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Top pick: GardenKraft 15 mm, 4 m x 1 m Best value: WADOODI 30 mm, 1 m x 4 m – About £7.75 a square metre on a clear 4 square metres, with the yarn conflict left visible. Updated October 2026.
Pieces run from a 15 mm strip and a two-pad pack up to about 35 mm and 10 square metre rolls. Judge a listing by the stated pile, any published stitch rate, and whether the backing is described as permeable. Flame-retardant, lead-free and UV lines have no certificate in these files, so they are not test results. The [artificial turf buying guide](/hub/flooring/artificial-turf/sub/artificial-turf-buying-guide) sets the decision order. Artificial turf here is a synthetic grass piece or roll for a garden, patio, balcony or dog corner. It is not living grass, and it is not a sports pitch. BS EN 15330-1:2013 covers outdoor hockey, football, rugby training, tennis and multi-sport surfaces. A bullet that mentions sport is not compliance with that standard. A 15 by 15 cm dollhouse mat was left out of this set as a misfit. Garden and patio pieces are rectangles and rolls, and most of them are 1 m wide.
Pieces run from a 15 mm strip and a two-pad pack up to about 35 mm and 10 square metre rolls. Judge a listing by the stated pile, any published stitch rate, and whether the backing is described as permeable.
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GardenKraft’s 4 m by 1 m roll is a 15 mm pile at £24.99, about £6.25 a square metre, and it carries 4.5 from 1,912 reviews, the highest star rating in this set. Reviewers say it looks more like grass once it is down, including a brown undertone, and that it is easy to cut for a visiting-dog strip, a catio or a terrace. Two boxes can sit close enough beside an existing lawn, though other buyers received two boxes that did not match, and one found the green lighter than the advert. The pile is short: a few people worried it would be too thin, and one still found 15 mm adequate as a strip rather than a deep lawn. Drainage holes appear in a review, not in the bullets, and the listing does not name a yarn polymer. The UV-defence line has no certificate in the file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A light-use strip on paving, soil or a terrace where a short pile is enough.
Less suitable: A lawn you want to feel like 30 mm or 35 mm grass.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it on a balcony?
The listing includes balconies and roof terraces. No fixing method is given.
Does it need maintenance?
The listing says low maintenance. The pile is 15 mm, so it is a short strip rather than a deep lawn.
Is it for pets?
The title says dogs and other pets. Reviews include a terrace dog strip and a catio.
WADOODI’s selected 1 m by 4 m piece is listed at £30.99, about £7.75 a square metre, with the variant stated as 30 mm and a rating of 4.4 from 108 reviews. Reviewers have used that area as a pond-to-fence border, a front path and a puppy toilet, and several say the pile looks better after a brush. The bullets describe UV-resistant polyethylene and polypropylene on a rubber backing with drainage holes, while the feedback material field says polyvinyl chloride, so the yarn line disagrees with itself. One dog owner thought the backing looked sprayed on and the holes sparse, and other buyers felt the pile was shorter than the listing once it was unrolled. The title also mentions 20 mm beside 30 mm, so the height to trust is the selected 30 mm variant, checked against the parcel. There is no sand-infill line, and the flame-retardant bullet has no certificate in the saved listing.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 4 square metre strip or path where the lower price per square metre is the point and you can accept the yarn conflict.
Less suitable: Anyone who wants a published stitch rate, or a flat that only needs a small potty pad.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it on a balcony?
The listing includes balconies, decks and porches. It does not describe a fixing.
Does it need a special cleaner?
The listing says cleaning is straightforward. It names no product.
Is it for pets?
The title includes a pet dog area. One review questions how many drainage holes it has.
The Ark Mat Cotford piece covers 1 m by 2 m at a stated 35 mm pile, £21.95 on amazon.co.uk, which is about £10.98 a square metre. The listing publishes 14,700 stitches per square metre, a 6,500 dtex yarn and a water-permeable backing at 1,915 g/m2 including the backing, and it says no sand infill is required. Across the shared 4.2 from 1,648 reviews, buyers often describe a dense pile and a thick backing that looks less like a plastic mat on a terrace, and a larger roll in that same review text drained when it was hosed. Several people found it easy to cut so the joins were hard to see, including on a balcony. The same reviews include pieces that look sparse, shed loose blades, and need time laid flat before the pile stands up. Delivery was slower than some buyers expected. That 1,648 figure is shared with the 1 m Cotford listing, so it is not a second independent sample.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small terrace or balcony where you want a stated 35 mm specification rather than the cheapest roll.
