Grass/lawn help please :-)

[AllesAusLiebe]

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of selling my house and the estate agent has suggested I spruce up the garden, as it is proving to be off-putting for buyers.
It's one big patio at the moment and looks pretty uninviting, so I lifted some of the paving slabs up (they weren't secured, just lying flat) with a view to putting some turf down in their place.

Thing is, underneath is concrete, so I really don't fancy spending hours smashing up the concrete to prepare it for top soil to lay the turf onto.

DH is suggesting artificial grass, but I really don't like it for it's environmental impact, so I was wondering whether anyone here had any suggestions as to what I could do as a lawn alternative? It's only a small area, maybe 2m squared.

Thanks so much in advance.

Plants in pots? With gravel underneath if the concrete is just too ugly.

Clean and tidy everywhere, and find some nice bright summer flowers you can plant in pots. If there are weeds growing in the cracks between paving slabs, use a vegetable knife and cut them off.

I wouldn't bother taking up any slabs, whoever moves in will want something different, whatever you do to it, so minimum effort there. Don't use plastic grass, it is awful.

Thanks! I think I've got some gravel left over from the driveway, so I'll use that with some nice colourful plants. I guess you're right - the new owners will probably take everything up anyway.

I know - I really hate artificial lawns! Next door has it and it looks horrible.

Could you take up a small bit and have a tiny round lawn, eg? I agree with the ghastly plastic grass but you could put a tiny bit of turf down. Pots on the rest (gravelled) ?

If you have concrete don't bother with any lawn, the turf will die and look absolutely terrible. As above, clean and tidy, jet wash the slabs if necessary, pots of flowers and let the new owners do what they want with it.