'Martin',

I, like you, have an area in my garden where I intend to sow grass seed
but I am going to do so in April or thereabouts when conditions are
suitable. Winter sowing is definitely not recommended for many reasons.

In the meantime you can dig over the area concerned, remove stones and
other undesirable objects, and leave it rough so that the frost can
help to break it down and make it pliable.

This site http://www.lawngrasses.com/ will help you determine which
kind of grass seed is best for your particular needs.

Tell your wife that by June you will have a nice green lawn, but give it
time to settle properly before you use it too much.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.








"Martin Freeman" wrote in message
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Could one of you knowledgeable people tell me if it would be possible
to sow grass seed in December and have any hope of success?

We have had builders working at our property and as a result of a
garage being built they have distributed soil all over to level out
the garden area.

Our garden now looks like a lunar landscape and my wife is in tears,
if I was to buy some grass seed and spread it over the soil would it
take.

Any advice gratefully accepted, I'm totally ignorant of anything that
grows in the garden.

Thanks
Martin