Lawn

Green grass adds color to your garden all year round, creates a natural look, and is a nice change from plants and borders. What's more, a lawn is a soft surface on which children can play and you can enjoy the sun in summer. Another important advantage is that rainwater can easily sink into the ground on a lawn. This replenishes groundwater and helps prevent soil drying out and flooding. There is also a lot of life to be found under the grass, such as earthworms. They ensure fertile soil, clear away plant debris, and provide food for birds.

When laying a lawn, start with the soil. Remove tough weeds, stones, and plant roots, and dig the soil to a depth of about 30 cm. Is the soil sandy? Then add (lawn) fertilizer and nutrients. Add peat or sand to heavy clay soil. You can improve the structure with garden soil and use a rake to smooth and level the soil. To firm up the soil, walk over it briefly. Wet the soil thoroughly before sowing.

When laying a lawn, you can choose between sowing grass seed or laying turf. Sowing grass seed is quick and easy, but it takes a little longer before you have a lawn in your garden. Laying turf, on the other hand, produces faster results, but is a more time-consuming job. The best time to lay a lawn is in spring or fall, as this is when grass grows best.

Costs

Sowing grass is a lot cheaper than laying turf.

Difficulty

Laying a lawn is not difficult, but you do need to take your time.

Maintenance

To maintain a beautiful green lawn, it is important to take good care of the grass. Remove moss in the spring (scarifying), sow grass seed in bare patches, lime and fertilize the lawn, and mow your lawn regularly in the spring, summer, and fall to ensure a beautiful green lawn.

Flooding

In a garden with a lawn, rainwater can seep into the ground and replenish the groundwater.

Heat stress

A garden with a lawn helps prevent heat stress. Grass also absorbs heat.