"johngood ............." wrote in message
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Could anyone please give some practical advice or crafty tips on getting
rid
of a lot of tall invasive Bamboo plants (and runners that push up new
shoots
from the lawn) from a small suburban garden?

I was thinking of some scaffolding pole cut flat at one end and being used
as a long lever resting on a block of wood. Would appreciate advice from
someone with practical experience of removing Bamboo. Thanks

That's exactly what Mike Bell (with the national collection) uses I use a
saw then a mattock!

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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cultivars