Jeanne Stockdale wrote:
One of our flower beds is a complete mess!!

Our garden was originally a field/paddock and we always have problems
with grass coming through in the beds but this particular bed has
(IMO) got out of hand. There are a lot of hardy geraniums in the bed
and the grass comes up through the centre and is impossible to dig
out. In addition, in about half the bed, the soil is rock hard
(probably clay) and impossible to dig.

It depends on how big the bed is and how happy you are with what's in it
just now.

I've got a bed at my back fence that gets grass and creeping buttercup
growing through from the area behind. The bed isn't huge and I can keep it
under control using a hand grubber. Lets me get down deep to the roots,
whilst not disturbing the plants too much.

You could always lift some of the geraniums if you want to save them.

If you do start afresh what are you planning on doing with it, especially
the bit you say you can't dig?
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NK
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