green lawn with no watering or maintenance - its gotta be Royal Grass



Our clients don’t need to use pesticides or fertilizers to have a lush green lawn all year round and we are proud that our customers are saving millions of litres of water each year.



Royal Grass is developed by Tencate, the world leader in artificial turf and the company that supplies most of sports turf for Hockey and American Football stadiums. It’s from this pedigree that Tencate launched Royal Grass to the home garden market and why all Royal Grass installations carry an 8 year guarantee, as standard.



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Royal Grass converts your garden into a great living space



An investment in Royal Grass® for your garden is an investment in your outdoor environment. Our clients find that with a Royal Grass lawn they use their outdoor spaces more to relax and entertain and the best bit is that Royal Grass will always be green and lush with little maintenance.




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Tuesday 27 May 2008

New visit our web site button released today



This is the new button to direct our blog readers to our new website - check it out.

Sunday 18 May 2008

Install Royal Grass artificial turf and start enjoying your beautiful garden.

A beautiful garden all year round with no water or maintenance

Garden Solutions Costa Del Sol supplies Royal Grass the world leader in artificial turf to our new client at the Don Carlos Urbanization in Benalmadena, Malaga. The new lawn is 90 m2 of Royal Grass exclusive and we started the job on Friday.

16.5 tonnes of sand being hoisted up to the garden


After clearing the garden we filled in with quartz sand

6 steps to garden happiness.

Stage 1. Clearing the garden of grass, shrubs and weeds then filling in with 10cm per m2 of quartz sand, this doesn't sound so much, but for this 90 m2 lawn we needed 16.5 tonnes. This is stomped with our stomping machine to provide a level and firm base and excellent drainage for the royal grass.

Stage 2. Anti weed matting is laid over the sand and trimmed to fit.

10cms of Quartz sand provides excellent drainage for the Royal Grass

Stage 3. Royal Grass is cut to size and laid on top of the anti weed matting.

Glueing two pieces of Royal Grass together

Stage 4. The edges between the Royal Grass sections are joined practically seamlessly using Royal Grass glue paper and Royal Grass glue, then trimmed.

Stage 5. We use 12.5 kg per square meter of river washed sand that has no sharp edges and 5 kg per square meter of black ceramic sand which is layed on top of the royal grass, this keeps the royal grass firmly in place and also gives a very realistic feel and look to the lawn.

River sand then black ceramic sand are added on top of Royal Grass

Stage 6. Final trimming round plant borders and edges and a cold beer, your ready to enjoy your beautiful garden.

When we say go green with Royal Grass we really mean it... Royal grass artificial turf actually helps the environment as it does not need any water, pesticides, fertilizing or mowing. That makes a great difference especially if you live in the sunnier climes of Malaga in Southern Spain.

The fantastic climate that we enjoy in the Costa del Sol makes the garden one of the most important living spaces in your home, and many people love to eat and relax in their gardens.
Now you can have a beautiful looking green lawn all year round with no watering or sprinklers, work or maintenance.

Royal Grass is installed by our team of Landscape Gardner's and we can also help you with garden design if your looking for a complete makeover as well as a new lawn.

Wednesday 14 May 2008

Tech-wood installation in Malaga, 25 years guarantee. Life lasting decking product.

We've recently finished this beautifull tech-wood installation in Casares, Cadiz. A 50m2 installation of a very eco friendly solution. Tech-Wood is a decking consisting 70% wood fiber and 30 % plasic fiber all from recycled materials. Perfect for the eco warrior in you. A 25 years guarantee solutions for you terrace, patio or garden. Check the website www.gardensolutionscostadelsol.com for more information or your nearest dealer.

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Garden Solutions Costa del Sol working with Google maps

In readiness for our new web site we are launching today a new interactive map service from Google where you will be able to locate and view all the dealers of Royal Grass in Malaga and the Costa del Sol plus some of the best installations that we and our growing network of dealers and agents have made.


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Friday 9 May 2008

Royal Grass Product range - Royal Grass Exclusive



When you see this top quality grass you'll not believe it's synthetic.

Royal Grass® Exclusive is the ultimate in artificial Grass - It is a luxury artificial turf made with fibres designed to resemble natural grass.






Royal Grass Exclusive has unique
V shaped grass blades which stands up
straight and give a high natural appearance.




The high quality fibres it uses are made of an extra soft material and it is manufactured with new colour combinations of 8 fibres per bundle: 6 in lime green in the above V-shape and 2 in field green in a rectangle shape giving it a heavier construction of more fibres per square metre. The expected lifetime of Royal Grass® is 10 - 15 years and needs to be installed by our team of experienced landscapers.

Royal Grass Exclusive is available in two tones - Light and Dark.

The royal Grass product range - your garden deserves Royal Grass Classic


Royal Grass Classic has been on the market since 2004 - but its already become a classic.

Royal Grass® Classic is an amazing artificial grass. It is a premium artificial turf made with fibres designed to resemble natural grass, it has oblong shaped grass blades and gives a high natural appearance.

