Thank you both for the advice.
I don't really understand a lot of what you say
but i'm determined to get there if i take it a bit at a time.
I take on board whats been said about the wet season so i'm happy to wait another couple of months before i start. This makes sense now, the trouble was i just didn't have a clue when was the time. I just thought 'springs soon, must be time'.
I'll take some pictures of my bombsite and that will hopefully give you all an idea what i'm working with. As well as a soggy backdoor i now no longer have my fences as the wind got them this winter
In terms of what i'm looking for, the honest answer is simply anything grassy really. I'm not looking for anything special, i won't pretend to be a gardening enthusiast, i really just want a lawn thats green and where 80% of what grows on it is grass. The sort of grass you encounter in a public park or playing field would satisfy me in my garden.
I basically joined the forum because the garden is what i would describe as disgusting and just to get some helpful step by step prods in the right direction for how to improve it and grow something that resembles grass on it... and learn some basics at the same time