Work to reinstate the grass in Princes Street Gardens has fallen behind schedule due to the extremely wet weather in February.
The re-turfing work was due to be completed by around April 23, after the Christmas market left the grounds in a poor condition.
When Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis hit the city last month some joked the Nor' Loch had returned as the lower part of the gardens filled up with water.
Edinburgh city council has now admitted their schedule to fix the gardens has slipped and it's unclear when it will be back to normal.
An update from the parks department said: "Unfortunately the wettest Feb on record has meant delays in re-turfing of East Princes St Gardens.
"We’ll resume work next week and look at how we can make up lost time without compromising quality. Doing all we can to have the Gardens back looking their best ASAP."
The Lord Provost Frank Ross set out some further details as he replied to someone on twitter, saying work had to be paused for a period of five weeks.
He said: "Due to the wettest February on record we have had significant difficulty with the re-instatement works in Princes Street Gardens.
"Due to the extremely wet weather and subsequent impact on ground conditions we have been unable to use the required machinery on site which is causing the current delay in these works.
"Work is expected to start again next week and I would like to reassure you we will be reviewing the future work programme with our turf contractor to identify ways to speed-up the remaining works to ensure we have the gardens to the standard everybody expects as soon as possible.
"The original timetable was completion would take up to 14 weeks, however we have had a period of 5 weeks where work has had to be suspended."
He added that Underbelly, the company which runs the annual city centre Christmas market, would pay for the repair work.
Some residents have been angered by the length of time the park is occupied by the Christmas market, Hogmanay events and the subsequent repair work.
