Lawn.

[melbel]

I would poison and leave it for a few weeks to die off then dig it all in then a layer of turf underlay then level but that's just me...

[Pandora]

Thanks

[~Kaz~]

We tried to totally get rid of all lawn on our block after we moved in. We ripped it all up front and back and planted gardens with stone or woodchip pathways. We left a small patch (say 3m by 2m) clear out the back and tried to grow a native ground cover that would compress when walked on a lot but it kept dying in winter (heavy frosts) and then would be out of control with heaps of flowers etc in summer. We ended up ripping that up and put down turf which we don't need to water or fertilise (after the initial three weeks). Our herbs, veggies and pot plants take more water and time. I think there are some types of grass that you can 'train' to need very little water.

I do agree with the point/essence of Bill's quote. We need to be much more conscious of things like grass growing.

[Mum2SweetCs]

we are preparing our back yard as well. We gotta get rid of all the Pebbles first. Its like its never ending!!!

Hey Pandora, instead of poison, can you use weedmat from bunnings instead and then put top soil on top? im not sure if it will work but maybe ask the bunnings experts?

[Pandora]

I will ask a few of the nursery/turf suppliers re the weeds. If I don't have to dig out and remove lots of soil and weeds I will be happy as well saving the cost of hiring a dingo digger.

[MummyNaomi]

We have "Windsor Green couch" which is very drought tolerant in our dry SA conditions

But I must also comment on the grey water - we run a hose from the washing machine to water the lawn with the they gray water and I swear it does the lawn better and keeps it greener than watering from the tap. Anytime I have any patches that are a bit dry or damaged, I set the grey water hose on it for a few days and it turns green again almost instantly!!

We mow one a week, takes 10 minutes up and back, and we whipper snipper the edges fortnightly - takes an extra 10 mins so we dont spend much time on it at all

I'm a lawn wh0re - I love a nice lush lawn hehehehehe

[Pandora]

Once i work out how much shad the yard gets, I will know what to get. If we get as much as I think we do, we will have to go with buffalo. But if it turns out we get little shade then I'm liking santa Ana couch or wintergreen or even kikuyu

[Trillian]

I'm a lawn wh0re - I love a nice lush lawn hehehehehe

Me too. Ours is gorgeous atm - with all the rain we've had we have hardly had to water it this summer which is fantastic because every other summer we have the sprinklers on every second night.