Originally Posted by SteveO

I am a complete novice gardener and have recently had a patio laid. Our
garden is on a hill and at the moment is about 8 inches lower than the patio
increasing to 15 inches at the farthest point form the patio
The lawn area is only about 25 foot deep. I want to make it level with the
patio. Presumably the gap is too high to fill with just top soil. Should I
lay something on the existing grass before adding new topsoil?
If so what?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks