Private Client, Cheshire

MJ Abbott were approached by an industry acquaintance to assist with renovation works to existing private lawn areas in the grounds of a large stately home in Cheshire.

The existing lawns featured poorly structured soil, with a mixture of grasses and a very unsightly drainage system which would drought out in summer months and create a myriad of lines throughout the formal lawn areas.

The lawns consisted of a lower section around a long, formal pond, and a raised area which could only be accessed through narrow gates wide enough for a compact tractor.

The bulk of the materials removed and imported to the raised lawn area were moved using forward tipping dumpers loading a conveyor which moved the material between the two garden levels.

The works included the removal of the existing grass cover and underlying topsoil to a depth of 100mm below the finished levels to the lawn areas.

Existing drain lines had the existing very free-draining sand profile removed and replaced with a 50/50 sand/compost mix to a depth of 200mm to minimise the likelihood of drainage lines appearing in summer months.

The formation was then graded prior to a 50/50 sand/compost rootzone being placed to the lawn areas. Once the rootzone was placed, the surface was prepared to a hand raked finish prior to being turfed with Tillers Arena Bar Gold turf.

The works were completed on time and to the approval of the main contractor and their client.