Lawns

That's what I thought, so the compressed stones along with the fines make an impenetrable layer, great for a driveway but bad for a lawn. I've used Type 3 (no fines) on my driveway to allow it to be permeable and have a 4 or 5" layer of topsoil, I have Thyme on mine but grass would do just as...

If it's a sand and grit mix down to 3 inches then soil, I'd just seed it. Yeah I know the 'official' advice, but I've seen it work well. As long as you can keep it moist and fed, grass will thrive in that environment. It's free draining so it won't fill up with moss and it won't form a 'pan' (an...

This is the one I used. Worked great. I then swept the cores into the adjoining beds.

It's certainly a better terminology in French The trouble is I now have a problem getting some images out of my mind.

Just returning to say thanks for all the replies. I'm still mulling it over and using the strimmer in the meantime. I do have a large garden and am not sure a battery machine would be up to the challenge; not only account of the amount I have to do, but also on how long the grass can get at...

Hi,No lawn Expert, but as you already have it, think a small handful of FB&B per sq mtr/yard would be fine, but applied the day before the turf is layed and then raked very lightly and given a gentle light spray of the hose pipe so it does not burn the roots. There should be no need to add...

There is no loss of pressure but there will be a reduction in flow. Over the lengths we are talking about, not enough to notice.

oversow with ryegrass but whatever you use if it isnt getting any light its going to die

I’ve just dug an area up that I literally fell into and it’s one end of the drainage. Perhaps had backfilled it too much and not compacted it enough as I went. I’ll refill in stages with a mixture of stones and compact as I go. I’m based in Suffolk/Cambridgeshire border so a relatively dry area...

Good for you. And glad to hear the dog is 100%.

thanks for the update. Don’t worry about the late reply, I’ve been busy too as I’m working till 25th of this month before I get a day off! The joys of Greenkeeping and club championship plus I had a nice reward for my work so far.

As promised some before pictures - the stepping stones and the arch. Thought I'd take advantage of the rain and damp lawn. Only took 5 minutes to get the cores out and another 5 to brush them up and chuck them onto the compost heap. The tool itself is very easy to use - you just step on it to...

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Ants!

it will minimise the looks but it will not eradicate it. You will notice if you feed the lawn, more so with iron that it will be a different shade. Slice it will help but a good scarification in the autumn and spring would also be beneficial against such grass types.

Cheers for the photos. What depth is the soil?builders have a bit of a name for leaving not the best soil for lawns. It’s very lumpy so would need to be worked at to make it fine.Normally I would recommend rather than compost a good topsoil content with sand to aid drainage. A lot depends on...

It means taking out small plugs of soil to ease compaction. As you walk on the lawn - or with time - the soil on the surface is compacted - this creates a barrier which slows down drainage and means that it is more difficult for water/nutrients to get down to the grass roots.Some advocate...

Think it depends on the time and cost to remove all that mot1 as to the cost of using turf or artificial.What made you change your mind ?If you do go for turf, once the mot1 and membrane are removed , if you have a decent depth of soil then it should be fine.You want to have a read at the...

Hi, No lawn expert but had a couple of lawns made from seed and turf, but never needed to sieve the soil ? Just dig it over, rake it level, heel it in and rake again removing any large stones etc.Sieving all that soil sounds like a long and painful job, if you must, though one of these...