On Sat, 23 May 2009 11:36:08 +0100, "Rich" wrote:

I've about 5 inch of fairly stony soil then below it very rocky and
sandy.

My intention is to sift the soil and remove all the stones and lay
stones down first, then put the sifted soil top of that. Then grass.

I'm sifting with a garden sifter thingy and the size of the holes are
about 1cm square. Should I sift with a finer sieve?

I'm wanting a lawn bowling green-ish.


If you bury the stones they will eventually work their way up to the
surface as the fine soil washes down between them. That wouldn't
matter too much for an orcinary lawn, but if you really want a bowling
green you should remove the stones entirely.