Less suitable: A 4 to 10 square metre run where the price per square metre matters more, or a flat that only needs a potty pad.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it on a balcony?
The listing includes a balcony, and a review describes a balcony install. No weight limit is given.
Does it need sand infill?
The specification says no sand infill is required.
Is it stated as safe for children?
The listing says non-toxic and child friendly. The saved listing has no lab certificate.
This is the same Cotford 35 mm specification as the 1 m by 2 m piece: 14,700 stitches per square metre, a 6,500 dtex yarn, a water-permeable backing at 1,915 g/m2 including the backing, and no sand infill required. You pay £14.95 for 1 square metre, about £14.95 a square metre, which is more per square metre than the 2 square metre piece at £21.95. The saved listing shows the same 4.2 from 1,648 and overlapping review text, so the praise for a dense backing and the complaints about shedding belong to that shared pool. It covers one square metre, which suits a small balcony patch and not a path. UV defence is claimed without a certificate in the file. If you need two metres, the larger Cotford piece is the cheaper way to buy the same grass.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A one-square-metre balcony or indoor pet patch where the Cotford specification is what you want.
Less suitable: Any run longer than a metre, where the 2 square metre Cotford piece costs less per square metre.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it on a balcony?
The listing includes a balcony. This piece covers 1 m2.
Does it need sand infill?
The specification says no sand infill is required.
Is the review count separate?
The saved listing shows the same 4.2 from 1,648 as the 1 m x 2 m Cotford piece.
LITA’s 1 m by 2 m piece is a stated 20 mm pile at £24.99, about £12.50 a square metre, rated 4.1 from 355 reviews. The listing describes polypropylene fibres, a polyethylene surface and a plastic backing with drainage holes, and reviewers have used it as a small dog toilet and on a balcony. Several say it looks like a laid lawn once it is down and that it cuts like a thick carpet. A later order of the same listing arrived a different colour and a poorer quality, and other buyers called the pile thin, with fibres that fall apart a little. One reviewer could not wash a dog-urine smell out of it. The listing claims fire-resistant material, and the saved listing has no test report. A feedback field says indoor while the bullets say indoor and outdoor.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 2 square metre balcony or a small dog corner, if you accept that smell is not guaranteed to wash out.
Less suitable: A second roll that has to match the first, or a toilet area where smell is the main problem.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it on a balcony?
A UK review describes cutting it for a balcony. The listing includes terraces and patios.
Is it for pets?
The title says pet and dog lawn. One reviewer could not wash out dog urine smell.
Does it need mowing?
The listing says you do not cut the grass. It does not say the mat is maintenance-free.
Petgrow’s 20 mm ECO mat is 1 m by 2 m at £29.99, about £15 a square metre, with 4.1 from 115 reviews. The listing describes UV-resistant yarns, polythene fabric and a latex backing with a self-draining claim, and it is sold for balconies, patios and pet toilets. Reviewers have trimmed it for a small balcony and used it for pups, and one called it cheaper than garden matting on concrete. It is less convincing as a lawn: reviewers say it does not look like real grass, that corners rolled up in the wind during puppy training, and that it frayed and felt too thin for a catio shelf. The title says indoor and outdoor, while the feedback attribute says indoor. A lead-free line has no certificate in the saved listing. There is no sand-infill statement.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small balcony pet patch you can weigh down so the corners stay put.
Less suitable: A garden that should look like living grass, or a windy balcony you cannot weight or fix.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it indoors?
The title says indoor and outdoor. The feedback attribute says Indoor.
Is it easy to clean?
The listing says inspect and clean it, and claims a self-draining backing.
Will it stay flat?
A review says corners rolled up in the wind, so it may need weighing down.
tonchean’s 1 m by 10 m roll is £78.89, about £7.89 a square metre, with the listing stating about 30 mm while a feedback field says 4 cm. It is rated 4.1 from 56 reviews. The listing says PE yarn, a thickened back with drainage holes, and that you can hose it. One buyer ordered a second roll after a year because the first still looked acceptable, and another laid about 3 square metres on decking and found a short pile fair for the price. Two reviewers report blades coming out and bald patches within months, and others call it obviously artificial, very bright and not heavy duty. The flame-retardant wording has no certificate in the file. At 13.1 kg it is a long garden roll, not a balcony offcut.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 10 square metre run where a short, lower-priced pile is acceptable and a worn patch can be replaced.
