ᐅ Creating a Play Hill in the Garden – Experiences

Created on: 16 Mar 2022 08:09
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MaxiFrett
Hello everyone,

we have a roughly 1000 sqm (approximately 10,764 sq ft) flat plot of land, and I’ve been thinking about creating a play hill.

During the current construction phase, we piled up the excavation soil from the house in a large mound right in the middle of the lot. It still needs to be spread out.

My idea now is to take some of that soil and shape a small hill in a corner or along the edge of the property for the children to play on. A small tree and grass on top would help prevent the soil from washing away.

Later, it could be used as a base for a waterfall – or flattened again.

What do you think? Has anyone had experience with this? About how big should it be?
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WilderSueden
17 Mar 2022 12:54
rick2018 schrieb:

It’s also not really practical when it comes to mowing and that sort of thing. Personally, I wouldn’t do it.

I don’t think a golf course-type lawn would work there. It wouldn’t stay intact with children playing on it. I’d generally only mow it once or twice a year; the kids will trample the rest anyway.
rick201817 Mar 2022 13:14
It's not about the quality of the lawn. But it simply means extra effort. Depending on how the hill is shaped, a standard robotic lawn mower won't work.
@Nemesis we have plenty of hills or slopes on the property. It works without children too 😉
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WilderSueden
17 Mar 2022 13:18
For a steeper hill, it’s best to use a brush cutter; lawn mowers or robots aren’t very effective there. And yes, it requires more effort, but kids just do require effort 😉
11ant17 Mar 2022 13:54
WilderSueden schrieb:

I don't think golf course grass will grow there. It wouldn't survive intact with children playing on it. I would tend to mow it only 1-2 times a year at most; the rest of the time the kids will just trample it down.
Yes, "grazing" with children will reliably prevent any overgrowth ;-)
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haydee
17 Mar 2022 14:00
Not every child likes play mounds with pipe systems. I would decide based on your own children.
As a balance bike track, that’s too boring. The girl prefers the quarter pipe. It also works with a balance bike.