Archive for March 16th, 2010

Install A Sod Lawn And Transform Your Yard

By Jerry J. Jansen On March 16, 2010 No Comments

Do you dream of having a lush green lawn, but haven’t gotten around to landscaping your lot yet? Installing nursery sod is the quickest way to transform a sand lot into a lush and inviting lawn. Is it labour intensive? Yes. But the transformation is amazing and fast.

Before you get started, you will need to calculate how many square yards that you want your new lawn to cover. This is where a long measuring tape will come in handy. Simply measure the length and width of the area that you want to cover and multiply the two numbers to get your square yardage.

For example: if the area you want to cover is 30 yards long and 20 yards wide, your square yardage is 600 sq yards. If your yard is an irregular shape, simply break it down into smaller areas and measure them individually–then total the areas for your overall sq yardage.

Once you have determined your total sq yardage, its time to order your topsoil. You can look in your local yellow pages to find the nearest supplier of topsoil, or check with your local landscaping company for suppliers. You will need enough topsoil to provide a layer at least

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