Thats it for another year

The dog seems happy with all your hard work too :thumbs:
 
A neighbour has the Astroturf in their back garden & tbh it looks pretty realistic.:cool:

I hate cutting the grass (especially when we get days of rain & the bloody stuff grows about 3")
After moving into our present house, I spent a couple of years weeding/scarifying/seeding/feeding to get it looking decent, then thought beggar this, I've better things to spend my time on, so bought a Kilo of clover seeds & scattered them all over + I've let the moss grow & now I only use the lawnmower every 2-3 weeks.
 
OldCarlos said:
I've better things to spend my time on, so bought a Kilo of clover seeds & scattered them all over + I've let the moss grow & now I only use the lawnmower every 2-3 weeks.
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Now there is an interesting thought :thumbs:
 
Our hankey sized "lawns" are too small to make any difference to fitness but do introduce a little smell of cut vegetation (some grass, some moss and some other weeds!) into the house as clumps drop out of the mower as it's carried through between garden areas. Been tempted to carpet the back and have it levelled so we can use it to better advantage for vegies and other containers but haven't got around to it yet!
 
I got shot of my lawns and laid astro turf last summer. One of the best things I have ever done. Flymo binned !! :)
 
OldCarlos said:
It actually looks better/greener in the Winter too. ;)

I did quite a bit of research (gobsmacked at some seed prices, especially for very small quantities) & bought them from here; http://wildseed.co.uk/
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Could be worth talking to a farmer who still does green manuring (if that's what it's called!) - they use clover to fix Nitrogen into fallow fields to help pasture green up. They will get their seed far heaper than anywhere that sells to Joe Public and would probably be happy to sell you the odd 1/2 bag for your "lawn". Be aware that bees LOVE clover so that solution isn't ideal for kid friendly lawns - clover's also rather soft so will show play wear badly!
 
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twist said:
Looks great. Im thinking of having this done, can anyone tell me the process of laying it, is it difficult? EDIT Im guessing like this... shame you cant just throw it over the old grass like a rug :(

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFy4svG6Epk
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In theory you can just roll it over the old grass as long as you lay down a weed membrane, the grass underneath will eventually die off due to lack of light/oxygen

However, i chose to do it "right" 56sq mts grass which was 2 rolls at 4x7mts, took grass off, added 4 tonnes of sand, levelled with a whacker plate, weed membrane then laid the grass

Me and my then 18 and 15 year old lads did it over the easter weekend 4-5 years ago

Thr grass in the Video is cheap thin and light 10-15mm and is very easy to lift and manuovre, mine is 40mm thick and each roll needed 4 men to get it from the wagon into my garden
 
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Gary Coyle said:
In theory you can just roll it over the old grass as long as you lay down a weed membrane, the grass underneath will eventually die off due to lack of light/oxygen
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Thanks Gary, did you lay it yourself?
 
This is what i bought http://www.nearlygrass.co.uk/nearlygrass-range/nearlygrass-40/

I bought it direct from the manufacturers who are only a mile from me, they didnt charge delivery either, it cost me £15 odd per sq mt £850 in total, if you get it fitted by their list of fitters youre looking at over £40 a sq mt plus the cost of sand at £50 a tonne and everything else on top like joint tape, joint glue etc, etc.

I did it all in for under £1200 i
 
Gary Coyle said:
This is what i bought http://www.nearlygrass.co.uk/nearlygrass-range/nearlygrass-40/

I bought it direct from the manufacturers who are only a mile from me, they didnt charge delivery either, it cost me £15 odd per sq mt £850 in total, if you get it fitted by their list of fitters youre looking at over £40 a sq mt plus the cost of sand at £50 a tonne and everything else on top like joint tape, joint glue etc, etc.

I did it all in for under £1200 i
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Ouch, not sure how they justify £40 a m2 without materials, any labourer could do that for far less @ a couple days wages.
 
twist said:
Ouch, not sure how they justify £40 a m2 without materials, any labourer could do that for far less @ a couple days wages.
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Its a 2 - 3 man job over 2-3 days for adecent sized lawn, thats why i mentioned the thin light grass in the Video, the heavy stuff like mine took all 3 of us just to make tiny adjustments in lining it up correctly, everytime you move it you also move the weed membrane so you need to sort that out, its ery tricky with the heavy stuff but very easy with the light stuff.
 
I still remember the original post when you got this done - still looking good! It's not for me but I can certainly see why people do it. With 2 little kids running around in Winter our 'lawn' resembles anything but that, which I guess is no issue for Gary now and probably quite nice on sunny Winter's day.

But like a another poster above, I quite like mowing the lawn and having blackbirds \ Robins etc on it, if i had my way I get rid of our drive and return that to earth etc but the boss will not allow it (quite reasonably)
 
akr said:
I still remember the original post when you got this done - still looking good! It's not for me but I can certainly see why people do it. With 2 little kids running around in Winter our 'lawn' resembles anything but that, which I guess is no issue for Gary now and probably quite nice on sunny Winter's day.

But like a another poster above, I quite like mowing the lawn and having blackbirds \ Robins etc on it, if i had my way I get rid of our drive and return that to earth etc but the boss will not allow it (quite reasonably)
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We get birds on it all year round, theyre attracted to the lushness even in winter when most lawns are just brown boggy patches. its quite funny to see them trying to stick their beaks in for a worm
 
Gary Coyle said:
We get birds on it all year round, theyre attracted to the lushness even in winter when most lawns are just brown boggy patches. its quite funny to see them trying to stick their beaks in for a worm
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Interesting, you'd think they would learn there was no food there.
 
Gary Coyle said:
its quite funny to see them trying to stick their beaks in for a worm
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Thats as cruel as sellotaping bread crumbs to the inside of a window :D
 
Now THAT'S what I call a garden .... neat and tidy, easy to look after and the dog loves it. Perfect. Love the area at the end with the chairs. How nice of your neighbour to put up that lovely stone wall as a backdrop ...... result.

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I too have it laid, it's been down for about 4 years. We did it because the lawn which was down when we moved in was very poor. Our dog didn't help matters either, where she wee'd it left brown patches. We like Gary regularly Hoover and jet wash it to keep it fresh. I think we could do with lifting ours up and replacing the sand underneath as I've noticed it sinking slightly in the corners.
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Maggie52 said:
I think we could do with lifting ours up and replacing the sand underneath as I've noticed it sinking slightly in the corners.
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Just lift the corners & sweep the dog crap under it. Sorted! :D
 
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