All that junk has been cleared, the ground is bare coming off the deck and sweeping down about halfway through the back yard. It's been a huge effort this summer to clear it all out, it had become completely overgrown and neglected.
After debating, sod v. seed, I decided on sod. There just isn't time to deal with seed, and all the problems that will come from the dogs running through the area. It's still a problem with sod, but not as much.
The downside to sod is the cost, of course, and how you'll feel if the dogs dig it up - at least with seed you can just sigh and re-seed. But this is the best choice for us. Instant green, and a good chance at success. What a difference it is going to make!
At any rate, the cost of sod isn't that bad - 2 pallets is LESS than the price of a 9 x 12' rug, if you think about it.
It is funny - along the lines of the high price of neglect - that the simple act of having a lawn is a luxury. Something everyone else has, and mows, and would never imagine not having. And yet, having had to dig it out from under the overgrowth, it's now an accomplishment and a luxury. Then again, it is something that has been needed here since we bought the place. It had a lawn that was glorified pasture grass even at its best. So in some ways this was always in the plan.
UPDATE:
We put it in last September, it's now May and the grass has benefitted from the wettest year on record. It's been mowed many times, it's lush and healthy. Yes, the dogs have dug a few holes, but they've been patched (we got matching seed for that purpose). Any concerns about cost are meaningless, the reward is worth it. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Should have done it a long time ago.
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