Less suitable: A premium lawn look, or a balcony that only needs 1 or 2 square metres.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it on a balcony?
The listing includes balconies. A review laid it on decking.
Is it easy to maintain?
The listing says you can hose it. Two reviews report bald patches after months.
Does it need assembly?
No. It is a roll you lay and cut. No jointing kit is listed.
Petgrow’s 35 mm mat covers 1 m by 3 m at £39.99, about £13.33 a square metre, and it is rated 4.1 from 33 reviews. The listing describes polyethylene fabrics, a latex backing and drainage holes, and it names gardens, patios, balconies and a pet toilet. Some reviewers call the pile thick, soft and a good colour, and people have used it for puppy toilet training and, in one case, a grave. Several other reviews call it thin or poor quality, smaller than expected, with a strong plastic smell and fibres coming off. A black edge is hard to hide and needs an overlap. With only 33 reviews, the split between thick and thin is the story, not a settled thickness. The flame-retardant line has no certificate in the file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 3 square metre patio or pet strip if you can judge the pile before you depend on it.
Less suitable: A join where the edge has to disappear, or an order you cannot check because the review sample is small.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it on a balcony?
The title includes a balcony. No weight limit is given.
Is it easy to maintain?
The listing says it is reusable and easy to clean.
Do reviews agree on thickness?
Some UK reviews call it thick. Others call it thin.
MYOYAY’s 10 m by 1 m roll is £79.99, about £8 a square metre, rated 4.0 from 80 reviews, and the bullets do not state a pile height. Reviewers who expected 30 mm said the pile was shorter and rougher, with the black backing showing through. The listing says polypropylene and polyethylene, drainage holes, and that you can leave a flattened roll in the sun for about two hours and then brush it. Some buyers found it easy to put down and fair for the price, with only slightly frayed cut edges, and one said a cat liked it. Two rolls bought together were different greens. The flame-retardant line has no certificate. You are buying 10 square metres of an unspecified pile, which is the risk beside tonchean’s stated height at a similar price per square metre.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A long, lower-priced run if you accept that the millimetres were never stated.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a stated 30 mm or 35 mm pile before they order.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it state a pile height?
The bullets do not. Reviewers who expected 30 mm said the pile was shorter and the backing showed.
Is it for pets?
The listing says children and pets can play on it.
Can shades differ?
One reviewer bought two rolls and said they were different greens.
This pack is two potty pads at £18.99, each about 46 by 58.5 cm, with the technical details also saying 46 by 58 cm. The listing states a pile of 1.37 inches and a pack weight of 670 g, and the rating is 4.0 from 67 reviews. Urine is meant to pass through the holes rather than soak in, and reviewers in flats used the pads to toilet-train a dog, including one who rinsed them with no detergent and reported fewer accidents than with an ordinary pad. It is not a garden roll. The pile is sparse, some very small dogs found it spiky, and some dogs refused it outright. A puppy chewed through a pad quickly, which that reviewer treated as a swallowing risk. The listing says you can join the two pads for a larger dog, and that still does not make a lawn.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Toilet training on a tray in a flat, where you can rinse the pad and watch a puppy that chews.
Less suitable: A garden lawn, or a dog that has already refused a grass pad.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it indoors?
Yes. It is a pad for a potty tray in a flat as well as outdoors.
Is it easy to clean?
The listing says urine passes through and is not absorbed. A reviewer rinsed the pads.
Will every dog use it?
No. Reviews include dogs that refused it or chewed through it.
Turosur is £62.99 and rated 3.8 from 33 reviews, the lowest stars in this set. The title says 2 m by 3 m and a 30 mm pile, while a bullet says 1 m by 10 m, so the area is not settled and a price per square metre would be a guess. The parcel weight is 9.22 kg, but the technical-details table in the same saved listing shows a different ASIN, B0DPQGX4NY. Some patio reviews say it looks acceptable with pots and holds its colour, and one later delivery arrived rolled rather than creased. Others received it folded, with creases still there after a week, frayed edges, a black edge that would not join, and a finish one buyer compared with tinsel. UV-stabilised and flame-retardant lines have no certificate. Until the size text agrees with itself, the coverage is the problem, not the colour.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only a patio patch after you have measured the piece, because the listing does not settle the area.
Less suitable: Any order where the square metres have to be right before you pay.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you use it on a balcony?
A bullet includes balconies. No wind fixing is described.
Does the size agree with itself?
The title says 2 x 3 m. A bullet says 1 x 10 m. Treat the area as not settled.