It is manufactured with a new colour combination of 8 fibres per bundle: 6 in a field green colour and 2 in lime green, plus the raw material is sliding friendly and has a high UV resistance. The expected lifetime of Royal Grass® is 10 - 15 years, and it needs to be installed by our team of installation experts.

The Royal Grass product range - Top quality for your garden begins with the basics


Royal Grass Basic has 1,165 grams of grass fibre per m2

Royal Grass® Basic is high quality artificial grass made with fibers designed to resemble natural grass. Royal Grass basic is only produced with one single coloured fibre instead of two and the numbers of fibers per square metre is lower. But thanks to the tip curle of the fibre, Royal Grass Basic has a full and well covering effect like that of a thick natural lawn. (Royal Grass® Classic combines two colors of fibers in the artificial grass lawn had has more fibers per square meter.)

You can install Royal Grass® Basic yourself. However, we advise you to have installation of any type of Royal Grass® by one of our highly trained professional in order to obtain the best result.

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Thursday 8 May 2008

The grass and the instalation




What is the point of a top-quality floor-covering if it's not professionally fitted? Precisely, it's pointless. And this also applies to Royal Grass. The installation of Royal Grass also requires workman- ship, and is carried out by landscape gardeners specially trained by Royal Grass.


Garden Solutions Costa del Sol are proud to be associated with JHK Special Garden who do all our Royal Grass installations. Royal Grass is fitted almost seamlessly using special dual-component adhesive and seam tape. The fitter also ensures that the ground is stable, level and drains well. If you have a balcony, then the fitter will use special drainage mats.



In theory, Royal Grass can be fi tted anywhere. Each installation is unique and is 100% made-to-measure. Would you like to know more about fi tting Royal Grass in your garden or on your balcony? Our dealers would happily give you some free advice.

For more information check our web site: www.gardensolutionscostadelsol.com

If it looks like grass and feels like grass...

...then It must be grass, right? Nope!

Royal Grass will never discolour no matter how strong the sun!


Keeping an impeccable lawn is never easy and on the Costa del Sol it's made even more difficult by lack of water in the summer and the fact that many part-time residents aren't here year-round to tend their turf.

Enter Royal Grass. If the words "artificial grass" conjure up visions of an unconvincing green carpet of shiny plastic strands then this Dutch invention will prove you wrong.

When you see this top-quality grass, you'll not believe it's synthetic.

Royal Grass is for those who want the look and feel of real grass without the ongoing expense and bother of intense maintenance. There are other advantages too. It can be installed in places where real grass can't - on some rock bases or balconies for example. Nor is there need for pesticides, fertilising or mowing.

You can't just go out and buy Royal Grass in rolls to install yourself. It's a complete "system" rather than merely a grass carpet. Like good quality real lawn, the terrain requires proper preparation and specialised installation by a trained expert for long life and stability. Along with that expertise comes an 8 year guarantee. The ground is prepared and, depending on the type of surface, different supportive layers are laid down before the grass is fitted. Then a special deep brown quartz sand filler is put on and raked between the blades to weigh it down and help complete the look and feel of real grass. Once properly installed, it is virtually indistinguishable from the natural alternative. And it's always green, even in the scorching summer dryness of the Mediterranean.

Each installation is unique and is 100% made-to-measure

In principal, Royal Grass can be fitted everywhere where natural grass may be desired but isn't able to grow or is difficult to maintain. It has been installed in residential or office gardens, on roof and hotel terraces, children's nurseries, indoor offices, shops, verges, medians and roundabouts - in fact anywhere there are adequate drainage possibilities. Royal Grass can be fitted seamlessly to terraces, walls, and even rocks. Its fireproof qualities have made it suitable for laying alongside airport runways. Barbecue coals may scorch it a bit (patched repairs are perfectly possible) but it won't catch fire, even in the driest of summers. Joints are invisible and the aspect is as uncannily real as the photos here indicate.


The grass that doesn't grow, doesn't drink and is always greener than your neighbour's.

Maintenance is minimal. Once the grass is installed normal upkeep is almost without cost. The specially coated quartz sand, especially when the grass is used intensively, may need an annual top up and that's about all there is to it. Royal Grass is manufactured on an anti-weed fabric and weeds can then only take root on natural debris, like leaves and seeds which should be blown or raked off from time to time. Weeds can never grow deep because they are stopped by the grass fabric. Royal Grass claims to be undamaging to the environment. Its manufacturers say that as it doesn't need water, pesticides, fertilizing or mowing, it's actually more environmentally friendly than real grass, and a lot more attractive than paving. One thing I have always liked about grass is its smell and Royal Grass even markets a spray that instils the odour of the real thing.

Your dream house, your dream garden, a Royal Grass lawn


So what's it cost? Depending on the type of terrain, count on about 82 euros per square metre. That compares favourably with a properly installed natural lawn and the subsequent maintenance costs are very much less. For many Costa del Sol residences, sprinkling accounts for half or more of the water bill so that's another annual expense to be saved by this artificial alternative. Check out our web site for more information www.gardensolutionscostadelsol.com