"will" wrote in message
om...
build up the beds. Would it be OK to just invert the stripped grass ie
turn it upside down and put it back, and then dump the new topsoil on
top? Would the weeds just grow up through the new soil again, or would

For my borders I had to strip a lot of turf and being lazy I did half of it
and put it upside down on the remaining half. Then I covered with a thickish
layer of old newspapers( 6-8 sheets thick at least ). Then put clean soil on
top.
The paper takes long enough to rot that most of the grass etc. has died
first. To plant in the area, just make small holes through the paper and
plant through.

Martin.