How To Make A Lawn Using Turf with Alan Titchmarsh | Waitrose

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  • Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
  • Alan Titchmarsh takes a look at the best way to create a lawn using turf.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 58

  • @miketravis6149
    @miketravis6149 7 років тому +114

    I had some turf delivered once and asked the bloke if he had any laying tips. He said " yes mate, green side up!"

    • @HBFREEWORLD
      @HBFREEWORLD 5 років тому +3

      mike travis 😄

    • @johnedavies1785
      @johnedavies1785 4 роки тому +4

      I had some glass delivered a few months ago...guy asked where should he leave it I said just drop it in the hallway....

    • @robertoegg
      @robertoegg 4 роки тому +4

      I got a big roll bubble wrap delivered last year, bloke asked where he should put it - I said pop it in the corner over there.... he's still there now!

    • @miketravis6149
      @miketravis6149 4 роки тому

      @@robertoegg lol

  • @mysterioussquirrel4456
    @mysterioussquirrel4456 7 років тому +18

    I couldn't help thinking a garden roller would have come in handy.

  • @davegill7614
    @davegill7614 4 місяці тому +1

    Why not just get a roller

  • @diverdave4056
    @diverdave4056 Рік тому +1

    come on now .. buy - rent or borrow a roto tiller ! once you laid the new sod ... use your pitch fork and punch a load of hole in all of the pieces of sod , it helps to allow the water to flow to the roots of the grass and it helps to break up the firmly pack soil of the sod !

  • @N1cole.X
    @N1cole.X 8 років тому +12

    3:45 everyday we're shuffling

  • @jaywhyte6958
    @jaywhyte6958 7 років тому +4

    Gotta love Alan. Warm regards from New Zealand and South Africa :)

  • @alanroberts4060
    @alanroberts4060 6 років тому +5

    A serrated bread knife would be a far better for cutting the edges.,,,,,,,, plus i thought you had to remove then bigger stones?
    If Alan can't answer these questions there should of been a gardening expert to man this topic to answer our questions.

    • @thomasobrien6817
      @thomasobrien6817 5 років тому

      alan Titmarsh,Alan I bought a Dwarf lilac tree though Groupon about Three/ four years ago..I'm very happy with this shrub,it flowers very nice every year.. I was checking my Garden plants when I noticed that it appeared that another plant is grown by this Dwarf Lilac shrub.I didn't plant myself..I followed the stem down to the ground,when I realised that it was in fact grown out of The lilac tree..this bears no reselblence to Lilac shrub,the leaves are completely different from The Lilac,although it is grown out of the Lilac.Is this unusual,or does it happen,on a regular basis I would be very interested in your reply.Yours truely.Thomas O'Brien.

  • @mofo1739
    @mofo1739 2 роки тому +1

    I was sat outside my local watering hole with my pal and a truck with a load of lawn turf passed by and I remarked that I'm going to do that when I win the lottery , he said " what get your lawn professionally turfed " I replied no I'm going to get it sent away to get cut!!! 😋😋😂😂

  • @3rdtonefromthesun
    @3rdtonefromthesun 5 років тому +8

    Loads of big stones left in there old boy...

  • @strontiumstargazer5096
    @strontiumstargazer5096 5 років тому +1

    This garden is lovely unlike that at his House in Alderney, Channel Islands which is rather unkempt, but then again the Alderney house isn’t kept for the enjoyment of the garden rather it’s kept for the enjoyment of knowing one is paying far less tax than his neighbours in Medstead, England. After all he is a BBC presenter.

  • @rosemarylestrange2305
    @rosemarylestrange2305 2 роки тому +1

    What do you do if your turf isn't good quality 😟

  • @mallymakings2853
    @mallymakings2853 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you, Alan. You were definitely my “go to” Man, so I could learn how to lay my new lawn. Thank you for such a helpful and easy to understand video. Thank You. x

  • @patriciarawlings5307
    @patriciarawlings5307 5 років тому +1

    Gee it's going to take me a year with all the digging (I'm disabled)what a pain

  • @chrisward3605
    @chrisward3605 3 роки тому +1

    Why didn't he use a roller

  • @ryanritchings2834
    @ryanritchings2834 7 років тому +2

    We used a crate and dragged it around

  • @dealman2890
    @dealman2890 5 років тому +2

    Thanks Alan made my job a lot easier

  • @patrickahearne8770
    @patrickahearne8770 Рік тому

    I don't have any friends to help.😒

  • @jamesandrew520
    @jamesandrew520 2 роки тому

    Great video. What organic matter should I use? I am on a budget and this is a full lawn replacement.

