John C wrote:

Folks,

In the middle of building an new house..
need insparation for the garden.
front is 11m * 11m
rear is 27m long * 15m wide.

garage is in rear corner...

Plot in on west coast of scotland.
grass needed in rear I think..

regards
john carden


Hopfully one of the parts of the west coast that gets warmed over the
winter by the gulf stream and has nice sandy soil ?
If you can wait till spring for grass sow it yourself rather than buy
turf -- no more work, a lot cheaper and you are much less likely to get
weeds. Turf or sow budget for a new lawnmower -- as the grass will
grow pretty quickly for the first 3 years.


With a new house you will be busy with all sorts of dommestic things
before you can sort out the garden so why not just kill off the weeds
and spread a ton or two of chipped bark over the surface as a holding
action until you can make a proper start. When you start planting just
dig the bark in as a soil improver -- it worked for me.