How to Remove Grass
Grass can be great, but there are certain times and places where you do not want grass. For example, below our hammock I wanted to add a pebble "beach" area. So, we had to remove the old grass. Read more about this project here!
Grass didn't grow well in the shade below the trees where we put our hammock. I decided to ditch the grass and go for pebbles instead.
Use a shovel or spade to loosen up a border around the area of grass that you want to remove. Dig the blade down a few inches, angling in towards the middle.
Work in strips the width of your shovel. Use the blade to lift them up. Once they are separated from the ground, roll them up like sod.
You can then re-plant this grass in other ares of your yard - just water it really really well.
If you do not want to save the grass, you can simply till it up. It helps to have an electric tiller or cultivator to do this effectively.
You can also till the ground after removing the grass to loosen it up, depending on what you want to put in place
Add your pebbled, mulch, or whatever you prefer. I like to use newspaper as a cheap weed barrier. Enjoy!
Here is what this corner of our yard looked like after. We removed the grass, laid newspaper, and laid pebbles.
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