The property
A stepping-stone path runs through a narrow garden between established planting. The lawn links the paved area with the garden towards the street.
Glebe · Sydney City
Glebe Matilda Buffalo Installation
Approximately 25 m² of Matilda Buffalo fitted around stepping stones in a planted Glebe garden, keeping the existing path and borders in place.
The starting point
What the yard needed
Project details
- Suburb
- Glebe
- Approximate area
- 25 m²
- Turf installed
- Matilda Buffalo
- Completed
- October 2026
The finished lawn
The completed views show fresh turf surrounding the stepping stones and meeting the paved edge. The path remains visible through the new lawn.
Creating the new lawn
What we did and how it came together
What we did
- Lay Matilda Buffalo through the garden
- Cut the turf around the existing stepping stones
- Fit the lawn beside the planted borders and paving
How it came together
- 01Work across the exposed soil beside the path
- 02Lay and cut the turf around each stepping stone
- 03Complete the lawn along both sides of the garden path
The project in photos
The lawn through installation and completion
See the work in progress and the freshly laid lawn.
Installation
Partly laid Matilda Buffalo beside stepping stones and planted borders in Glebe
Completed
Completed Matilda Buffalo fitted around the stepping stones towards the Glebe home
Completed
Completed Glebe garden lawn with Matilda Buffalo around the stepping-stone path
What made the difference
A useful idea for a similar yard
The key takeaway
Keeping an existing path can give a small lawn its shape. Careful cutting lets the turf follow the garden without changing its layout.
Caring for the new lawn
Use the stepping stones to avoid walking on fresh turf and check watering around the individual stone edges.
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