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Topic ID 4331
04/06/2010 by Hillsider
Lawns - continued...
right - further to last post, got my topsoil delivered last weekend (fun and games that was), and now have my garden prepped and ready to go. The next stage - grass!
I see two options - turf it, or seed it. My garden is around 60m sq (give or take) so am conscious of the cost of turfing. Seeding seems the best option.
Can anyone recommend a good local supplier or brand of turf or seed? I am wary of paying over the odds at Van Hages, or just buying rubbish from Focus / B&Q / etc.
Hoping to get it done this weekend so I can sit in front of the telly watching the world cup while the grass takes.
Thanks in advance.
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Reply ID 49592
04/06/2010 by mb1
If you leave it like it is, or perhaps dig it about a bit, it'll be as good a surface as Wembley and you can play the World Cup on it!
Reply ID 49601
04/06/2010 by Scottman
Can't help you with where to buy good seed, but I would counsel you not to seed in midsummer (well we hope it is). Unless you are ready to water it just enough and not too much for weeks or months, your better bet is to seed in the early autumn (September). You'll save water and very much increase the chance of the lawn taking well.
It will also allow time for the topsoil to settle and for you to remove the 1000s of weeds that will miraculously appear.
Reply ID 49629
05/06/2010 by Matt40
I tried seeding our lawn for a couple of years and gave up, it didn't root and the pigeons just ate it! returfing is just so much the easier option. Our garden is 25m sq, and a recommended student guy did it for 180 quid (turf included), bargain. I probably spent that in the first two years on lawn feed, moss killer etc.
Reply ID 49649
07/06/2010 by Simes
Would recommend turf from 'Top Pots' nursery at Westmill Farm. I returfed a small back garden (30 sq metres) back in April. £3.25 per square metre, and they delivered it free of charge. Turf was cut and delivered to them on a Friday and they delivered to me later the same day so it wasn't hanging around anywhere drying out.
I noticed they still had the poster/advert up there this weekend, although it might be getting a bit late in the year - unless you're prepared to do a lot of watering.
Reply ID 49651
07/06/2010 by Pat-H
Astro turf at around £20 per sq metre but think of the saving in time and expense wuith no weeding or cutting :-)
Reply ID 49652
08/06/2010 by Dave T.
Seeding works great if you can lay some clear plastic sheeting over the lawn once you've seeded . . . it lets the light in, stays moist underneath and keeps the birds off
Reply ID 50348
06/07/2010 by Hillsider
By way of an update - i have a pretty thick lawn going, which is coming along nicely. Just need to level a few areas out, and need a roller.
Simes - I notice you have a roller free for collection, but your profile won't let me email you. Do you know how heavy your roller is? We have limited access to the back garden, so I was looking at the water filled ones, but if I can lift yours...
Reply ID 50351
06/07/2010 by Simes
Hillsider - I've reset my profile and sent you an e-mail (so we don't upset the moderators!)
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