Chipperheads guide to lawn renovation.

Ive been trying to get my lawn looking something like that but tbh im not even close :(

Seriously considering paying someone to level the garden but im sure it would be expensive.
 
Good work.

All it needs now are these :o
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That's one beautiful lawn mate, great effort.

It'd make a great croquet lawn now :D

Where's a good place to buy that sort of equipment? B&Q?
 
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If you don't want to spend money on an aerator and your grass area is relatively small, use a fork. Stick it in about 4-6 inches and wiggle it around a bit, then repeat, and repeat again, and again, and again... You get the idea. ;)
 
Amazing transformation. I have the same scarifier as you and used it for the first time last month. Took me hours to do my smaller lawn and as the majority of it was moss/thatch. Now I'm left with a mostly moss free lawn but about a third of it is now dead grass and mud. Looks pretty awful now although I know it's actually in a better state than before. Will grass start to grow in the bare areas without spreading seeds as I've noticed you haven't done that?
 
Foyman said:
Amazing transformation. I have the same scarifier as you and used it for the first time last month. Took me hours to do my smaller lawn and as the majority of it was moss/thatch. Now I'm left with a mostly moss free lawn but about a third of it is now dead grass and mud. Looks pretty awful now although I know it's actually in a better state than before. Will grass start to grow in the bare areas without spreading seeds as I've noticed you haven't done that?
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I did overseed and ideally you should but eventually it will grow back without.
 
Very good read and a cracking job done there.

Did you have to roll the lawn at all or was it generally flat ? I have moved recently and the lawn was a right old state, i have gradually been improving it but still a long way to go !!
 
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Very good read and a cracking job done there.

Did you have to roll the lawn at all or was it generally flat ? I have moved recently and the lawn was a right old state, i have gradually been improving it but still a long way to go !!
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Rollings definately out for lawn care, they get away with it on cricket greens but thats about it. Rolling compacts the soil making for poor growing conditions.
To level it off you need to top dress using a sand / soil mix to fill in all the dips and for any bumps you need to lift up the turf, remove the required amount of soil and replace the turf.
 
That is a truely amazing restoration job you've done there, very impressive.

This thread has given me the enthusiasm to try and sort my weed infested lawns out.
 
This thread inspired me to actually do something about the sorry state my lawn is in.

Below is a picture of the work in progress :

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The section of lawn in the middle of the grass has escaped the scarifier until tomorrow, bbq and beer took priority.

chipperhead I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction for my next job? I was planning on aerating the lawn next but im not sure if I can do this straight away or do I have to leave it for a bit?
 
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