Hi my garden/lawn falls by about a foot at the end i have tried to level this using compost but i think iv used the wrong thing, can anyone advise me how to bring up the level at the end of the garden, do i need to use top soil? will i need to remove the compost (i have already grass seeded which has started to grow. It is like walking on sponge.
landscaping, leveling the ground
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Remove the sponge, add top soil, level off and turf or re-seed.
I did mine recently but went the whole hog and removed all the turf, then rotovated the soil, added fresh topsoil then raked level before re-turfing the lot.
View media item 757 View media item 761Worked a treat, next door neighbour has done the top up method you describe but where their top soil levels off to meet the exsisiting levels it has created another area of flooding.
I did mine recently but went the whole hog and removed all the turf, then rotovated the soil, added fresh topsoil then raked level before re-turfing the lot.
View media item 757 View media item 761Worked a treat, next door neighbour has done the top up method you describe but where their top soil levels off to meet the exsisiting levels it has created another area of flooding.
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