Fake Grass.

[123hotchef]

Any way whats the best way to check the garden is level when i start moving the mud about,

 

[brightspark]

Jeyes fluid,

that stinks worse

 

[brightspark]

Any way whats the best way to check the garden is level when i start moving the mud about,

a cheap set of water levels from screwfix and wooden pegs and a 12 foot scaffold plank or a long steel pipe or tube

 

[badabec]

Concrete and weed killer, the gardener's friends

 

[123hotchef]

a cheap set of water levels from screwfix and wooden pegs and a 12 foot scaffold plank or a long steel pipe or tube

good idea whats the pipe for? I have a coupe of 12 foot scafie poles

 

[Shedendman]

that stinks worse

Poppycock

 

[brightspark]

good idea whats the pipe for? I have a coupe of 12 foot scafie poles

ideal. u lay them down a distance a part at right level then fill in between with your hardcore or whatever and thats your level

 

[awemawson]

I’m counting how long before you have pallets of proper turf delivered and are barrowing it back in! Hideous stuff fake grass.

We have many dogs here, two of our own and each holiday cottage usually has either one or two as we are on the pet friendly list. Clean up after them and they are no problem.
. . . Now geese, that’s another issue.

 

[123hotchef]

ideal. u lay them down a distance a part at right level then fill in between with your hardcore or whatever and thats your level

ah i see thanks

 

[123hotchef]

I’m counting how long before you have pallets of proper turf delivered and are barrowing it back in! Hideous stuff fake grass.

We have many dogs here, two of our own and each holiday cottage usually has either one or two as we are on the pet friendly list. Clean up after them and they are no problem.
. . . Now geese, that’s another issue.

the mrs is sick of the mud in the house also, once this is done thats it gardeing will be a thing of the past for me I HATE gardening!

 

[123hotchef]

ideal. u lay them down a distance a part at right level then fill in between with your hardcore or whatever and thats your level

can I not just use some hose pipe filled with water then why the need for the fancy bits on the end of the screwfix jobbie, I can use what I have here to do the same job.

 

[brightspark]

can I not just use some hose pipe filled with water then why the need for the fancy bits on the end of the screwfix jobbie, I can use what I have here to do the same job.

not realy the ones u buy have caps on to hold the water while you move them around

 

[redlig]

I do think dogs are worse than bitches. I’ve only one dog at the moment and he is only allowed to use one of our lawns as a toilet. It’s pretty yellow but never was a good looking lawn. Our house is built on the old town dump, god knows what’s buried under it.

Or who!!

 

[Beeezer]

Another little smack in the face for insects and bees.

 

[a111r]

'Fake' implies a convincing facsimile.
A friend has 'good' false grass but it's too homogeneous. Like an old time greengrocer's store front- it sorely needs snazzy Brazilian 'mower strips'.

Some old false front garden stuff near to me looks much like scrap carpet, used for allotment weed control.

 

[Greeves246]

I briefly considered it to replace a small front ”lawn”, mostly moss, but
1- the blackbird can’t get worms with artificial grass
2- apparently theft is a problem. Gets rolled up and taken away even when pegged down.
Will turn into wildflower area.

 

[123hotchef]

not realy the ones u buy have caps on to hold the water while you move them around

the review on them are soooo bad

 

[winchman]

Did ours years ago, dog wee's on patio, wouldn't have anything else
But its all down to buying quality grass and a good well drained base

 

[MattF]

the mrs is sick of the mud in the house also, once this is done thats it gardeing will be a thing of the past for me I HATE gardening!

It'll likely not be any less work.

 

[addjunkie]

Mud in the house and dog shake splatter up the walls is an excellent excuse to not decorate, as the dogs will just make it all look the same in a few days.
I too hate gardening, but fake grass Is a bit extreme, mowing thst must only have taken about 2 minutes. Besides weeds are wild flowers and good for the bees