turning scrubland into lawn
Discussion
I am just in the process of acquiring this patch of land at the back of our garden which is approx 110 foot by 60 foot
And I would like to turn into lawn with some flower beds, garden room etc
I am going to remove all the conifers and smaller saplings which will open it up a lot more.
The soil is a heavy clay and the lower parts suffer from waterlogging so I plan to bring in circa 20 tonnes of decent topsoil to level it however before I do that should I apply some commercial grade weedkiller to everything to get rid of brambles and ivy etc or cover it in soil then kill what ever grows through?
Also how do I go about getting the new soil level? I have a lawn lute and a pallet i can tow behind a ride on but how do I judge the levels over a large area? is there some kid of surveying tool for this?
And I would like to turn into lawn with some flower beds, garden room etc
I am going to remove all the conifers and smaller saplings which will open it up a lot more.
The soil is a heavy clay and the lower parts suffer from waterlogging so I plan to bring in circa 20 tonnes of decent topsoil to level it however before I do that should I apply some commercial grade weedkiller to everything to get rid of brambles and ivy etc or cover it in soil then kill what ever grows through?
Also how do I go about getting the new soil level? I have a lawn lute and a pallet i can tow behind a ride on but how do I judge the levels over a large area? is there some kid of surveying tool for this?
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