How does Playground Grass improve safety compared to traditional playground surfaces?

Playground Grass provides strong fall protection through specialized cushioning layers that reduce impact forces when children fall. This significantly decreases the risk of injuries compared to traditional materials like mulch, gravel, or concrete.

Is artificial playground turf safe for children to play on?

Yes, our Playground Grass is specifically designed and tested for child safety. It's made from materials selected with safety in mind, provides excellent traction to prevent slips, and includes antimicrobial properties to maintain hygiene in high-use play areas.

How long does playground artificial grass installation take?

Most playground installations are completed within 3-5 days, depending on the size and complexity of the play area. Weather conditions and site preparation requirements can affect the timeline.

What maintenance is required for playground artificial turf?

Playground Grass requires minimal maintenance compared to natural surfaces. Regular brushing to maintain fiber alignment, occasional rinsing for cleanliness, and periodic inspection for wear are typically all that's needed to keep the surface in optimal condition.

Can Playground Grass be installed over existing playground surfaces?

In many cases, yes. Our installation team evaluates the existing surface condition and drainage to determine if it can serve as a suitable base, or if removal and new base preparation is necessary for optimal performance and safety.

Playground Grass Indianapolis Revitalizes Municipal Gardens

The Challenge

Municipal Gardens Park sits in one of Indianapolis’s most active neighborhoods, and its 6,885 sq ft playground had become a daily gathering spot for local families, day-camp groups, and after-school visitors. Years of steady use had taken a visible toll on the play surface beneath the swing sets, blue dome climber, rope climbing dome, spinner, slides, and accessible equipment, and the aging ground cover no longer offered the fall-height protection parents expected under climbing structures of that scale. Loose infill migrated during storms, low spots collected water against the curved concrete border framing the play area, and the tired appearance clashed with the freshly maintained pavilion and surrounding park landscape. Municipal Gardens needed a surface that could handle year-round Indianapolis weather, sustain heavy foot traffic across every piece of equipment, and restore a clean, inviting look that matched the community’s investment in the space.

Our Solution

ForeverLawn Indy installed PlayGround Grass Ultra across the full 6,885 sq ft footprint, delivering a purpose-built artificial grass for playgrounds system engineered around the specific fall heights of Municipal Gardens’ equipment mix. Crews prepped a stable, free-draining base that tied cleanly into the existing curved concrete border, then set precision-cut turf panels around every fixed element on site, including the swing sets, blue dome climber, rope climbing dome, spinner, slides, accessible play equipment, and the sight lines running out toward the pavilion. Attenuation padding was sized to the tallest deck and climber heights, seams were placed to avoid the highest-traffic step-off zones, and the antimicrobial fibers were brushed to a uniform lay so the finished surface reads as one continuous green field rather than a patchwork around the structures.

The Results

The renovated Municipal Gardens playground now offers Indianapolis families a play area that is measurably safer under every climber and swing, and dramatically better looking from the pavilion, the walking paths, and the surrounding neighborhood streets. Fall-attenuating PlayGround Grass Ultra cushions landings across the full 6,885 sq ft, drains quickly after Indiana thunderstorms, and shrugs off the freeze-thaw cycles that used to chew up the previous surface. Parents get a hygienic, low-maintenance ground cover under the blue dome climber, rope dome, spinner, and slides, and park staff get a footprint that stays photo-ready year round. The project has quickly become a reference install for other Indianapolis parks weighing an upgrade from mulch or loose-fill surfacing.