Large Grass Garden. What To Do With It

[dieseldick]

im planning on doing my ex wifes garden soon, its about 25ft x 50ft and its grass covered. i was thinking of putting rockery in and doing some paving stones etc but this will maybe be expensive and ive no confidence in that she will upkeep it ( i want my kid to have a nice home )

anyway, large grass area, how best to maintain it, level it off and best grass seeds etc to make a nice straight lawn, i think that would be easiest option ? the existing lawn is a little bumpy and ground is soft especially now in winter , so i want to harden it up and make it easier to mow etc.

any advice ?

[GenuineclAss]

You could make half of the garden into an allotment. A few packets of seeds wouldn't cost too much, or plug plants when they're in season. Cheap veg for the summer and winter can't be a bad thing. Daughter would love watching her own food growing too.

[naomi24]

If your ex-wife isn't going to maintain it, there's no point in doing anything except perhaps sorting the grass out. Anything else, like a rockery, will just become an overgrown mess.

[douglas9401]

Some hardy garden plants require little maintenance. I'm thinking of varieties like the Fanciful Rambler, an easy to handle project.
You do have to be careful that it doesn't just wither away though, especially if it takes a while to get going.