Does it drain?
The listing says drainage holes stop pooling. It gives no flow rate.
Eleven amazon.co.uk listings were scored for this page. Shelf prices, star ratings and review counts are the figures in the product files. This is not a laboratory test. Flame, lead and UV lines without a certificate do not add points. The four weights below sum to 100.
Amazon stars and review count
35%About 35 percent. A large count matters only inside one job. GardenKraft’s 4.5 from 1,912 reviews is a 15 mm strip, so those stars do not outrank a stated 35 mm specification.
Specification you can check
25%About 25 percent. A stated pile, a clear area and a published stitch rate score higher. A title that disagrees with a bullet, or a pile that is never stated, is a deduction.
Price per square metre
20%About 20 percent. Shelf price divided by the stated area, labelled as arithmetic. No unit price where the area conflicts.
Review sentiment
20%About 20 percent. Shedding, bald patches, a smell that washing did not remove, creases, wind lift and a shade mismatch between boxes.
Measure the area first, then read the pile from the bullet. A star rating only helps inside one job, and a flame or UV line without a certificate is not a test result.
Artificial turf here is a synthetic grass piece or roll for a garden, patio, balcony or dog corner. It is not living grass, and it is not a sports pitch. BS EN 15330-1:2013 covers outdoor hockey, football, rugby training, tennis and multi-sport surfaces. A bullet that mentions sport is not compliance with that standard. A 15 by 15 cm dollhouse mat was left out of this set as a misfit. Garden and patio pieces are rectangles and rolls, and most of them are 1 m wide.
Premium on a bullet is not a stitch rate. Cotford is the piece that publishes 14,700 stitches per square metre. The other listings do not, even when the wording sounds denser.
Reviews on GardenKraft, LITA and MYOYAY describe a later box or a second roll in a different green. If the join has to disappear, order pieces you can compare before you cut.
Drainage holes pass water to whatever is underneath. Clay, sand and chalk do not behave the same way. Call a landscaper if the ground holds water, the fall runs toward the house, or the area needs joins and a compacted base.
Start with the job and the area, measured in metres. A potty pad of about 46 by 58 cm is not a lawn roll. Most garden pieces here are 1 m wide. Pile height is taken from the bullet: 15 mm, about 20 mm, 30 mm and 35 mm. If the title and a bullet disagree, or the bullet never states a height, treat the millimetres as unsettled. Turosur’s title says 2 m by 3 m and a bullet says 1 m by 10 m, so a price per square metre would be a guess. Density counts only when the listing publishes it.
Price per square metre is the shelf price divided by the stated area, and only where the area is clear. Label it as arithmetic. In this folder that is about £6 to £9 per square metre for GardenKraft at about £24.99 for 4 square metres, WADOODI at about £30.99 for 4 square metres, and tonchean at about £78.89 for 10 square metres. Cotford, LITA and the Petgrow pieces sit at about £11 to £15 per square metre. The two potty pads are about £18.99 and are not priced per square metre.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want about 2 square metres and a pile the listing actually states. The Ark Mat Cotford 1 m by 2 m publishes 35 mm, 14,700 stitches per square metre and no sand infill. You pay about £21.95. The same 4.2 from 1,648 reviews is shared with the 1 m piece.
The lower price per square metre is the point, and you can accept a yarn line that disagrees with itself. WADOODI’s 1 m by 4 m piece is about £30.99, about £7.75 a square metre, at 4.4 from 108 reviews. Check the 30 mm variant against the parcel, because the title also mentions 20 mm.
You do not need a lawn roll. The pack of two pads is about £18.99, each about 46 by 58 cm, and urine is meant to pass through. Reviews include dogs that refused the pad or chewed it. That is a tray job, not a garden.
The top pick is the Ark Mat Cotford 1 m by 2 m. It publishes a 35 mm pile, 14,700 stitches per square metre and a water-permeable backing, and the listing says no sand infill is required. It is about £21.95, about £10.98 a square metre, at 4.2 from 1,648 reviews shared with the 1 m piece. The best value is WADOODI 1 m by 4 m at about £30.99, about £7.75 a square metre, at 4.4 from 108 reviews. The yarn lines disagree, and that conflict stays visible. GardenKraft has the highest stars, 4.5 from 1,912 reviews, on a 15 mm strip. None of this is a laboratory test.
WADOODI 30 mm, 1 m x 4 m
About £7.75 a square metre on a clear 4 square metres, with the yarn conflict left visible.
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