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On Apr 13, 3:00*am, FredAt wrote:
Hello All,
It has been many years since I did any gardening - the last time was
over 20 years ago as a child - and I have no experience whatsoever with
lawns. *I am starting again now with a new house. *My current task is to
turn what is still the remains of a building site into a garden and the
very first thing I need to do is to lay a lawn along the side of the
house. *I am hoping that I will get some useful tips here. *I give a few
details below
a. The side of the house is 11m long and tapers from 4m down to just
over 2m.
b. Along the 11m length the ground slopes downwards towards the street -
a total drop of around 50cm.
c. The soil appears to be very well drained but is somewhat rocky - the
remains of the build.
What I want to do is to use rollout turf to lay a lawn here. *I want
something that will be low maintenance and will do a good job of
stopping weeds and other unwanted guests growing through.
Questions
a. What sort of ground preparation do I need? *Should I, for instance,
lay a good layer of garden soil before I lay the turf?
b. Should I consider breaking up the 11m length so the slope in each
section is somewhat less than the current grade of 4.5%?
c. What are the options with rollout turf - is there just the one kind
or are there many varieties.
d. What sort of regular maintenance will be required? *Will I be able to
avoid use of chemical pesticides & weed killers?
OK - I am a real newbie and it shows. *But I hope that I will get some
useful advice nevertheless
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FredAt
The first step is to figure out where in the world you are. The turf
solutions for Florida are going to be different than those in Canada.
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I live in Luxembourg. Winters are colder and longer than in the UK and summers are probably a bit hotter. Rain - well, less than in the UK. The lawn will be exposed to sunshine for 8+h during the summer months. Does that provide enough info?