How to lay turf

briand 24/11/2011 at 15:27

Really helpful video thanks. Monty uses compost during ground prep - I am starting from scratch with a 30'x15' area for lawn & beds (chalky soil, Winchester, Hants – any tips on material?) Do I need as much compost to improve the ground for turfing as I do for beds? Can I just topsoil the lawn area or as I’m digging over the whole garden, is this a golden chance to improve all the soil? The bigger dilemma may be keeping my 4 year old daughter off the grass for 3 weeks...! Thank you.

tanyamason 24/11/2011 at 15:29

I had a company come and lay new turf yesterday. They were meant to rotavate the existing lawn, level it off as the old lawn was very bumby, put topsoil on and lay the new turf. All they've done is poured 2 cubic meters of topsoil (it's a 54m.sq. garden) on top of the existing lawn (which was a mess, overgrown with bold patches in places) and then laid the new turf on top. I never had a garden before and this is my first turfing experience but am right in saying that this was not done correctly?