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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Drew Swainston

How to lay turf in 7 steps – as recommended by lawn specialists

A roll of turf being laid out to lay a new lawn.

Laying turf is a quick and attractive way to get a new lawn. Rolls of turf are inexpensive and it offers a much faster alternative to sowing a new lawn using grass seed. You can lay the turf yourself rather than using a contractor, but how difficult is it to lay turf?

Knowing how and when to lay turf is important. It may seem simple enough to roll out the turf to get an instant lawn - however, there are many ways things can go wrong and you can end up with a brown and patchy yard rather than the thick and green lawn you envisaged.

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