Playgrounds keep looking better!

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Pictured above is one of the most creative and innovative synthetic turf playgrounds you’ll ever see. Even if there’s not enough room for a little league pickup game, we think the ascetic looks great!

Synthetic turf playground systems are taking the playground safety surface industry by storm.  Some experts are saying as many as 1/3rd of all new playgrounds are now being covered by a synthetic turf system!  That’s up from almost 0% less than 10 years ago.

One of the few knocks against synthetic turf playground safety surfaces was they had to be green.  None of the pretty patterns or designs that can be done with poured rubber were available if using turf.  However, as this attractive playground illustrates, with a little creativity, synthetic turf playgrounds can be much more than just green grass.

For more information on the colors available and using synthetic turf for your playground safety surface, contact us at 888-SYN-TURF (888-796-8873).  Thanks!

A Free 3-Hour Continuing Education Course Announced!

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We are thrilled to announce a new 3-hour continuing education course designed specifically for Park District Executives and Landscape Architects who serve Park Districts. Approved by both LA CES and IPRA for CE credits, this course provides an opportunity to learn the latest uses for synthetic turf, see comparisons to other traditional materials and view actual installations, as well as a rare networking opportunity.

Illinois Park & Recreation Association LogoThursday, September 21st, 2017 

OLC Education & Conference Center, Rosemont, IL
8:00 am – 1:00 pm (Networking lunch included)

 

 

Register today!

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The second annual Synthetic Turf SPACES is a 3-hour LA CES and ILIPRA approved course that will prepare attendees to be educated buyers/specifiers of synthetic turf.

  • Learn about the latest synthetic turf products and configurations available for Park Districts and Commercial applications.
  • Compare pros and cons, risks and rewards of using synthetic turf verses other common surface options.
  • Understand installation and maintenance considerations for using synthetic turf in the most popular applications

Under the New Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier

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Perfect Turf LLC is proud to be the vendor of choice for the Synthetic Turf under the new Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier, Chicago.

On May 27th, 2016, Chicago’s Navy Pier unveiled a new, taller, state-of-the-art ferris wheel, marking the completion of the first phase of its pier-wide redevelopment to commemorate its 100 year anniversary.  Named “Centennial Wheel“, the new wheel is 50 feet taller than its predecessor, and can accommodate up to 180 more passengers per ride.  It features temperature controlled gondolas with advanced technology for passenger comfort.  A ride will take 15 minutes and make three full rotations.

Perfect Turf LLC, makers of Perfect Turf®, the only national brand of synthetic turf based in Chicago, is proud to be the provider of the synthetic turf installed under the new ferris wheel.

Perfect Turf LLC’s  Natural Series® Natural 84 product was chosen for its combination of realistic look and durability. This turf is one of the most realistic natural-looking synthetic turfs available on the market with a thick, dense feel that is soft to walk on.

Perfect Turf LLC is a local company based in Wood Dale, Illinois, just outside of Chicago with a history of industry leading innovations for over 10 years.

Perfect Turf LLC is the first artificial grass company in the Chicago metropolitan area to complete a no-rubber-infill, padded synthetic turf playground, the first to install an artificial turf cricket pitch, the first to produce disc golf tee boxes and the only Chicago-area synthetic turf company to produce its own artificial turf including Perfect Turf® PetGrass® the best synthetic turf made especially for use with dogs.

Perfect Turf LLC’s principal, Matt Scavo, who supervised the Navy Pier project said, “We are proud of the work we have done in the Chicago area and are thrilled to be a part of Navy Pier’s ongoing pier-wide redevelopment efforts as part of the Centennial Vision.”

Thank you Christy Webber Landscaping!

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The most compassionate and best landscaping company in the city of Chicago.

Not only is Christy Webber Landscaping the best landscaping company in the city of Chicago, but they are also the most compassionate!  The son of our company’s founder was in a horrible car accident that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down.  When the team at Christy Webber Landscaping (CWL) heard about the accident they first “passed around the hat” and sent a donation to Jesse’s Special Needs Trust.  They then decided they wanted to do more for him and volunteered to build the needed ramp for Jesse to get in and out of the house!  As you can see from the photo, the ramp is amazing.

Their generosity, professionalism and the quality of their work says a lot about their organization.

We cannot thank the team at CWL enough.  Their generosity, professionalism and the quality of their work says a lot about their organization.  If you live in the Chicago area and are planning to do a large commercial or residential landscaping or outdoor living space project next year, give Christy Webber Landscaping a call, you want to hire companies with integrity, quality and professionalism and CWL offers all that and more!
On behalf of the Perfect Turf family, thank you Christy Webber Landscaping for the amazing ramp and your incredible generosity.

ART-ificial Turf

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Commercial GalleryWhile artificial turf can be commonly found on lawns, atop roofs, and spread across athletic fields one can find it canvassed at art museums as well! Jamie Calderwood, an artist and trained landscape architect from Brooklyn, used Perfect Turf® to create pieces of art such as the “Rolling Green Bench,” “The Cube,” and the “Green Wave Bench.” This work can be seen outside of the Boston Center for the Arts as well as the Provincetown Art Museum in Massachusetts. Turf Lawn Cube at James CalderwoodCalderwood states that “Public art comes in many different forms, and one form that I find particularly exciting is urban street furniture. These unique, but functional objects push the boundaries of art, design, and public ownership. When people are lying in the saddle between the hill forms they are, if only for a moment, in possession of their own real estate.”  Calderwood’s work explores the relationship between the architectural imagination and the natural/cultural landscape. For more info on Calderwood’s pieces, check out his website www.jamiecalderwood.com.

Congratulations Webb!

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On behalf of everyone at Perfect Turf LLC and PerfectPuttingGreens.com, we want to congratulate our favorite pro golfer, Webb Simpson, on his amazing US Open victory.  16 months ago we had the great pleasure of getting to know Webb and his wife Dowd while working with our North Carolina Perfect Turf® Dealer, Faux-Green.com, to install Webb’s backyard putting green.  Since then, Webb went on to be the second leading money winner on the PGA Tour in 2011 and now has added a US Open to his list of accomplishments.

We aren’t going to take any credit for Webb’s success, but it is great to know that when he is home, he practices on his Perfect Turf® Putting Green, and it sure has not hurt!  We know Webb has a lot more victories in his future and we’ll be rooting for him every step of the way.  Webb and Dowd are really sincerely nice people and it’s great to see people like that achieve success.