Any gardeners out there that can advise on a swamp lawn please?
We have a south facing garden but terrible clay soil. The end result is a lawn that's more mud than grass. We can't afford to returf it.....too big (and we're building an extension that's eating the cash). It's usually soggy through autumn and winter but due to the crazy rain over summer its never dried out fully and is now looking rather brown.
What can we do to improve its condition? DH thinks we should dig drainage channels, fill the channels with pea gravel and then re-lay the mud turf and re seed over the top. Is this a good idea?
Any advice on how we can improve the drainage and sort the grass out......we've been frantically forking it all summer but to no avail at all.
Thanks!
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Soggy lawn help!
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EddieVeddersfoxymop · 04/11/2012 20:07
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