Battling Gravity and Water
Laying turf on a flat surface is straightforward. Laying it on a 30-degree incline requires structural engineering. If you just lay topsoil and turf on a steep hill, the first heavy rainstorm will wash the soil away and the turf rolls will slide down to the bottom of the garden.
The Professional Technique
- 1. Lay Across the Slope: Never lay turf rolls pointing down the hill (vertically). You must lay the strips horizontally across the slope. This stops rainwater from creating 'rivers' down the seams.
- 2. Brick Bonding: Stagger the joints of the turf like bricks in a wall. This provides massive structural integrity and stops the entire lawn from sliding as a single sheet.
- 3. Pegging: On steep banks, we use biodegradable wooden pegs driven straight through the turf rolls into the solid earth beneath. This physically anchors the grass in place until the roots can grow deep enough to take over the job.