  • @richiejohnson2743
    @richiejohnson2743 8 років тому +3

    Moving into a new home with no grass, so thanks for the tips Alan!

  • @steviemax147
    @steviemax147 8 років тому +7

    Lol a much easier way to compact the soil is to lay an mdf board on the soil and walk on it, 10 times quicker and looks much better and is far more level. Come on Alan!

  • @martinharrison1504
    @martinharrison1504 4 роки тому

    All the turf-laying guides I've found so far seem to skip the process of levelling the ground first when it's very bumpy and uneven. With a big area you just can't do this by eye and feel. I think it's going to prove to be a bit technical and involve spirit levels, pegs, string and very long lengths of timber? Any tips anyone?

    • @bastogne315
      @bastogne315 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah use your missus and a scaffolding board.

  • @cenkkarakas9434
    @cenkkarakas9434 6 років тому

    Hi , thanks for this helpful video I would like to learn can we use cylinder after lay down all turf .Thanks

  • @rashpalbhatti2835
    @rashpalbhatti2835 6 років тому

    Hi Alan im fan of yours i need some advice and tip to plant north faceing garden in london uk i cant afford to pay someone to do it for me many thanks

  • @Hiddenelement93
    @Hiddenelement93 2 роки тому

    big up Alan Titchmarsh

  • @kenrie20022
    @kenrie20022 5 місяців тому

    Can I lay weed control membrane before topsoil

    • @donaldpolson5450
      @donaldpolson5450 Місяць тому

      That's exactly what I've always wondered. Heard many say this is the thing to do

  • @MoqUL
    @MoqUL 9 років тому

    Thank you Alan, I hope this instruction for humongous garden spaces also works on my little lawny.

  • @danielgreener4574
    @danielgreener4574 4 роки тому +1

    Carpets are for Houses, seed is for lawn... learn how to level, de-stone, rake, fertilise, rake, seed, rake, water and grow a real lawn. And then my son, you will be a real Greener!

    • @jemelsmall3959
      @jemelsmall3959 4 роки тому

      i did exactly that, the reward is much greater

  • @thebigbowler
    @thebigbowler 4 місяці тому

    Very good video.

  • @sehmisa
    @sehmisa 7 років тому

    Anyone know where to get the fork and rake he's using in the video?

    • @dan7777
      @dan7777 6 років тому

      Sandy Sehmi b&q I've got the same one

    • @danielmiller1781
      @danielmiller1781 6 років тому +1

      They look like “De Wit” tools which I’ve never seen in B&Q, Waitrose sell them tho hence why he’s using them, there is also Sneeboer & Zn both are a traditional Dutch handmade tools

  • @sonaramic
    @sonaramic 7 років тому

    Good show man...

  • @myvanle5488
    @myvanle5488 9 років тому

    Very nice!

  • @HBFREEWORLD
    @HBFREEWORLD 5 років тому +1

    Your health fitness is zero 🚶🏽‍♂️

    • @grafhix79
      @grafhix79 5 років тому

      Alan is a machine🤣

  • @winnienguyen6498
    @winnienguyen6498 7 років тому

    Doing our new landscape. Thanks for your help Alan! I am now ready to pull up my sleeves, garden boots on and guess what I'll do next :-). Happy gardening!...

  • @samanthadejonge478
    @samanthadejonge478 6 років тому +1

    Hi my name is Samantha​, can i use weed killer before laying down the turf ?

    • @Zaneoo7
      @Zaneoo7 6 років тому

      Samantha De Jonge Hi This May be to late for you now but I wouldn’t recommend doing that as the weed killer will be soaked in the soil, which will taint the newly layed turf as certain weed killers won’t distinguish between weed/grass/plants.

  • @bbew007
    @bbew007 8 років тому +7

    Very good Alan but wheres your knee pads, I would expect a professional like your self to have all the safety gear to set a good example.

    • @englishpatriot1446
      @englishpatriot1446 6 років тому +7

      bbew007 ...safety gear he's laying a lawn for god sake.

    • @jasonyu2
      @jasonyu2 6 років тому

      bbew007 eat grass!!!

    • @cookingwithcallum1904
      @cookingwithcallum1904 6 років тому +2

      Knee pads and a back brace prevent a bad back

    • @grafhix79
      @grafhix79 5 років тому +1

      Alan is a machine though lol

    • @clayp.e30_v86
      @clayp.e30_v86 4 роки тому

      Safety gear???? 😂😂😂 you wet wipe. Hes paying turf not going to war. Cotton wool anyone