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Advice on dealing with garden gone wild

Posted by Edward on May 29, 2016 at 2:10pm in Groundscare and Turfcare
Hi. I was asked to bring this garden back under control recently. It is only about 20' x 30' but hadn't been touched for a couple of years. I strimmed to lower the grass to a more manageable height and moved hidden rockery and other buried treasures to one corner but the ground is still extremely uneven with dips and holes. I tried to put my petrol mower over it but ended up damaging it (front wheels and axle came off and height adjustment broken!). I'm wondering whether we should cut our losses and suggest digging it all up and laying new turf.What would you do?Ok, I thought I could attach photos but can't work out how???Thank you for your help
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    Harry@VWGS May 29, 2016 at 4:48pm
    Gotta ask mate, what mower are you using? Wheels and axle shouldn't really fall off ? I will make sure I don't buy one of these haha... What is the grassed area like? Is it actual grass? Or is it brambles and weeds etc mostly?? Cheers Harry
    • Edward > Harry@VWGS May 29, 2016 at 6:03pm
      I know! I drove it into a hidden hole. It's a Toro Recycler. It's mainly grass that's the problem area but lots of those raised tufts/hummocks of coarse grass.
      • James Brett > Edward May 30, 2016 at 9:50am
        Domestic toro recycler?? I had one of these and spilt the deck 4 times in 14months when I started out.

        I would put a blade on the brush cutter and bring it down before collecting the bulk then mowing
  • Colin Hunt May 30, 2016 at 12:31pm

    Without seeing the area, I think I would strim/rake/strim/rake and maybe strim again, so there is virtually no foliage left. Any 'hummocks' can be chipped off and levelled with a spade and re-seeded, so that there will be no mower damage later. 

    Regarding 'cutting your losses' surely that is a decision for your customer to make. With a bit of over-seeding, you may be surprised how well the lawn will come round, although there could be a weird and wonderful grass mix in the lawn. I would certainly have a price prepared before broaching the subject of a complete cultivate and re-lay.

    • Edward > Colin Hunt May 30, 2016 at 3:58pm
      Thank you for the advice. Of course it's the customer's decision ultimately. I'll chip away at the grass with the strimmed till it becomes more manageable.
  • Daniela McGhie May 31, 2016 at 11:59am

    Done my fair share of those in my first year. Wont touch those anymore at all. I leave those for you young whipper snappers. ;-)

    • Edward > Daniela McGhie May 31, 2016 at 1:47pm
      Blimey, it's a very long time since I was called that
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