GAAAAA I feel for those of you who are struggling to have a lawn and keep it alive but I honestly couldn't imagine a "fake" lawn. There is a place near me who has fake grass at the front and honestly it is the most god awful stuff ever and it looks like it was installed well and high end stuff bur it is still fake and it is just down right ugly. ..for no other reason than it is fake. It just looks ridiculous to me. If I truly couldn't make grass grow in my back and it was just a repeated waste of money year after year I would maybe have poured concrete or concrete slabs and then put flowerbeds around the edges to soften it.... obviously I would do my landscaping first. That way with lots of containers and some nice patio furniture it doesn't look like a concrete slab if you will, and also provides an awesome space for ride ons etc for the daycare kids which is low maintenance too. No more muddy shoes in and out either!!