TURF'D!

Barley, a dog, sniffs at the base of a metal fence, beyond which is a lawn that definitely consists of astroturf.

Some time ago, I expressed confusion about the uncannily perfect grass in this yard. Turns out, not only does this lawn consist entirely of astroturf (horror!), it turns out that such astroturf lawns are increasingly popular in this neighborhood (double horror!). I struggle to wrap my head around this decision. To be sure, lawns are an expensive to maintain, but there are yard options that don’t feel like being stuck in the model home diorama from Bettlejuice. Plastic grass also feels bad, whether to walk on or to sit on. So I find myself coming back to the question: Who is this for? This can’t possibly increase the property value, can it? This doesn’t look good from the street, so surely it also looks bad through the windows, right? How does this become a popular options, with a half-dozen yards done up this way within a two-block radius? Truly, humans are a mysterious species.