Turf recommendations

[FLAN]

Looked for a gardening thread without any luck

planning to returf lawn at 40m square. Anyone recommend a supplier?  A lot of local ones via google look pretty dodgy 

[stripeyfox]

 

 

[Bellend Sebastian]

Greenacre turf supplied the turf I had put down last week. Someone else that quoted to do the work would've used them as well, so I'm guessing they're reasonably well regarded.

 

Their grass is growing well anyway

[RobHawk]

I ordered mine online. 

 

Much cheaper. Can't remember the name of the company now though

[Buce]

 

One of the posters on here is a gardener but I can't remember who it is.

 

Edit: I remember now - it's @pSinatra

[Trav Le Bleu]

One of the threads on here is about turf, but I can't remember what it's called.

[pSinatra]

I always use Rolawn Medallion.  The quality is excellent & the price is good.

 

Rowlawn Medallion

 

It gets delivered by courier on a pallet.  I've lost count of the times I've used them & they've never let me down.

 

You'll find cheaper (only slightly) & most turf is adequate.  Even the stuff you get from B&Q is ok - if you get it on the day it's delivered to the store.

 

Any specific questions - let me know

[Guest]

Ask the chap who did this lawn. He might know a thing or two. 

 

[Rob1742]

I got a quote for artificial turf for a holiday home I have. 

It isn’t that large a lawn, but the quote was.

 

£23,000. 

 

When they rang me, I was just wondering at what point they thought anyone would accept that sort of quote.

 

 

[ozleicester]

6 hours ago, Rob1742 said:

I got a quote for artificial turf for a holiday home I have. 

It isn’t that large a lawn, but the quote was.

 

£23,000. 

 

When they rang me, I was just wondering at what point they thought anyone would accept that sort of quote.

 

 

Offer to pay with artificial money? 

 

[Buce]

7 hours ago, Rob1742 said:

I got a quote for artificial turf for a holiday home I have. 

It isn’t that large a lawn, but the quote was.

 

£23,000. 

 

When they rang me, I was just wondering at what point they thought anyone would accept that sort of quote.

 

 

 

You should have consulted a turf accountant...

[ozleicester]

5 hours ago, Buce said:

 

You should have consulted a turf accountant...

Cut it out

[FLAN]

On 24/04/2019 at 20:17, pSinatra said:

I always use Rolawn Medallion.  The quality is excellent & the price is good.

 

Rowlawn Medallion

 

It gets delivered by courier on a pallet.  I've lost count of the times I've used them & they've never let me down.

 

You'll find cheaper (only slightly) & most turf is adequate.  Even the stuff you get from B&Q is ok - if you get it on the day it's delivered to the store.

 

Any specific questions - let me know

Went for this. Very good quality so far so good!

thanks 

[pSinatra]

8 hours ago, FLAN said:

Went for this. Very good quality so far so good!

thanks 

 

Happy to help

 

Finger crossed for some dodgy weather for you.  Nice & rainy - save you having to spend the evenings watering it.

[Nick]

I’ve just taken the top off my old weedy lawn and replaced the top soil and put some grass seed down.

 

I have no idea what I’m doing however and 5 days in I just have a patch of dirt which I keep hopelessly applying water to that looks like somebody shook a dying Christmas tree over.

 

 

[Strokes]

3 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said:

I’ve just taken the top off my old weedy lawn and replaced the top soil and put some grass seed down.

 

I have no idea what I’m doing however and 5 days in I just have a patch of dirt which I keep hopelessly applying water to that looks like somebody shook a dying Christmas tree over.

 

 

Seeding is hard, I had success one year with it but I’ve failed before and since. I’m too tight to turf though

 

[Nick]

Just now, Strokes said:

Seeding is hard, I had success one year with it but I’ve failed before and since. I’m too tight to turf though

 

? that’s encouraging, cheers!

[pSinatra]

On 04/05/2019 at 11:38, Swan Lesta said:

I’ve just taken the top off my old weedy lawn and replaced the top soil and put some grass seed down.

 

I have no idea what I’m doing however and 5 days in I just have a patch of dirt which I keep hopelessly applying water to that looks like somebody shook a dying Christmas tree over.

 

 

 

Stick with it. 

 

I chucked some seed down about a month ago on my own lawn, when the weather was probably better than it is now.  It still took about well over a week - more like 2 weeks.

[Nick]

On 05/05/2019 at 22:51, pSinatra said:

 

Stick with it. 

 

I chucked some seed down about a month ago on my own lawn, when the weather was probably better than it is now.  It still took about well over a week - more like 2 weeks.

IT'S ONLY BLOODY WELL GONE AND STARTED GROWING!!!!

 

I'm like Alan Titchmarsh on crack about this.

[pSinatra]

33 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said:

IT'S ONLY BLOODY WELL GONE AND STARTED GROWING!!!!

 

I'm like Alan Titchmarsh on crack about this.

 

It's taken me along time to realise that shouting "grow you bastard" just does not work.

[Nick]

Just now, pSinatra said:

 

It's taken me along time to realise that shouting "grow you bastard" just does not work.

It might do, I did that every day for in excess of two weeks and now i have patchy blades in a few areas?

[Buce]

2 hours ago, pSinatra said:

 

It's taken me along time to realise that shouting "grow you bastard" just does not work.

 

That’s me all out of ideas then. 

[pSinatra]

7 hours ago, Swan Lesta said:

It might do, I did that every day for in excess of two weeks and now i have patchy blades in a few areas?

 

 

Top Tip:  When seeding a lawn, don't chuck all the seed down in one go.  Leave yourself enough spare for the inevitable patches 

 

You'll be fine.  It'll soon thicken up when you start cutting it.  So long as the patches are not huge & completely bald, they will probably fill in naturally over time.