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from "Ian" contains these words:

Hello group.

I have a bramble problem. They are growing in a bunch of bushes. I cut them
back, but the buggers keep coming up again.

The roots are hard/impossible to get at without destroying the
plants/bushes
i want to keep.

What is the best way to kill them off?

Cut off all the bramble stems low down, and paint the raw surfaces
before they dry up, with a heavy duty brushkiller such as SBK
(available from any GC) .

Janet