"Greg Miller" wrote in message
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If I use Roundup (will this endanger bordering hedges and shrubs?),
should I add new topsoil directly on the dead grass, or first till?


Roundup has to be applied to growing, green parts of plants to kill them.
If you spray the leaves of the hedge, it will probably kill the leaves and
MIGHT kill the hedge. Therefore, you have to be careful not to spray on
windy days and you have to be careful. I would shield the hedge with some
cardboard if there is a question. I won't kill things by from soil contact.
Always read the directions before using garden chemicals I would till the
entire area and rake to remove large clumps and stones. Then I would add
soil and level. You can LIGHTLY roll the area and then seed. As someone
mentioned, you can rent a sod cutter to removed the existing lawn and that
will eliminate the need for chemicals.