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lawn to raised bed

AltFact · 2019-05-30 21:01:21

Hi Have a mossy front lawn that I want to reduce in size so as to expand the driveway. I was thinking of removing 1/2 to 2/3 of the existing lawn and putting the earth on top of the remaining lawn that follows the edge of the front/side wall. The raised height would be edged by sleepers cut and planted vertically into a…

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30-05-2019 10:01pm

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AltFact

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Hi

Have a mossy front lawn that I want to reduce in size so as to expand the driveway. I was thinking of removing 1/2 to 2/3 of the existing lawn and putting the earth on top of the remaining lawn that follows the edge of the front/side wall. The raised height would be edged by sleepers cut and planted vertically into a cement base. To the front and side is a 2ft red brick wall. New raised area would be mulched at planted with bushes etc. i'll 804 the dug out area to take the weight of a car on new gravel driveway.

- sound ok-ish?
- should I just add mulch on top of earth (no cardboard or weed control)?
- can I bury the grass or should I cut it up/remove it?

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