How To Unpave And Restore A Garden
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When it comes to home design and decor, gardens tend to inflame the most passionate debates, in no small part because they are the most immediately visible parts of a home to passers-by.
There are people who insist on carefully curated lawns and planters, whilst others swear by the convenience of paving slabs and a multi-purpose space.
Ultimately, there is no universally right answer, with these individual needs factoring into any landscaping and gardening decision.
However, sometimes this can be frustrating if, for example, you buy a new home that is perfect in every way other than having too much of the garden space paved over.
Thankfully, there are ways to unpave your patio, garden or drive, and ready the underlying ground for a beautiful lawn or set of plants.
Here are some top tips to achieve this.
Take Your Time
It is typically best to get a professional service to remove the stones for you and prepare the new ground ready for planting, but if you plan to do it yourself, it is best to take your time, not only to avoid injury but to protect the soil underneath.
Using a shovel to dig around the edges of the patio will help to loosen them and make it easier to gently remove them, protecting the ground underneath from further damage.
If it is more solid concrete, then it will require heavier machinery, but it is much better to take your time in the planning phase than rush in.
Prepare Your Soil Carefully
The soil underneath your paving stones will invariably be heavily compacted and mixed with builder’s sand. It will need tilling, amending and mixing with good topsoil before it is ready for grass seed to be sown across the top of it.
As well as this, check for rubble and concrete, as the latter contains lime which can be quite damaging to grass. If in doubt, use a soil testing kit to make sure.
