Rolled lawn - use in landscape design and lawn design (90 photos)

Rolled lawn is a turf of lawn grass grown on a breathable soil "pillows" of special fiber, using seeds. The finished sod sheet is rolled up, then stored or transported. Rolls are transported on pallets to avoid quality loss.

The Canadians were the innovators in this type of landscaping. But now the technology is different from the old production methods. New production methods allow you to get such amazing lawns, as in the following photo of a rolled lawn.

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Important benefits

The main positive difference between a rolled lawn and a sowing lawn is the speed of obtaining the desired result. If the grass seeds sown in the treated soil on the site will delight in a couple of months, then laying a rolled lawn will reduce the waiting process to 2-3 days.

The canvas can be restored if damaged: the necessary piece is cut off and changed to a new one. Grass of the same color in the shade and in the sun. Feels good in our Russian climate. Such a lawn masks well the moderate roughness of the landscape.

Choosing a quality lawn

Rolled lawn was nicknamed for a specific method of transportation, it is also called a ready-made lawn.

Coating production methods are divided into two types:

Sowing seeds on an agrofiber mesh. First, the soil is treated with special preparations, leveled, compacted and spread the grid. Seeds are placed on top and covered with 2 cm of soil. Watered so as to prevent drying out of the soil. After weaving the roots of the sprouted grass with a net, a fairly strong cloth is obtained, which can be rolled up.

Growing seeds without a net. Such a lawn is grown on chernozem and peat. Grown on chernozem more durable and better adapted to changing conditions. To get the finished product takes 1.5-2 years. During this time, the grass roots are so closely intertwined that they form a dense layer. This layer is cut and rolled into rolls using special equipment.

There are two main types of rolled lawn:

The first is grass, no more than 1.5 years old. The soil layer on it does not exceed 15 mm. The size of the cloth is 2000 * 400 mm.
The second is made on a plastic net, its age is 2.5 months. The dimensions of the canvas of such an artificial lawn are 3000 * 750 mm.

The soil on which the rolled lawn was grown should be close in composition to the earthy environment in your area. Otherwise, the plants may not take root.

The best rolled lawn is homogeneous and does not have yellowed grass. The greens are thick, juicy green, the root system should not be overdried - young white roots must be present in it.

Be sure to check the quality certificate, do not take the seller’s word for word. Among the declared rolled lawns from the manufacturer, fakes are often found. Inspecting the roll, shake it by holding the edge. Good quality products will not fall apart before your eyes.

Pay attention to whether there are a lot of weeds on the lawn, whether the plants look healthy, whether the roots are tightly entwined with turf. Also remember - a lawn grown by all rules cannot cost a penny, most likely something is wrong with it.

Herbal mixtures that are used for lawn

Seeds for planting are usually taken from such types of cereal grasses as: perennial ryegas, some species of fescue, field grass, bluegrass. A balanced combination is a combination of a mixture of fescue and bluegrass. They complement each other perfectly.

In hot weather, the fescue rises above the bluegrass curled up its leaves, and if it gets colder, the bluegrass dissolves them in all its glory. Fescue has established itself as an unpretentious, hardy grass that is little susceptible to disease, it tolerates hot weather and can grow in the shade.

More demanding to care meadowgrass. With insufficient attention to oneself (untimely watering or mowing) loses its color saturation. This plant loves sunny areas, begins to wither in the shade. But, bluegrass is quite hardy. With optimal care, such a lawn will delight for several decades.

The lifespan of ryegas, a plant that is often found in lawn mixtures, is about 3 years. It is part of the composition because it has rapid germination and bright color.

The lawn on which one ryegas has been planted is short-lived, at first it grows bush, which looks untidy, and two years later it begins to thin. This happens at any density, the reason is the lack of rhizomes.

Polevitsa is also used in the construction of lawns, especially golf courses. This plant is often sick and responds poorly to insufficient care. When there is an excess of it in the mixture, the field field fills the whole space, displacing other herbs.

The composition of the mixtures of rolled grass for lawn

"Universal". Contains: red fescue - 65%, bluegrass - 25%, ryegas - 10%.
"Decorative". Contains: ryegas - 25%, rump - 20%, timothy - 20%, meadow fescue - 20%, red fescue - 15%.
"Sustainable." Grass in rolls suitable for building sports fields. Contains: Red fescue - 50%, ryegas - 30%, bluegrass - 20%.
"For shaded lawns." Contains: red fescue - 80%, ryegas - 10%, hard fescue - 10%.

Styling features

When the choice is made, the question arises: how to lay a rolled lawn?

First you need to remove construction waste from the place chosen for the lawn. Then arrange drainage. There are several ways to achieve this.

First: dig a square hole (each side = 45 cm), a depth of 50-60 cm. Lay broken brick and stones at the bottom, with a layer of about 40 cm, compact. The next layer is sand, with fine gravel (10 cm) added to it, this row must also be tamped. Place a layer of fertile soil on top, flatten.

The second way is a bit more complicated. It is necessary to lay it, capturing the entire surface of the future lawn: fertile soil, sand, gravel, broken brick. This method is rarely used, usually the first is enough.

Arrange a fence of pegs and a rope stretched between them. Then apply fertilizer over the entire area of the future lawn, mixing it with a rake with soil. These actions are taken no later than a week before laying the web.

The best time for laying the lawn is spring or early autumn (in the absence of frost). In spring, the planted lawn must be watered.

Choose a day with dry sunny weather and proceed with styling. We roll the roll in the required place and put a press from the boards on it, press down, but do not drive it into the soil. The level and the board need to identify surface irregularities and eliminate them.

Level the soil with a shovel or add soil, depending on the nature of the landscape. It is impossible to level the rolled turf, this will destroy the plants. After laying the first panel, proceed to the second. Placing the layers on the surface, we press them to the previously spread out.

The beginning of each row is a whole piece of turf or half. From the edges, do not trim the area with trimmings. We place the strips in the same order as when laying brick and in a straight line. If necessary, you can trim the turf where the curved edge of the lawn is needed.

On spread rolls, you can only walk on the board, it is not advisable to move along prepared, but uncovered areas.

If cracks are formed between rolls of grass, you need to fill them with mulch (sawdust or gravel crumb), using a broom and a rake back surface. When the work on laying the lawn came to an end - you can trim its edges along a given path.

In the spring (if you laid the lawn in the fall), the first grass care work is done. First, pruning is done, but not strong, only the ends of the grass need to be cut. Leave a deeper trim for later.

If there are bumps in the landscape - there is an opportunity to smooth them with mulch. In the absence of rain, abundant watering is required, as well as regular fertilizing with fertilizers, weed control. All these measures will make the lawn well-groomed, attractive and durable.