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and were in an even worse state than the front anyway, what do I need to do to prepare the ground to lay turf over the area. There'll be borders and beds eventually. I know at some point I'll have to compact the ground but I don't fancy shuffling over

nearly broke my back lifting slabs, shifting sand, importing topsoil and finally laying turf after my failure at growing a lawn from seed. I could have just bought fake grass and laid it over the slabs, it would have been much easier. No-one would have

for laying new turf. J.   At our previous house we thought the lawn had had it. Called in a lawn maintenence company and saved the lawn and our pockets.  When we moved here lawn was in worse condition so have done the same thing.  They give you advice, have

, aerate the turf by making holes in it with a fork, then top dress with gritty compost to assist surface drainage. In shaded areas, sow grass seed or lay turf that is appropriate for such conditions.In spring or early autumn, use a proprietary product

. can i lay new turf on top of old turf cheers have been walking on lawn to get to greenhouse when raining and noticed grass well squashed any suggestionsto rectify Forget about grass -go for the long term solution and lay a few paving slabs

that rather than top soil-you can buy it in bags or a load So yes remove the old turf -rotovate the soil -add the organic matter-fertilizer- level soil-lay turf. It is not as simple as that-have a look at youtube for some instructional videos or have a read

the garden and lay drains and remodel the garden and lawn. One problem we have it Horsetail weed, at the moment we have a digger and it is moving and levelling off the lawn to relay and lay a patio. My question is while the earth is up and being turned over

I have a small lawn that lays in partial shade of a large oak tree, so it doesn't get its full quota of sunshine ( When we get it!) . I feed it regularly in the growing season, but it always struggles to thicken up. Would it help if I added daisies

 ground level by  8 inches? Is there any reason why you cannot remove the turf and dig over the area- that is the usual method.then add compost to enrich the soil As to shrubs go for smaller specimens they establish quicker and are cheaper.         I tried

overshadowing mine.  I have treaded the garden with weed and feed and it still makes no difference.  The area is damp all the time.  Yet on the otherside the grass grows in patches and is bone dry.  Perhaps I should remove the grass and lay paving.  Thanks