Turf vs seed

[OceanPrincess]

Thanks for all the pointers! Pac, pics in the daytime, promise

MD, thanks, we do have ants! I'll ask about the ant stuff.

I'm thinking about telling the kids it's an adventure - they can still go up into the cubby house but around the new retaining wall. That should keep them off the grass

[AnyDream]

You could set up a psychological barrier with something like that cheap orange rope - place around the boundary of the lawn area & tell the kids they are not allowed to step over it.