Clearance & Levelling
We strip back the old, tired lawn and level out any "humps and hollows" for a perfectly flat finish.
Turfing in Midlothian
Turfing, Done Properly
The turfing team behind our before-and-afters: proper prep, quality turf and fixed prices across every Midlothian town. Free site visits.
19Years Experience17Cuts Per Year100'sof Happy Customers
Turfing in Midlothian
What You Need To Know About Turfing In Midlothian
Turfing is the service DSM is probably best known for in Midlothian, and most of our documented before-and-afters are local jobs: Port Seton, Rosewell, Loanhead, Prestonpans and more, stripped, prepared and relaid with the photos to show for it.
The county gives us every kind of ground: heavy clay in the farmland villages that needs opening up before turf goes anywhere near it, compacted new-build plots from Shawfair to Hopefield, established Esk-valley gardens under mature trees, and exposed high-ground lawns towards the Pentlands and Moorfoots that need hard-wearing grades and the right season.
Being based here means quick visits anywhere in the county, honest advice on whether replacement or renovation is the better spend, and a fixed price once we have walked the ground. The prep decides everything, so we start there.
What’s Included
A Complete Turfing Service
Every job starts with a free site visit, and we handle the lot, from ground preparation and drainage through to laying and the first cut.
Drainage Solutions
If your garden turns into a bog every winter, we can install French drains or soakaways before the new turf goes down.
Premium Grade Turf
We source high-quality, weed-free turf from reputable growers, ensuring it’s suited to our northern climate.
Rootzone Installation
We use a specific sand/soil "rootzone" mix to ensure your new lawn has the perfect balance of drainage and nutrition.
New Build Installs
We work regularly with new builds across Edinburgh and the Lothians, installing lawns for people's forever homes.
First Cut Included
Every turfing job includes the first cut. We leave your new lawn looking sharp from day one.
Turfing advice
Davie’s Advice before you spend a penny
What Davie tells every customer, whether they book us or not. Free to ignore, but he’s usually right.
Ground prep decides everything.
Turf laid on compacted, unlevelled soil never recovers.
Water every day for a fortnight.
New turf drinks heavily until it roots, more in warm spells.
Keep off it while it knits.
First cut only once it has rooted and put on some height.
Lay in spring or autumn.
Summer lays survive, but they need serious watering.
Cheap turf costs more in the end.
Quality shows within a season.
Edges fail first.
Proper cutting-in keeps the lawn tight to paths and borders.
Got a question these don't cover? Ask Davie. He answers everything himself.
Why us
Why Folk Round Here Stick With DSM
Here’s why one job for a neighbour usually turns into three in the same street.
4.9rated across 46+ Google reviews
100'sof Happy Customers
Prep before turf
The old lawn comes out and the ground gets fixed first. Turf laid on bad ground fails twice.
Fixed written price
Measured and quoted after a site visit, then the number does not move.
Quality turf only
Fresh-cut rolls from growers we trust, matched to your garden's light and use.
Fully insured
Public liability cover on every job, and we're happy to show you the certificate.
Aftercare that sticks
Clear watering and first-cut guidance when we leave, and answers on the phone after.
Local to Midlothian
Based here, working the same towns every week. We live here too.
Reviews
What Midlothian Folk Say About Us
Real reviews from Turfing customers around Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Contacted DSM turfing back in late spring/early summer to get a quote for de weeding, rotavating, levelling and turfing my garden. Davie was over when we both had availability and came back to me very quickly with an extremely reasonable quote. We booked a day in and it got done very professionally and quickly. Davie and DSM kept me in the loop with any information on deliveries and changes regarding materials. Overall I am extremely pleased with their…
OliverGoogle reviewWe can’t fault DSM at all. We have their lawn care service and we recently used them to replace turf in the back garden. Great knowledge and quality products.
Sara-JayneGoogle reviewHad turf laid and garden looks absolutely fab now! Davie did a great job and was well organized. Great communication and punctual. Will definitely recommend DSM to anyone we know needing garden work done.
BeccaGoogle review
Recent Turfing projects
Turfing Projects From Around The Lothians
Featured · Bonnyrigg
Turfing in Bonnyrigg
A full dig out, around 7 tonnes of rootzone brought in as the base, and fresh turf laid on top. This Bonnyrigg lawn's now on our treatment and maintenance plan to keep it in good shape all year.
- 7 TonnesRootzone Base
- Full Dig OutOld Lawn Gone
- On The PlanYear Round Care
TurfingTurfing in Kirkliston
A turfing job completed in Kirkliston. We uplifted the old lawn, levelled it out using rootzone and replaced it with premium turf. The after photos are just two weeks on.
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Turfing in Tranent
A small turfing job in Tranent. The front garden was bare, stony ground with a young tree in the middle of it. We prepared the ground and laid fresh turf right up to the driveway and the stone border, cutting a clean circle around the tree. As normal, we came back to give it its first cut and make sure everything was as it should be.
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Turfing in Whitecraig
This Whitecraig garden was ready for a fresh start. We stripped out the tired old lawn, prepped the ground and laid 165m² of fresh turf. What a difference a day makes.
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Turfing in Midlothian: the local detail
What Matters Here for Turfing in Midlothian
Home ground
Midlothian is where our turfing reputation was built, and the before-and-afters on this site are local: gardens stripped, prepared and relaid within a few miles of the yard. This is the county where our work is easiest to check.
The county's ground
Heavy clay through the farmland villages, compacted new-build plots from Shawfair to the Hopefield edge, tree-shaded Esk valley gardens and exposed lawns towards the Pentlands. Four different preps, one standard of finish.
The local advantage
Short travel means flexible scheduling, quick measure-ups and aftercare visits that actually happen. If a joint lifts or a corner sulks in week two, we are nearby to sort it rather than a call centre away.
The job
Free site visit anywhere in the county, honest replace-or-renovate advice, fixed written price. The prep decides everything, so that is where the money goes.
Turfing across Midlothian
Every Town We Cover In Midlothian
Every town has its own page with the local detail, or start from the Midlothian overview.
Next season starts now
Let’s Get Your Lawn On The Plan
A free assessment, clear pricing agreed up front, and a local team you’ll get to know. Twenty minutes now saves a season of guesswork.
- Free on-site assessment
- Clear prices, agreed up front
- No contract, month to month