Borders to grass?

[cheeseandbiscuit]

We've recently moved house and new house has quite a big garden. We'd like to reduce the amount of weed if we need to do by replacing some of the borders with grass. Is this easy to do? Thanks

[AmIAWeed]

I did this last year as we had flower borders between 3-5 metres deep across the garden boundary.
In theory it is relatively easy to do - no particular skill needed but it's hard work with all the digging out especially if some of the shrubs are large and established. Then comes levelling....urgh, get a rotavator!
I would say ask as many friends/family if they want plants to come and collect, we got rid of masses this way, they dug them out and I didn't need to feel bad killing off loads of plants!

The one thing I didn't account for is the bulbs and I can see the bloody things popping up through the grass now.... so each time you see some over the next couple of months dig them out

[Onesmallstepforaman]

To avoid settlement of the soil once you have grassed the beds over, really heel the soil in by walking like a penguin on just your heels. Then rake lightly and repeat at a 90 degrees change of direction.