GARDEN CLEARANCE - ADVICE NEEDED!
Last post 12-10-2012 8:54 AM by Lisa Rockliffe. 3 replies.
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10/10/2012 04:45 PM
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Hope you can help. We've been trying to turn a wilderness of a back garden into something family friendly. Having manfully dug over almost all of it we have come to an impasse - an impenetrable section of weed upon weed, with strange small tree like twigs rising out of the ground, brambles, bindweed and more all vying for attention. The roots are everywhere, and some are tough as teak. Progress is incredibly slow! Is a rotovator the way to go or would this create twice the problem in a few months time? Essentially all we want to do is turn it into lawn; nothing fancy. Any advice?
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10/10/2012 10:58 PM
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- courierdude
- cambs/suffolk border
- 14 Feb 2012
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big strimmer/brush cutter-commercial type or at least one with a petrol engine..and a photo of your impasse please!
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11/10/2012 03:04 PM
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- Valerian
- South Essex
- 20 Jun 2010
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Hello Lisa,
I cannot offer any advice really except to say that the landscape gardeners who are doing my garden for me are going to clear the ground and spray the remaining 'hardcore' brambles and weeds with chemicals that they can use. They are harmless to pets. Then in the spring they will return to clear any surviving weeds, put down a weed supressing membrane and build raise beds. This should kill off the worst of them.
I've also heard of people covering the ground with newspaper and old carpet pieces to help clear the ground. Hopefully someone with more experience than me will comment on this and give you advice.
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12/10/2012 08:54 AM
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Thanks both - think I might have to get involved with some chemical warfare! It's not so much what's above the ground as the root networks below it. I will try to get a pic to show the problem! The main concern is that the usual dig over a) takes forever and b) won't get half of what's in there out, and we'll end up with a weed filled lawn before we've even started.
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