Landscaping tips??
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Is there a lot of grading needed? If so, then getting someone in with a Bobcat might be the quickest and, surprisingly, cheapest (and will save your back!). Otherwise, use a shovel and wheelbarrow to move the soil around, and smooth it with a hard rake. Pull out any stones while you're at it. Then borrow or rent a roller to press the soil down. Do this again after the seed or sod goes on. If the yard is quite shady, grass may not take well.
If you want grass, you can either simply plant grass seed (fussy for the first year) or get sod brought in (less fussy, but still demanding). You might want to consider a sprinkler system; they're easier to install before the grass goes in. Consider your local climate, as to whether grass is the best choice, or if something more drought-hardy is more appropriate. I've done some reading on water-efficient gardening (it was work-related) and noted the comment that North Americans typically walk on their grass only when they're mowing it. There are many better ways to utilize a back yard!
If you want grass, you can either simply plant grass seed (fussy for the first year) or get sod brought in (less fussy, but still demanding). You might want to consider a sprinkler system; they're easier to install before the grass goes in. Consider your local climate, as to whether grass is the best choice, or if something more drought-hardy is more appropriate. I've done some reading on water-efficient gardening (it was work-related) and noted the comment that North Americans typically walk on their grass only when they're mowing it. There are many better ways to utilize a back yard!
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Do you have a mower with a bag? Use the bag to collect the chopped grass from the mower exhaust and then dump these pilings on the muddy/nongrass area...grass will start to grow in about a week, and every time you cut the grass keep putting it over that area it will grow faster...its similar to putting hay over the area but the cut grass is cheap and free to put over all you have to do is mow the lawn.....
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I wanted to borrow some from the kid's farm when I had a yard and my ex just let it become a wilderness, those huge branches with thorns just everywhere and I had no idea what to do, tried to fix it with scissors, but the branches were too big. Then I bought poison. The grape died but the rest stayed. Then one day a guy from church fixed it.
Now I have a beautiful garden and park with a few garden men I don't even have to pay, because it's for all the people of the apartment.
My sister just plants trees, digs, puts a swimming pool in her garden. It looks lovely. How? I have no idea.
Now I have a beautiful garden and park with a few garden men I don't even have to pay, because it's for all the people of the apartment.
My sister just plants trees, digs, puts a swimming pool in her garden. It looks lovely. How? I have no idea.
Is there a lot of grading needed? If so, then getting someone in with a Bobcat might be the quickest and, surprisingly, cheapest (and will save your back!). Otherwise, use a shovel and wheelbarrow to move the soil around, and smooth it with a hard rake. Pull out any stones while you're at it. Then borrow or rent a roller to press the soil down. Do this again after the seed or sod goes on. If the yard is quite shady, grass may not take well.
If you want grass, you can either simply plant grass seed (fussy for the first year) or get sod brought in (less fussy, but still demanding). You might want to consider a sprinkler system; they're easier to install before the grass goes in. Consider your local climate, as to whether grass is the best choice, or if something more drought-hardy is more appropriate. I've done some reading on water-efficient gardening (it was work-related) and noted the comment that North Americans typically walk on their grass only when they're mowing it. There are many better ways to utilize a back yard!
If you want grass, you can either simply plant grass seed (fussy for the first year) or get sod brought in (less fussy, but still demanding). You might want to consider a sprinkler system; they're easier to install before the grass goes in. Consider your local climate, as to whether grass is the best choice, or if something more drought-hardy is more appropriate. I've done some reading on water-efficient gardening (it was work-related) and noted the comment that North Americans typically walk on their grass only when they're mowing it. There are many better ways to utilize a back yard!
