Well. The time is nearly upon me when I finally get around to doing something about the lawn. Those of you who’ve been keeping up with things will have noticed my periodic, self-pitying moans about the tawdry state of my grass and my constant vows to sort the bloody stuff out.
It might not seem like the best time of life to be undertaking it – for I have a bun in the oven (or rather: The Wife does) and a 2 year old who you can be assured will be up to his neck in anything that takes place in the garden but I can procrastinate no more!
The first step is, of course, to figure out what the hell to do with the 45,000 tonnes (est.) of turf and topsoil I’ve already got in the garden. I’m guessing it will be a job where I’ll need to hire a skip (rather than skip higher) and be prepared for a few days solid graft with a spade.
Then, I’m guessing, I will have to put in some new topsoil in order to give the lawn a decent base… before finally buying some fricking turf and laying it. I can’t imagine it’s that hard a task but I shall – as ever – let you – the gentle reader – know how I progress. (Did you like all those sub-clauses and extraneous punctuation? I did!) I’ve been hanging round a few gardening forums to pick up some tips about where to buy turf, what I need to do to make it work, how long it will take and all that. Apparently, I’ll have to do the turfing part of the operation in a single day – so I might tell my dad to forget about his dicey back and get down here to help out!
The only remaining question is whether to persist with the veg garden. Currently, this takes up the top helf of the garden on a raised level. We discussed making all of this bit into a veg patch – but that was before pregnancy curtailed my wife’s ability to weed/rake/sow and hoe. Currently we should be well into planting season and I ain’t done nish.
Ah well. I’ll think on and you’ll be the first to know when I’ve decided.
polarisworldgolf said,
March 12, 2008 @ 3:06 pm
Hi!
I laid my own lawn last year and it was a cinch! I’d recommend Rolawn Turf for the job. It looks a treat on my garden and I laid it easily within a day. Having said that: make sure you do your prep properly. You’re absolutely on the right lines in noting that you need a good topsoil base.
Good luck!