When a Bel Air homeowner approached Toppers Turf with a vision to completely transform their backyard into a resort-style outdoor living space, the brief was both exciting and technically demanding. The property featured a stunning custom-designed swimming pool surrounded by outdated natural grass that was constantly struggling to survive in Los Angeles’s dry climate — turning brown every summer, becoming muddy and slippery around the pool edge during winter, and consuming thousands of gallons of water every single month just to maintain a presentable appearance. The homeowner wanted something dramatically better — a lush, permanently green, low-maintenance backyard that would complement their pool’s elegant design and create the ultimate Southern California outdoor lifestyle experience.
Our residential design team spent two dedicated consultation sessions with the homeowners before a single piece of equipment arrived on site. Every detail of the backyard layout was carefully considered — the flow of artificial grass around the pool’s curved edge, the transition zones between turf and existing hardscape, the drainage requirements immediately adjacent to the water, and the specific turf product characteristics needed to deliver a surface that felt as luxurious underfoot as it looked from the home’s interior. We ultimately specified our Golden Hour Grass for the main lawn areas surrounding the pool — chosen for its exceptional softness underfoot, its beautifully natural multi-tonal coloring that photographs stunningly against the blue pool water, and its outstanding UV color stability rating of 10 out of 10 that guarantees the backyard will look just as vibrant in ten years as it does today.
The transformation was completed in just four days and the results were nothing short of spectacular. The homeowners described standing in their finished backyard for the first time as genuinely emotional — a space that had always felt like a maintenance burden had been completely reimagined into the outdoor sanctuary they had always dreamed of. The pool now sits within a perfectly manicured, permanently green landscape that requires no watering, no mowing, and no seasonal attention whatsoever. Neighbors began asking for Toppers Turf’s contact details within the first week of the project’s completion — and the homeowners have since hosted multiple events in their transformed backyard, telling every guest that the artificial grass was the single best home improvement investment they have ever made.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
- Total area: 3,200 sq ft backyard pool surround and lawn
- Product used: Golden Hour Grass Soft Wave-Blade Premium Turf
- Installation time: 4 business days
- Pile height: 1.75 inches — perfect natural lawn appearance
- UV color rating: 10 out of 10 — permanent color stability
- Drainage rate: 44.7 inches per hour — pool splashback handled instantly
- Backing: Polyurethane — pool chemical and moisture resistant
- Safety: PFAS-free, child-safe, pet-friendly certified
- Water savings: Estimated 140,000 gallons per year
- Features: Custom curved edge cuts around pool, seamless hardscape transitions
- Warranty: 15-year full product and workmanship warranty
- Result: Neighbors requesting Toppers Turf referrals within first week