Ladies and Gentlemen, We Did It. Fall Front Lawn Renovation

Cool Season Grass Forum
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I love the setting of your home and neighborhood. Very cool. Nice job on the lawn :ok_hand:t4:

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Neve said:
I love the setting of your home and neighborhood. Very cool. Nice job on the lawn :ok_hand:t4:

Thank you! Yeah, it’s nicely tucked away in the woods!

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It’s really fun, isn’t it? And not too much work either.

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Zahari said:
It’s really fun, isn’t it? And not too much work either.

I do not want to do this again, lol. It was enjoyable, but backbreaking.

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Holy crap, nice! I need to attempt this at some point.

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Great job! A few years ago, my lawn was a little worse than your before picture. When I started to scalp, dethatch, and scarify, my neighbor thought I had lost my mind. I only had one yard to spread; I could not imagine doing 6! But a month later, they were jealous as they spent a lot of money on re-sodding, and mine looks better. What seed did you use?

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@Jamie
Thank you! I do not want to do this again. I underestimated how much work it would be by myself, lol. I used a fescue blend from a local landscape supply company, along with the compost topsoil mix.

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Stunning transformation! It looks like a lot of shade; is that fine fescue? I have a dense shade backyard that needs some major work and have been looking for good options!

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Jonah said:
Stunning transformation! It looks like a lot of shade; is that fine fescue? I have a dense shade backyard that needs some major work and have been looking for good options!

Yeah, it’s a fine fescue blend. I bought it from a local landscape supply store, hoping that their blend would be more suited to my area.

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Do you cut in the same direction every time?

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Winter said:
Do you cut in the same direction every time?

No, I change direction every other cut.

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Did you cover it with anything to keep the seed from getting washed away or eaten by birds and squirrels?

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Awesome. Wish I could do this.

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Nice work… looking great…:sunglasses:

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Hard work paid off! Congrats. Very nice.

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Quinn said:
Hard work paid off! Congrats. Very nice.

Thank you! Yeah, it was a lot more work than I expected, but I’m happy with the results.

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Where did you buy your compost topsoil?