In article , Rhona Emmott rhonaNOSPAM@F
ORMEhorbury.gcsnet.co.uk writes

I've been reducing the lawn by half, to create much larger borders. I hired
a turf topper for a day, and I'm half way through stacking the strips into a
pile. It is huge (about 4ft high x 4ft wide x 8ft long, and growing!) and
I'm in danger of developing muscles like Fatima Whitbred. I was hoping that
if I cover it with black plastic that by next spring I will have lovely soil
to put back on the borders. Am I dreaming? Will it take much longer than
that?

Probably about a year or possibly two but make sure you stack the turves
(well, at least the last couple of courses) upside down.

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