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New lawns in Stowmarket, prepared properly underneath

Stowmarket has grown quickly, and a lot of our work here is finishing gardens the developer left as compacted subsoil with a skim of muck on top. A lawn laid on that looks fine in March and looks tired by July.

Landscaper rolling newly installed turf

What a handover garden usually hides

Lift the surface on a newly finished plot and you often find plant compacted subsoil, brick ends, plastic banding, mortar droppings and sometimes a buried offcut of membrane. None of that supports grass roots.

We dig out, remove the spoil, import proper topsoil to a real depth, level and firm it, then turf. It costs more than a rolled out lawn and it is the only version that lasts.

  • Rubble and construction spoil dug out and removed
  • Compaction broken up so roots have somewhere to go
  • Screened topsoil imported to depth where needed
  • Levelled, firmed, turfed and cut in at the edges

Finishing the rest of the plot

Most new build customers want the whole garden dealt with in one visit: the lawn, a gravelled bin and bike area, borders defined and a fence line put in. Doing it as one piece of work is cheaper than three separate visits.

Keeping it alive through the first summer

We leave you with a simple watering plan. Soak it on day one, water daily for two weeks, then taper. Do that and the lawn knits in before the first dry spell tests it.

Stowmarket questions

Answers before you call

Can turf go straight down on a new build garden?

Almost never. The ground under a handover garden is usually compacted subsoil with rubble in it, so it has to be dug out and replaced with proper topsoil first.

How long before I can use a new lawn?

Stay off it for two to three weeks, then light use only. Give it a full growing season before heavy play or furniture.

Can you do the fencing and gravel at the same time?

Yes, and it works out cheaper. Fencing, gravel areas, borders and turf are normally quoted as one job on a new plot.

Which villages around Stowmarket do you cover?

Needham Market, Elmswell, Woolpit, Haughley, Onehouse and the surrounding villages are all within our normal patch.

Where we work

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Straightforward advice

Planning outdoor work in Stowmarket?

Call Craig or send photos, your location and a short description for an initial estimate.