Hi all,

I have a question. I recently moved house and the rear yard was completely covered in patio brickes which were badly neglected so I lifted all 3500 Bricks.

What i am left with is Black plastic with 1 - 2 Inces of stones the 2 - 3 inces of sand.
My question: If I simply Puncture the plastic in separate Places to allow the water to soak away and then put a Stone trench against the path running to a drain would this be enough or should the plastic be lifted. I am planning on putting down at least 3 -4 inces of top soil on top of the sand then buying lawn rolls to lay on the Soil.

As this is my first attemp at gardening any help would be appriciated. Thanks all.