New Garden Advice!

Hello everyone!

Was hoping to get some advice.
We moved into our new house a few months and the last owner told us he hadn't touched the garden in 7 years so as you can imagine, the grass was just weeds, trees and bushes over grown, ivy everywhere etc

So we decided the best thing to do was to completely start from fresh. I cut down 3 trees and pulled out everything else.

Now im unsure what to do. We have noticed the lawn is completely dead. Nothing is growing except a few dandelions.

What is the best way to lay some new grass?

First time i have every owned a garden so i honestly have no idea how to start.



Thank you in advance!

Joe

 

Welcome to GC Joe
A lot depends on what you need from your garden space. If you've got youngsters you might want mainly lawn. Also how open is the site.. Shade makes a difference.
Cost can come into it too, I'd aim to make a good garden frugally myself but that can take time. If you've got a good budget, then you can speed things up. But first we need to know what kind of garden you would like.
Play area/veg patch/flower borders etc

 

Joe

Very good post from JR above. It does look like you have a task ahead of you but a lot of us have been down that road so tell us what you would like.

Also, a VERY important question to you ... where are you? North, South, East or West? County will do. Knowing this will get the best people to answer you (but not me! ).

 

Welcome. Lawns come cheap(ish) and slow - seed. or Expensive and quick - turf.
The couple opposite me must have spent a small fortune. Three weeks of a landscaper (and his crew) laying mountains of turf and monoblock.

 

Thanks for the replies!

We would like it to be mainly grass, we had a baby in December so would like a big grass area for him

We discovered that the garden actually has boarders which we would like to put flowers and maybe a little veg garden but there is bamboo which i am unsure how to remove?

We dont have a massive budget but i see it as a good opportunity to learn how to do things myself. Laying the grass is the first priority

Would i have to dig a certain amount of soil up and put new top soil down before i lay some new grass? And what grass should I look for?

Im based in Halewood in Liverpool

Think i answered everything!

Thanks!

Joe

 

It's a good time to sow grass seed right now. You might be lucky and have reasonable soil. You could ask a neighbour if they have any knowledge of your ground area.
If you dig up a spit or two and it's a lovely dark colour you can just clear it of all weeds, and then sow hard wearing seed (my choice) if it's a horrible clay, then you'll need extra work for a good lawn.
If your not confident or you want it quick then it might be worth getting a quote for turf supplies. Either way you'll need flat well draining soil.

 

Welcome to the forum @Joe Bore it's nice to see you have an interest in gardening, surprisingly not a lot of people do, i can tell you this from experience, if you enjoy it, however you start it's always a work in progress and there's always a lot of defining factors in that but you'll get the greatest of pleasure in what you do.