If you manage to level it, you will end up with a step from your concrete path around the house to the lawn. And you would need an enormous amount of topsoil to bring it all up (not completely level, you need a slight slope for water to run away from the house). Your slope is no problem, as others said, just level it where needed.
An alternative solution would be to dig a trampoline sized hole that puts your trampoline at ground level. The excavate earth could then be used to level out the rest of the garden and later, when the kids no longer want a trampolene you could convert it to a pond for wildlife.
I'd be more worried, frankly, about planting that poor tree somewhere more sensible and attractive (tho not no till autumn) and erecting some trellis or other screen to disguise that big green tank thing and then doing some decent lawn care.
Failing that, as others have said, concentrate on getting that area levelled off first so it's safe for the children to play on and use up some energy. Once that's done you can see what soil you have left if any, and use that to start levelling any really obvious areas. Are you planning on any flower bed or veg patch areas ? That might sort some of the levelling issues out. Good luck with itÂ
I had a look when I was outside earlier. The back of my house [not huge, about 9 metres/30 feet ] has a 30 cm/12inch difference from the kitchen end to the end of the original building. I don't have a photo.
This is from 4 years ago so, and is from the back steps [just out of view on the left] to the back gate on the right The grass, trellis and the top of the bed are all level, and you can see the incline from left to right in the gravel path
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Trampolines can be dangerous things for adults ... it was at Ma's 80th birthday party that my niece said 'Come on Aunty Dove ... come on the trampoline with me' ... not wanting to be a wuss I climbed up ... stood upright and ............. my knee flexed the wrong way and my ACL snapped ðŸ˜Â Â
I hope @jojo.donoghue hasn't done his knee in ............
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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I'd be more worried, frankly, about planting that poor tree somewhere more sensible and attractive (tho not no till autumn) and erecting some trellis or other screen to disguise that big green tank thing and then doing some decent lawn care.
It is possible to set the trampoline at ground level if you have the energy to do it, if you want to consider that, have a look at this
http://www.atlantictrampolines.co.uk/blog/1489/how-to-sink-a-trampoline-in-the-ground
Failing that, as others have said, concentrate on getting that area levelled off first so it's safe for the children to play on and use up some energy.Â
Once that's done you can see what soil you have left if any, and use that to start levelling any really obvious areas.Â
Are you planning on any flower bed or veg patch areas ? That might sort some of the levelling issues out.Â
Good luck with itÂ
This is from 4 years ago so, and is from the back steps [just out of view on the left] to the back gate on the right
The grass, trellis and the top of the bed are all level, and you can see the incline from left to right in the gravel path
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I hope @jojo.donoghue hasn't done his knee in ............
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.