gramgill wrote:
we just moved in last September but have noticed bad drainage a lot
of
moss and a few bumps and hollows as well as a few bare patches on
the
grass. It is at the back out of site however i still want to make
it
as good as possible the moss i was going to treat with moss killer
the
bumps i was going to dig up and restore but what about the hollows
if
i put compost on top of the grass will the grass come through or
how
should i treat my grass any suggestions appreciated thank you

I'm not sure I'd bother with moss-killer: the stuff will come back if
the conditions are right for it. The best defence against moss is
healthy grass; a combined moss-killer and fertilizer will help get
the grass going, though.

Just chop the bumps off, and reseed. Or take off the turf, slice out
excess soil, replace the turf. The traditional thing with hollows is
to raise them gradually with a half-inch top-dressing every year. But
if they're bad, you can use what you chop off the bumps to fill them;
but this will usually kill the grass underneath, so you'll need to
reseed there, too.

Bad drainage is only worrying if you can hear it squelching when you
walk on it in moderately dry weather.

Mike.