I recently moved to San Antonio and have inherited a truly 'blank slate' of a back yard - all weeds and terrible drainage on what is almost a completely flat lot. A decent rain turns it to sticky swamp-land for a solid week. I'd really like your advice on creating a strategy for overhauling it completely, with the goal of creating a decent Zoysia lawn that will drain properly. Thanks!

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Fertilizer, Landscape Questions

That is funny because I am facing the same problem with my home, you are going to have to build up the low lying areas with good topsoil, sand and compost mixture. When grading the area make sure that it drains away from the house, when your area is built up then lay the sod and make sure to roll the squares after you have laid them out. Give the lawn a good fertilization with a slow release organic fertilizer to help the grass along. Garden-Ville sells a couple of soils that would be great for your application which are the Turfmaster and lawn and garden soil. The turfmaster will be the cheaper of the two since the topsoil in the mix has not been cooked to kill off weed seeds. For fertilization I would recommend the Premium Lawn Fertilizer 7-2-2, it is a good slow release fertilizer that is awesome for grass. You can pick these products up at any Garden-Ville location in San Antonio. You can also have the soil delivered to your home for an additional delivery fee. I hope this has helped, if you have any other questions please let me know.