Lawn grading

[adan]

A graded lawn would have better drainage and is easier to mow. How many do this? Did you grade your lawn before planting grass over it? Or did you just happen to get it as it is and just live with it?

If mowing my lawn would be a pastime for me when I retire, I think this question matters

 

[KennyV]

It is always a good idea to establish the drainage while doing the landscape preparation... and smooth weather it be rolling hills or dead flat. Smooth will always be more pleasant and easier on your equipment... :smile:KennyV

 

[Hershey]

Our yard is graded more by accident than anything else. It's from decades back when we had a pool built in. For whatever reason, the lawn ended up being a weird shape after that.

 

[adan]

Thanks for your replies. I imagine lawn grading to look like a mess in the beginning. But that's how things go. The long term benefit would make everything worth it.

Getting inspiration from KennyV's reply, I would suggest to Hershey to consider grading the weird-shaped lawn into a flat surface. It's good not just for machines but for kids as well.

 

[Twinkle]

This is a really useful topic for me. The land we will be grassing and mowing is quite big and mostly not graded. How can I fix it so that drainage isn't going to be a major problem when it rains. And oh boy does it rain here! :wink:

 

[adan]

This is a really useful topic for me. The land we will be grassing and mowing is quite big and mostly not graded. How can I fix it so that drainage isn't going to be a major problem when it rains. And oh boy does it rain here! :wink:

Hi Twinkie! Your observations on where the water naturally flows during rain should point to you where the lowest point is. Make that the exit point. After grading your land, dig trenches on the perimeter that leads to that lowest point. If your land is really big small trenches across the middle might be necessary.