What's the best way to flatten an uneven garden?

Our garden's terrain is quite bumpy, and we'd like to have it completely evened out - what's the easiest way to do this? And is it possible for us to do it ourselves, rather than hiring professional help? What's the best time of year to complete the work? Many thanks in advance for your answer '_'

What's the best way to flatten an uneven garden?
Kill off the grass with a good weedkiller, Roundup being the best. Once the grass/weeds and neighbours cats are all dead hire a rotivater and give the ground a good turnover, hit it a couple of times as this will help put oxygen back into the soil and break it up really well. get a decent rake preferably a wide landscaping rake a spread the soil out, breaking any lumps up. You may have to get some fresh topsoil and spread this over the area as it is full of fresh nutrients that the new plants a grass will need to take. When the soil is level and you've added top soil as required walk it in, i,e take small stamps across it to pack it down a bit, you will look like a nutter but it has to be done! When its nice and packed go over it lightly with a rake to loosen the surface, this allows the seed to take more easily.I don't know where you are but in Britain you can do this and sow seed into late autumn as long as there is no frost because it will kill the seed, Generally as long as its wet and mild seed will crack nicely and produce a fine lawn. When you do, don't cut the grass as soon as you see green. Let no one walk the area for several weeks and allow the grass to reach full cover before touching. If you notice any patches the throw more seed on as needed. Or pay me to do it, I'm the ground care foreman and landscaper for a large estate in Scotland.
Reply:Strip the entire good grass turf by hireing a machine that does the stripping, Pile the turfs on the drive in the meantime. correct the irregularities in the garden by digging/ rolling the soil replace the turf and roll the grass sods with a roller over and over again. Water the grass with a hose and keep rolling until you have a nice even surface.

Repeat the watering rolling until you are satisfied with the job.
Reply:roll in it
Reply:Use a giant osier-handled spade.
Reply:hire a rotovator and rotovate it all and then use a fine rake level the soil. We had this done and it made a split level garden now one level and flat.. very nice
Reply:If you want to save money and you like working outside (and you will get a work-out), I say do it yourself. If it was me, I would start with the yellow pages. Look up a local rental company and ask how much a rota-tiller costs to rent for a half-day. They'll show you how to use it. This machine can even out the bumps and make nice rows for planting in your garden. Fall is a great time to work outside in the garden. Also, do a 'Yahoo Search' for "Gardens" or "Garden photo's". Type in what kind of garden you are wanting to plant: "Rose Garden" "Vegetable Garden" "Flower Garden" and research it like that. It will give you some good ideas... Good Luck and Happy Gardening!
Reply:use a garden tiller.
Reply:Small Garden-Pick %26amp; shovel, then a hard rake to level.



Med. Size Garden-Rent Roto-Tiller, rake to level. About $40.00 3-hours



Big Garden-Rent a tractor W/ Tiller attachment, rake out to level. About $80.00 for 3-hours
Reply:Sorry but the only way is to dig it up, turn over the soil and distribute it evenly.

It should be done before the spring time, so that any grass, plants etc are ready to grow.
Reply:space hoppers and pogo sticks
Reply:You can do it yourself

get 4 pointed sticks and a large ball of twine

put the 4 posts at each corner of garden and tie string to each one so you can see the biggest bumps and dips,

dig the bumps up and fill in the dips
Reply:Applying pure logic to this question, %26amp; not knowing the size of your garden, would it be feasable to take the top off the bumps %26amp; use that soil to fill in some of the hollows %26amp; if there are any hollows left get some top soil to fill them in with %26amp; use a grden roller to compact it. Probably the best time would be in the spring then you could re-seed the grass %26amp; it would look good fairly quickly.
Reply:i would do it myself with the top soil suggestion.saves alot of money,and more satisfying knowing you did it.
Reply:have a fatty garden party and if the fatties can actually move about it should flatten your garden good luck
Reply:You could rent one of those roller things but you would crush anything growing. You could try to rake it to be even....this is best done if the soil is very dry and light.