I have a depressingly destroyed lawn. Partly dog damage, partly lack of care.

Its mostly buffalo, but some couch self seeded and grows better than the buffalo does, so i’m inclined to leave it and let the two types grow where they like it most. Is this a good idea?

We are thinking to get some top soil, but don’t know what time of year to put it on.

We also need to replace the sprinklers, but i haven’t really found a type/brand that i’m happy with yet.

Any ideas and advice anybody has would be greatly appreciated!

  • Gorgritch_Umie_KillaOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Hmm, replacing the lot sounds like a bigger job than what i’s bargaining for.

    So full story, bought a real fixer upper of a house. Picture late 70’s build, couple cheaply done additions, nice enough at one time, but after years of it being a rental, plus its age, the house needs a lot of attention. Consequently the garden has gone a bit haywire, especially with the introduction of the dog.

    Eventually we’ll get to re-landscaping, no joke the picture there is a third of the grass previous owners have laid, way too much for me, fruit trees are definitely on the cards.

    But fixing the garden is a few years away, as we’re renovating the house itself first.

    So, with all that said, i’m not looking for a fantastic lawn, because we’ll probably rip at least half of it up in a few years. I’s just looking for some tips to get it to regrow and stop turning it into a dustbowl for now.