our large garden is overgrown with weeds, dandelions and nettles...?

Question

we have just moved house, the large garden in our new home is badly overgrown, we are complete beginners to gardening...where do we start with turning it into a nice lawn our son can play on?

Answer 1

I have done this myself a couple of times at different houses and it's not an easy job. I would recommend hiring a big 2 stroke strummer to clear the bulk of it, spray what's left with weedkiller. Buy a small compressor sprayer and mix up some concentrated roundup.



Then order some sand and topsoil and get it delivered from a decent builders or landscaping merchants. Spread them over the garden filling any dips with the sand and putting the topsoil on the top and making sure the garden is really flat. Then order some turf from the same builders merchant to be delivered, make sure you lay it promptly and keep it watered.



This is not the cheapest way but believe me it could save a lot of hassle and you may end up doing this in the end after trying everything else as I did. Good luck with it.

Answer 2

Buy a barrel of beer and get as many friends and relatives round as you can to help. Use brush cutters and chain saws (carefully) and hack it all down. Then make a big bonfire which will give you one clear area. Try to dig out perennial weeds such as docks making sure you get the whole root or it will grow back. For the rest put down a weedkiller that biodegrades else nothing will grow for 6 months. Then rot ovate it all, level the surface and lay turf. It's a lot of hard work I'm afraid and weeds could grow back I'm your lawn but you can treat that with a weed killer that doesn't kill grass. Good luck

Answer 3

Not overgrown but definitely on its way. I hate that in-between time with my garden. I want to trim it with a strimmer but I know that to completely uproot will have a longer lasting effect so I need to wait until I can pull out the weeds without missing any!

Answer 4

It may not be as bad as you think, if its just over grown lawn a good trashing with a strimmer will see to it but make sure to rake up the cuttings. then cut it 2 days later with a lawn mower and spread some general fertiliser 7/6/17. if your problem is shrubs prune them back hard an add some fertiliser 7/6/17 again. good luck.

Answer 5

http://www.wikihow.com/Replace-an-Old-Lawn

This site has a couple of ways to do the lawn renew or removal. For renewal spray a broad leaf herbicide and it will not kill the lawn portion, rake out weeds after they have died about two weeks. Then spread lawn area with compost or top soil or peat and sprinkle to wet soil. Then replant with seed. Never let the seed dry out after two weeks you will see a lawn growing up. Wait until it's at least 4"" tall before mowing. This is to let the grass mature enough to have a healthy root system. First before buying grass seed check your lawn area to see if it is in full to partial sun or full shade or partial shade. Be sure to ask the garden center which seed would be best for your particular area.

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Answer 8

First of all you must spray the whole area with wedkiller. 2 weeks later get a tiller from your local hire firm, and till to a fine tilth. then you can either sod it, or seed it, and there you have it.

Answer 9

full protective gear ,, take a garden chainsa thing and get in there ,, uproot anything large enough ,, just go crazy ,, theres no plan to stuff like that ,, you just have to do it