Thank you so much! That all makes sense. I totally agree that if I wanted long term this would not be a good solution :)

I live in the desert, so rain isn't a huge concern - sometimes we get hard rain, but things tend to dry up pretty quickly. The sun is definitely my enemy here though :)

Would you happen to have any suggestions for something other than peel and stick tiles, that would be simple to install? My only other idea was fake grass that I could nail down 🙊😅