"Mark Baigent" wrote in message
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Hi all

Absolute novice here.

At the tender age of 50yrs I finally decided to try gardening and do
something with my garden.

My garden is 150ft long by 22ft wide. About 40ft of the end of my garden
is brambles and stinging nettles. 18 years ago I promised my wife that I
would sort it out.

Today I started (must not rush things) by using a borrowed hedge trimmer
to cut all the jungle down to earth level, I need to level a mound of
earth to make a sitting area under a big oak tree. I guess that I will
turf it as well.

But do I need to do anything to stop all the nettles, brambles etc
coming back up?

To be honest it looks like a huge task which has held me back from
starting before.

All the best
Mark

Shall we be practical here folks?

Could that be possible on this newsgroup/forum?

What does the OP say?

"""18 years ago I promised my wife that I would sort it out"""

Does that make him a devoted, enthusiastic, keen and raring to go gardener?

NO NO NO 'Cover it with concrete and paint it green' comes to mind.

Why why why are you urglers giving him all sorts of advice, advice through
speakers set toooooooooo high?

OP. Cover it with a membrane to suppress the weeds. Put a load of 20mm
stones on it, (Pea gravel looks nice, but you will have the neighbour's
vermin called CATS crapping on it), put your seats out and enjoy the vista
without the work.

My advice?

NO

That of a devoted gardener with over 50 YEARS experience of gardening for
the 'beauty of it' and who has had their 'gardens' open to the public

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Mike
(Now expecting a letter to be sent to the family)



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