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Creating lawn

clairebull92clairebull92 Posts: 12
in Problem solving
Hi i have recently smashed up an old concrete path that ran along my lawn and I want to turn it back into lawn just wondered if people had any advice on how to level to match the rest of the lawn please as best I can please. C

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Break up the underlying soil as it will be compacted, add more soil, level it, firm it by walking over it, rake lightly and reseed. It may settle and sink a bit but you can add a little more soil and over sow again later. The same would apply if you use turf. Ideally, you'd leave it for a month or two to settle, and then top up and seed. 

    It's also worth sowing some  of the seed over the rest of the grass so that you don't have a 'line' that's different from the rest. It's almost impossible to match it all up otherwise. If you turf, it's also worth doing that with some seed for the same reason. 
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  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813

    Fairygirl 

    You are only 35,852 posts ahead of

    clairebull92 

    What a contribution to gardening !!
    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
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