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muellered_2000 wrote:
Hello everybody,
I am a complete beginner and would really appreciate some advice.
I have recently bought a property with a garden which needs quite a lot
of work. The back garden had a thin strip of lawn with a jungle of
shrubs, trees and plants on the one side and a large concrete path on
the other. At the end of last summer I attacked the shrubs and reduced
their depth from about 2 metres to just under one and last weekend I
broke up the concrete path. The plan is to expand the lawn so that I
have a large lawn in the centre with two small flowerbeds running on
each edge.
I haven't got a lot of money to spare and don't think that I can afford
to buy a whole load of turf. My problem is the following. I have one
side of the garden (where the shrubs were) which is a flowebed. This
is raised slightly above the level of the lawn and is currently full of
roots and weeds etc. The other side (the old concrete path) is on a
lower level from the lawn ranging from 2-12 inches and is made up of
sand and topsoil. I would like to have a nice lawn by the summer.
Any ideas on how to achieve this in the most cost efficient way?
Thanks
Sow grass seed.
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Many thanks for this elaborate response. I had hoped for something a little more helpful like the best way to prepare the ground prior to sowing, the best time of the year to do it, what to do with my flowerbed full of roots etc. Would appreciate it if someone could help.
Thanks