The pros and cons of the most popular methods of landscaping a garden plot

What is the dream of any owner of a private house? Including that the area around country residence pleasing to the eye, was a beautiful and well-groomed. There are several ways to achieve this. For example, build on a plot of lawn.

But before you start to implement the plan, you should consider which of the three currently available methods for the lawn, opt. To make this choice easier to make, carefully examine the strengths and weaknesses of each method and see what is their essence.





Let's start with the fact that currently there are three popular methods of the device of lawns — seed, roll and dry. But whichever of the three options would you have chosen, work on the device lawn starts with soil preparation. This process includes several stages. You first need to remove the existing turf. Then you need to plow the land, level it, remove all garden debris (roots, stones, weeds) and the garden roll land skating rink. The next stage is the delivery of fertile soil. Generally a layer of imported soil must be 5 to 15 cm the Platform will again have to flatten and roll the roller. After preparing the soil, the fun begins...

 

About seed the lawn say a wordWhen the soil is prepared, seeds are selected according to the features of the site and operational requirements to the future lawn, it's time to move on to planting. First, the soil must be loosened with a rake. You can then sow the seeds. In order to be covered with earth, the plot is again "pass" with a rake. After that, the stacking need to roll and water. But this complexity of the process of the device does not end but only begin. The fact that seeding the lawn requires regular care and a huge amount of attention. That and weeding and fertilizing and watering nightly.





Many owners of country real estate are very much mistaken, believing that sowing a lawn is made easy and simple — just seeds in the ground to throw. In fact, to see on your lot luxury bright lawn with thick grass, you must adhere to all the stages of the device and maintain it according to the technology. Now about the strengths and weaknesses of the lawn.

The pros of lawn seed
  • the choice of mixtures of any selection;
  • small complexity of the process arrangement;
  • low cost.
Cons of lawn seed
  • complex process of lawn care;
  • long time since the device until the active operation.
 Lawn in a roll, or the weeds don't belong hereIf you want to run, jump and play on the new lawn as quickly as possible, if there is no time or desire to mess with seeding a lawn, the solution is to stay on a fundamentally different method, the device grass. We are talking about roll the lawn. It is grown in a special nursery, then cut and rolled into rolls, and then brought out and placed on the site. In the computation we need to remember a few rules.





First, fit the rolled out rolls in a staggered order with overlapping cross seams. Secondly, you need to place them close to each other and avoid overlap and gaps. Thirdly, to complete a number of required a whole roll, not the piece. Fourth, after laying the turf it requires prikatat rink and the garden watered. In the end, after two or three weeks the lawn can be actively used.

The advantages of turf
  • aesthetic appearance of the lawn, immediately after completion of the work;
  • active operation is possible after 2-4 weeks after completion of the work;
  • the lack of weeds on the lawn.
Cons of turf
  • the process of resettlement is very time-consuming;
  • high cost.
 Green light for biomatincreasingly popular among owners of country real estate is gaining a fairly new method of the device of lawns, as the biomat, the so-called "dry" the lawn. The biomat is an organic fabric made from natural fibers of flax, straw and hemp with evenly distributed in it the seeds of perennial lawn grass. This method combines the advantages of planting and rolling lawns.





Technology its devices simple — beauty laid on the prepared soil overlapping, fixed brackets and prosypayutsya land (required layer thickness of 2-3 cm), then the soil needs to roll and water. To take care of such a lawn is easier than spring planting, because the biomat eliminates the appearance of weeds.

The advantages of "dry" lawn
  • the low complexity of the device;
  • the lack of weeds in the lawn;
  • uniform germination of seeds;
Disadvantages of "dry" lawn
  • great period from the date of the arrangement until the active operation.
In General, as you can see, there are plenty to choose. The main thing is to understand which method the device lawn suits you, your lifestyle and your site. And, of course, before you choose seed, roll or "dry" lawns need to consult with a professional masters of the Transfiguration of the landscape. published

 

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

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