Help needed :)

Hi all il not bored you with all details but summary os my issue is
i have a brain inury post 8 years
moved into semi detatched with decent size garden for my 2 boys to play in
Issue
The lawn is patchy & looks terrible
im hoping i can repair it to a decent state in time for summer .
any advice??
iv added pics for perspective of my problem
many thanks

 

Hello Marley.
Thank you for your response,
My situation is this:
im currently in rented accommodation looking to buy it this year
before i could consider that step i would have to make do with this for the while
so at this point im just looking to improve the current condition(if possible),so i can enjoy summer on a reasonable lawn (if we have one) :P
My knowledge of gardening is almost obsolete,im just trying to re-integrate and learn basic skills.

 

I don't think there's much chance of getting the lawn round for this year - grass seed will grow quite vigorously - but it will be a fair time before it's ready for playing on.

in the longer term you can toughen up a lawned area by installing plastic honeycomb tiles - filling with soil - then pressing turf on top of this. But this won't happen before Summer.

How about some raised beds and lay bark in between - quick to install and relatively safe for a kids play area.

I'm not a great advocate of real lawns but not sure I'd take the leap and install artificial grass - I know someone who has and they end up hoovering it to get rid of debris on its surface - where as this debris is normally sucked up by a lawn mower. It does however look good. Each to their own - but it's not my cup of tea .

 

A tree house with ferns undneath will look good, also it can be dismantled if you have to move.
I suffer with spine problems so gardening has to be done differently to suit what I can do, have always found I can overcome problems just by thinking of a different way of doing things.

Any problem can be solved not always the same result but satisfying

 

Thank you everyone for your kind replies il break the news to my Mrs that there's no chance of a healthy green lawn.
i will consider what has been mentioned and ask my partner what she would like to do
however in reality (we may not even buy this house etc)
Its probable we will leave it until changes we are going through have settled down

 

IMHO I think you're doing the right thing - leave it until you have your own place.

For me a garden is a very personal 'thing' - it makes a house a home.

When you do buy your own place - there are plenty of ideas on here - from small container gardens to larger plots.